shell.switchTab

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Grid Redstone.png  Function shell.openTab
Added by ComputerCraft 1.6, brings the specified tab to the foreground. As access to the Multishell API is a requirement, this command is only available to advanced systems. See also: shell.run(), shell.openTab()
Syntax shell.openTab(string program [, string args1, string args2, ...])
Returns number newTabID
Part of ComputerCraft
API shell

Examples

Grid paper.png  Example
Runs the program "falling" in a new tab using shell.openTab(), then switches to it:
Code
shell.switchTab( shell.openTab("falling") )