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Sending change virtual console command in PuTTY
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Mar 15, 202622218 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm trying to use PuTTY to change the virtual console on Linux via the usual key commands - Alt + F1 or Ctrl + Alt + F1 etc. However this doesn't work. Switching TTY should be simple and is something I need to be able to do in PuTTY, preferably not via chvt but preferably with keypresses like the a…
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Fix for: Sending change virtual console command in PuTTY
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There are no virtual consoles over an SSH connection, you just get the one terminal per connection. It sounds like screen may do what you're looking for, though: Screen is best described as a terminal multiplexer. Using it, you can run any number of…
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