chvt1
Change foreground virtual terminal
Usage
chvt [option ...]
[N]
Overview
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
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-C, --console=DEV -
the console device to be used.
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-V, --version -
print version number.
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-h, --help -
print this usage message.
Releases
16 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 5 times.
--console since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--help since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--version since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-C since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-V since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-h since Debian 11 (Bullseye).