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+What:          /sys/class/tty/console/active
+Date:          Nov 2010
+Contact:       Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
+Description:
+                Shows the list of currently configured
+                console devices, like 'tty1 ttyS0'.
+                The last entry in the file is the active
+                device connected to /dev/console.
+                The file supports poll() to detect virtual
+                console switches.
+
+What:          /sys/class/tty/tty0/active
+Date:          Nov 2010
+Contact:       Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
+Description:
+                Shows the currently active virtual console
+                device, like 'tty1'.
+                The file supports poll() to detect virtual
+                console switches.