VC-SWITCH(8)

💅 vc-switch(8) — the console-switching bestie 💅

okay so bestie, this is the vc-switch(8) manual page, and it’s giving tiny-but-mighty console-switching energy. The manual name is folded right up here so you don’t gotta hunt for it. 💖

🎀 NAME 🎀

The vc-switch program — yes bestie, that’s the name. Iconic. ✨

🧚 SYNOPSIS 🧚

vc-switch console number [command arg ...]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So vc-switch uses the given console to activate the virtual console with the given number, and then runs command. That’s the whole flow, no cap. 💅

If no command is given, vc-switch exits after switching consoles. Simple, iconic, done. 🎀

console may be specified as a file descriptor or path; it is typically given as /dev/tty. iykyk. 🦋

Currently, vc-switch is only known to work on Linux systems. So like… Linux besties, this one’s for you. 🐧💖

🌸 EXAMPLE 🌸

Example: to switch to VC 3, you might run:

vc-switch /dev/tty 3

That’s it. That’s the vibe check. ✅

Cute sign-off: the original footer didn’t give us source, version, or date deets — just the vc-switch program energy — so that’s the end, bestie 💖