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DEALLOCVT(1)                  Linux User's Manual                 DEALLOCVT(1)



NAME
       deallocvt - deallocate unused virtual(5,8) terminals


SYNOPSIS
       deallocvt [ N1 N2 ... ]


DESCRIPTION
       If  given  no argument, the program deallocvt deallocates kernel memory
       and data structures for all unused virtual(5,8) terminals.  If arguments  Ni
       are given, only TTY's /dev/tty(1,4)Ni are deallocated.

       A  virtual(5,8)  terminal is unused if(3,n) it is not the foreground console(4,n), and
       no process has it open(2,3,n) for reading or writing, and  no  text  has  been
       selected on its screen.


SEE ALSO
       chvt(1), openvt(1).



Console tools                     06 Oct 1997                     DEALLOCVT(1)