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Manpage of CHVT

CHVT

Section: Linux User's Manual (1)
Updated: 07 Oct 1997
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NAME

chvt - change foreground virtual terminal

 

SYNOPSIS

chvtN

 

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 keymap action `Console_N' (usually bound to key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN, with N in the range 1-12, and to RightAlt-FN-12 with N in the range 13-24) also allows to switch to another VT, but really switches only if it is already allocated. This prevents allocating new VTs with a misplaced keystroke.

 

SEE ALSO

deallocvt(1).

 

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