chvt
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 cor-
responding screen is created if it did not exist yet. To get rid of
unused VTs, use deallocvt(1).) The key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN
(with N in the range 1-12) usually has a similar effect.
OPTIONS
-V, --version
print program version and exit.
-h, --help
show this text and exit.
kbd 26 January 1997 CHVT(1)
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