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.TH CONSOLETYPE 1 "Red Hat Software" "RHS" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
.B consoletype
\- print type of the console connected to standard input
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B consoletype
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B consoletype
prints the type of console connected to standard input. It prints
.I vt
if console is a virtual terminal (/dev/tty* or /dev/console device if not on
a serial console),
.I serial
if standard input is a serial console (/dev/console or /dev/ttyS*) and
.I pty
if standard input is a pseudo terminal.
.SH RETURN VALUE
.B consoletype
returns
.TP
.I 0
if on virtual terminal
.TP
.I 1
if on serial console
.TP
.I 2
if on a pseudo terminal.
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458f14b7 AM	1	.TH CONSOLETYPE 1 "Red Hat Software" "RHS" \" -- nroff --
	2	.SH NAME
	3	.B consoletype
	4	\- print type of the console connected to standard input
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B consoletype
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.B consoletype
	9	prints the type of console connected to standard input. It prints
	10	.I vt
	11	if console is a virtual terminal (/dev/tty* or /dev/console device if not on
	12	a serial console),
	13	.I serial
	14	if standard input is a serial console (/dev/console or /dev/ttyS*) and
	15	.I pty
	16	if standard input is a pseudo terminal.
	17	.SH RETURN VALUE
	18	.B consoletype
	19	returns
	20	.TP
	21	.I 0
	22	if on virtual terminal
	23	.TP
	24	.I 1
	25	if on serial console
	26	.TP
	27	.I 2
	28	if on a pseudo terminal.