chvt N
The command chvt N makes /dev/ttyN the foreground termi
nal. (The corresponding screen is created if it did not
exist yet. To get rid of unused VTs, use deallocvt(1).)
The key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN (with N in the range
1-12) usually has a similar effect.
26 January 1997 CHVT(1)