fgconsole

print foreground virtual terminal number

TLDR

Print current terminal number

$ fgconsole

Print next unallocated virtual terminal number

$ fgconsole --next-available

SYNOPSIS

fgconsole [options]

DESCRIPTION

fgconsole prints the number of the foreground virtual terminal. If the terminal is serial, it prints "serial" instead of a number.Part of kbd package for console management utilities.

PARAMETERS

-n, --next-available

Print next unallocated VT number

-V, --version

Print version number and exit

-h, --help

Display help and exit

INSTALL

sudo apt install kbd

sudo dnf install kbd

sudo pacman -S kbd

sudo apk add kbd

sudo zypper install kbd

nix profile install nixpkgs#kbd

CAVEATS

Only works on Linux console. Returns error if not on a virtual terminal. Part of kbd package.