Linux command-line program that switches consoles?

Question

For whatever reason, the Ctrl-Alt-Fn sequence has no effect on one of my Ubuntu machines; the sequence is interpreted as ordinary input. I need to get the system to a console.

Is there a command-line tool that can be used to switch consoles?

(I'm running Ubunty Jaunty at the moment. Yes I know it's old; I'm trying to march forward.)

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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I think the answer here which suggests using the command chvt should help (assuming I've understood your requirement correctly)

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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answered Jun 18 '11 at 16:07

Neil

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 18 '11 at 15:54

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Found it: chvt is exactly what I was looking for. The console how-to has good stuff in it.

answered Jun 18 '11 at 15:54

Pointy

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Linux command-line program that switches consoles?

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