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CHVT

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 24 October 2024
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NAME

chvt - change foreground virtual terminal

SYNOPSIS

chvt [,option/...] [,N/]

DESCRIPTION

The command chvt N makes /dev/ttyN the foreground terminal. (The corresponding screen is created if it did not exist yet. To get rid of unused VTs, use deallocvt(1).) The key combination (Ctr-)LeftAl-FN (with N in the range -12) usually has a similar effect.

OPTIONS

-C, --console=,DEV/: the console device to be used.
-V, --version: print version number.
-h, --help: print this usage message.

AUTHORS

Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>