1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/get_console.c b/libbb/get_console.c
index 0da27b1e2..36fe20426 100644
--- a/libbb/get_console.c
+++ b/libbb/get_console.c
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
  * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
 
-//#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
 
-
 /* From <linux/kd.h> */
 enum { KDGKBTYPE = 0x4B33 };  /* get keyboard type */
 
@@ -70,3 +68,15 @@ int get_console_fd(void)
 	bb_error_msg("can't open console");
 	return fd;                      /* total failure */
 }
+
+/* From <linux/vt.h> */
+enum {
+	VT_ACTIVATE = 0x5606,   /* make vt active */
+	VT_WAITACTIVE = 0x5607  /* wait for vt active */
+};
+
+void console_make_active(int fd, const int vt_num)
+{
+	xioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, (void *)(ptrdiff_t)vt_num);
+	xioctl(fd, VT_WAITACTIVE, (void *)(ptrdiff_t)vt_num);
+}