newvt(1)                                                    newvt(1)


       NAME
             newvt - opens virtual terminals.

       SYNOPSIS
             newvt [-e prog] [-n vt_number]

       DESCRIPTION
             Use the newvt command to open a new virtual terminal.  The
             newly opened virtual terminal will inherit your environment.

             -e    Specifies a program (prog) to execute in the new virtual
                   terminal.  Without the -e option, the program pointed to
                   by the $SHELL environment variable is started in the new
                   virtual terminal.  If $SHELL is NULL or points to a
                   nonexecutable program, then /bin/sh is invoked.  The new
                   virtual terminal will exit on exiting the program.

             -n    Specifies a particular virtual terminal (vt_number) to
                   open.  If the -n option is not specified, then the next
                   available virtual terminal is opened.  Close virtual
                   terminals by pressing CTRL-d (control d).  Repeat CTRL-d
                   until all open virtual terminals are closed.

       DIAGNOSTICS
             The newvt command will fail under the following conditions:

                   An invalid option is specified.

                   The device cannot be opened.

                   newvt is invoked from a remote terminal.

                   No virtual terminals are available (-n option not
                   specified).

                   The requested virtual terminal is not available (-n
                   option specified).

                   The requested virtual terminal cannot be opened.

                   The specified command cannot be executed (-e option
                   specified).

                   The $SHELL program cannot be executed ($SHELL set and -e
                   option not specified).



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      newvt(1)                                                    newvt(1)


                  /dev/vtmon cannot be opened.

      NOTES
            No graphical applications should be run in vt0 if there is the
            possibility that they may hang. Also, the Alt-SysReq-F key
            should not be used on vt0 when running a graphical
            application. Running autocad on vt0 and using the Alt-SysReq-F
            keys to exit the application kills vt0.

      REFERENCES
            vtgetty(1M), vtlmgr(1)





































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