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Hi all, I'm writing a *very* simple script to choose between window managers when starting X. How can I see which tty's are currently being used, e.g. by another X ...
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  1. 02-15-2011 #1
    mendieta
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    [SOLVED] How can I see which tty's are in use?

    Hi all,
    I'm writing a *very* simple script to choose between window managers when starting X.
    How can I see which tty's are currently being used, e.g. by another X server instance? So I can assign another tty to the new instance...
    I've been searching in google and the forums but still feel clueless about where should I search first...
    What am I missing?
    I'm new in this forum (first post) so please be patient. Thanks!

    /edit: I use Arch Linux.
    Last edited by mendieta; 02-15-2011 at 01:52 AM.
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    use the command "who"
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    Incidentally I found the answer... It's so simple, I feel *really* stupid now

    Just ps -e | grep tty does it

    I was trying to launch X instances simultaneously, automatically assigning to each a free display (e.g. tty7), it works fine now.

    @GreenSkyChris thanks for the reply!
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