CHVT(1) General Commands Manual CHVT(1)
NAME
chvt - change foreground virtual terminal
SYNOPSIS
chvt [option...] [N]
DESCRIPTION
The command chvt N makes /dev/ttyN the foreground terminal. (The corre-
sponding screen is created if it did not exist yet. To get rid of un-
used VTs, use deallocvt(1).) The key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN
(with N in the range 1-12) 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>
SEE ALSO
deallocvt(1), openvt(1)
kbd 24 October 2024 CHVT(1)
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