CHVT (1)

SYNOPSIS

chvt N

DESCRIPTION

The command chvt N makes /dev/tty N 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-F N , with N in the range 1-12, and to RightAlt-F N-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

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