DEALLOCVT(1)

NAME
       deallocvt - deallocate unused virtual consoles

SYNOPSIS
       deallocvt [ N ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  program  deallocvt deallocates kernel memory and data
       structures for all unused virtual consoles.  If  an  argu-
       ment N is given, only /dev/ttyN is deallocated.

       A  virtual  console  is unused if it is not the foreground
       console, and no process has it open for reading  or  writ-
       ing, and no text has been selected on its screen.

SEE ALSO
       chvt(1) openvt(1)