<cmdsynopsis>
<command>lxc-console</command>
<arg choice="req">-n <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-e <replaceable>escape character</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-t <replaceable>ttynum</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<para>
The available tty are free slots taken by this command. That
means if the container has four ttys available and the command
- has been launched four times taking the different tty, the fifth
- command will fail because no console will be available.
+ has been launched four times each taking a different tty, the
+ fifth command will fail because no console will be available.
</para>
<para>
the state it was before the disconnection.
</para>
+ <para>
+ A keyboard escape sequence may be used to disconnect from the tty
+ and quit lxc-console. The default escape sequence is <Ctrl+a q>.
+ </para>
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-e <optional><replaceable>escape character</replaceable></optional></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify the escape sequence prefix to use instead of
+ <Ctrl a>.
+ This may be given as '^letter' or just 'letter'. For example
+ to use <Ctrl+b q> as the escape sequence use -e '^b'.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-t <optional><replaceable>ttynum</replaceable></optional></option>