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@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ Table 1-11: Files in /proc/tty
drivers list of drivers and their usage
ldiscs registered line disciplines
driver/serial usage statistic and status of single tty lines
+ consoles registered system console lines
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To see which tty's are currently in use, you can simply look into the file
@@ -1093,6 +1094,37 @@ To see which tty's are currently in use, you can simply look into the file
/dev/tty /dev/tty 5 0 system:/dev/tty
unknown /dev/tty 4 1-63 console
+To see which character device lines are currently used for the system console
+/dev/console, you may simply look into the file /proc/tty/consoles:
+
+ > cat /proc/tty/consoles
+ tty0 -WU (ECp) 4:7
+ ttyS0 -W- (Ep) 4:64
+
+The columns are:
+
+ device name of the device
+ operations R = can do read operations
+ W = can do write operations
+ U = can do unblank
+ flags E = it is enabled
+ C = it is prefered console
+ B = it is primary boot console
+ p = it is used for printk buffer
+ b = it is not a TTY but a Braille device
+ a = it is safe to use when cpu is offline
+ * = it is standard input of the reading process
+ major:minor major and minor number of the device separated by a colon
+
+If the reading process holds /dev/console open at the regular standard input
+stream the active device will be marked by an asterisk:
+
+ > cat /proc/tty/consoles < /dev/console
+ tty0 -WU (ECp*) 4:7
+ ttyS0 -W- (Ep) 4:64
+ > tty
+ /dev/pts/3
+
1.8 Miscellaneous kernel statistics in /proc/stat
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