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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of OPENVT</TITLE>
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<H1>OPENVT</H1>
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Section: Linux 1.x (1)<BR>Updated: V1.4<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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openvt - start a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>openvt </B>
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[-c vtnumber] [OPTIONS] [--] command
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>openvt</B>
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will find the first available VT, and run on it the given
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<B>command</B>
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with the given
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<B>command options,</B>
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standard input, output and error are directed to that terminal. The current
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search path ($PATH) is used to find the requested command. If no command is
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specified then the environment variable $SHELL is used.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H3>OPTIONS</H3>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><I>-c, --console=VTNUMBER</I>
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<DD>
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Use the given VT number and not the first available. Note you
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must have write access to the supplied VT for this to work;
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<DT id="2"><I>-f, --force</I>
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<DD>
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Force opening a VT without checking whether it is already in use;
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<DT id="3"><I>-e, --exec</I>
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<DD>
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Directly execute the given command, without forking.
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This option is meant for use in
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<I>/etc/inittab</I>.
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If you want to use this feature in another context, be aware that
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<B>openvt</B>
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has to be a session leader in order for -e to work. See
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+setsid">setsid</A></B>(2)
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or
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+setsid">setsid</A></B>(1)
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on how to achieve this.
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<DT id="4"><I>-s, --switch</I>
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<DD>
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Switch to the new VT when starting the command. The VT of the new command
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will be made the new current VT;
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<DT id="5"><I>-u, --user</I>
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<DD>
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Figure out the owner of the current VT, and run login as that user.
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Suitable to be called by init. Shouldn't be used with -c or -l;
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<DT id="6"><I>-l, --login</I>
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<DD>
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Make the command a login shell. A - is prepended to the name of the command
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to be executed;
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<DT id="7"><I>-v, --verbose</I>
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<DD>
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Be a bit more verbose;
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<DT id="8"><I>-w, --wait</I>
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<DD>
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wait for command to complete. If -w and -s are used together then
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<B>openvt</B>
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will switch back to the controlling terminal when the command completes;
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<DT id="9"><I>-V, --version</I>
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<DD>
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print program version and exit;
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<DT id="10"><I>-h, --help</I>
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<DD>
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show this text and exit.
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<DT id="11"><I>-- </I>
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<DD>
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end of options to
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<B>openvt</B>.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>NOTE</H2>
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If
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<B>openvt</B>
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is compiled with a getopt_long() and you wish to set
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options to the command to be run, then you must supply
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the end of options -- flag before the command.
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2>
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<B>openvt</B>
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can be used to start a shell on the next free VT, by using the command:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="12"><I>openvt bash</I>
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<DD>
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<DT id="13"><DD>
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To start the shell as a login shell, use:
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<DT id="14"><I>openvt -l bash</I>
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<DD>
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<DT id="15"><DD>
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To get a long listing you must supply the -- separator:
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<DT id="16"><I>openvt -- ls -l</I>
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<DD>
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<P>
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>HISTORY</H2>
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Earlier,
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<B>openvt</B>
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was called
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<B>open</B>.
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It was written by Jon Tombs <<A HREF="mailto:jon@gtex02.us.es">jon@gtex02.us.es</A> or <A HREF="mailto:jon@robots.ox.ac.uk">jon@robots.ox.ac.uk</A>>.
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The -w idea is from "sam".
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<P>
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+chvt">chvt</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+doshell">doshell</A></B>(8),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+login">login</A></B>(1)
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="17"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="18"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="19"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DL>
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<DT id="20"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAF">NOTE</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAG">EXAMPLES</A><DD>
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<DT id="23"><A HREF="#lbAH">HISTORY</A><DD>
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<DT id="24"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:05:21 GMT, March 31, 2021
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