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CONSOLETYPE
Section: User Commands (1) Updated: Red Hat, Inc Index
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NAME
consoletype
- print type of the console connected to standard input
SYNOPSIS
consoletype [stdout]
DESCRIPTION
consoletype
prints the type of console connected to standard input. It prints
vt
if console is a virtual terminal (/dev/tty* or /dev/console device if not on
a serial console),
serial
if standard input is a serial console (/dev/console or /dev/ttyS*) and
pty
if standard input is a pseudo terminal.
RETURN VALUE
consoletype
When passed no arguments returns
- 0
-
if on virtual terminal
- 1
-
if on serial console
- 2
-
if on a pseudo terminal.
- When passed the stdout argument, returns
-
- 0
-
in all cases.
Index
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