1. Executable programs or shell commands
CHVT
Section: User Commands (1)Updated: 26 January 1997
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NAME
chvt - change foreground virtual terminalSYNOPSIS
chvt [,option/...] NDESCRIPTION
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 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.
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