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(screen.info)Console

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 - Command: console [STATE]
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     Grabs or un-grabs the machines console output to a window. When
     the argument is omitted the current state is displayed.  _Note_:
     Only the owner of `/dev/console' can grab the console output. This
     command is only available if the host supports the ioctl
     `TIOCCONS'.