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NAME


       openvt - start a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).

 

SYNOPSIS


       openvt  [-c  vtnumber]  [-f]  [-s]  [-u]  [-l]  [-v]  [--] command com-
       mand_options

 

DESCRIPTION






       openvt will find the first available VT, and run on it the  given  com-
       mand  with  the given command options, standard input, output and error
       are directed to that terminal. The current search path ($PATH) is  used
       to  find  the  requested  command.  If no command is specified then the
       environment variable $SHELL is used.

 

   OPTIONS


       -c vtnumber
              Use the given VT number and not the first  available.  Note  you
              must have write access to the supplied VT for this to work.

       -f     Force  opening  a  VT:  don't try to check if a VT is already in
              use.

       -s     Switch to the new VT when starting the command. The  VT  of  the
              new command will be made the new current VT.

       -u     Figure  out  the  owner of the current VT, and run login as that
              user.  Suitable to be called by init. Shouldn't be used with  -c
              or -l.

       -l     Make  the command a login shell. A - is prepended to the name of
              the command to be executed.

       -v     Be a bit more verbose.

       -w     wait for command to complete. If -w and  -s  are  used  together
              then  openvt  will  switch back to the controlling terminal when
              the command completes.

       --     end of options to openvt.

 

EXAMPLES


       openvt can be used to start a shell on the next free VT, by  using  the
       command:

       openvt bash


       To start the shell as a login shell, use:

       openvt -l bash


 

SEE ALSO


       chvt(1), login(1).


 

AUTHOR


       Jon Tombs 


 

HISTORY


       Earlier,  openvt  was  called  open.   It  was  written  by  Jon  Tombs
       . The
       -w idea from "sam".



Console tools                     19 Jul 1996                        OPENVT(1)