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chvt

Change to virtual terminal number NUM. toybox

On Linux

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Linux

from the toybox, 0BSD

Change to virtual terminal number NUM. (This only works in text mode.) Virtual terminals are the Linux VGA text mode (or framebuffer) displays, switched between via alt-F1, alt-F2, etc. Use ctrl-alt-F1 to switch from X11 to a virtual terminal, and alt-F6 (or F7, or F8) to get back.

chvt NUM

Linux

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Change foreground virtual terminal.

Change to a specific TTY

sudo chvt 3Identify

See also

fgconsole