openvt

 

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 OPENVT(1)              Linux User's Manual              OPENVT(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        openvt - start a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).
 
SYNOPSIS
        openvt [-c vtnumber] [-s] [-u] [-l] [-v] [--] command com­
        mand_options
 
DESCRIPTION
        openvt will find the first available VT, and run on it the
        given  command  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 avail­
               able. Note  have write access to  the  sup­
               plied VT for this to work.
 
        -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 con­
               trolling terminal when the command completes.
 
        --     end of options to openvt.
 
 NOTE
        If openvt is compiled with a POSIX (Gnu) getopt() and  you
        wish  to  set  options  to the command to be run, then you
        must supply the end of options -- flag before the command.
 
 
 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
 
 
        To get a long listing  supply the -- separator:
 
        openvt -- ls -l
 
 
 
 
SEE ALSO
        chvt(1), doshell(8), login(1).
 
 
AUTHOR
        Jon Tombs <jon@gtex02.us.es or jon@robots.ox.ac.uk>
        -w idea from "sam".
 
 
 
 Console tools              19 Jul 1996                  OPENVT(1)

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