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OPENVT(1)			   Linux 1.x			     OPENVT(1)

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

SYNOPSIS
       openvt [-c vtnumber] [-s] [-u] [-l] [-v] [--] command command_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.

       -e     Directly execute	the  given  command,  without  forking.	  This
	      option is meant for use in /etc/inittab.

       -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.

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 you must supply the -- separator:

       openvt -- ls -l


HISTORY
       Earlier,	 openvt	 was  called  open.   It  was  written	by  Jon	 Tombs
       <jon@gtex02.us.es or jon@robots.ox.ac.uk>.  The -w idea is from "sam".

SEE ALSO
       chvt(1), doshell(8), login(1)

19 Jul 1996			     V1.4			     OPENVT(1)
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