diff -ruN AUTHORS.orig AUTHORS
--- AUTHORS.orig	2004-07-26 20:57:49.000000000 +0200
+++ AUTHORS	2005-02-01 11:14:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     ftpput, ftpget
 
 Enrik Berkhan <Enrik.Berkhan@inka.de>
-    setconsole
+    setconsole, getcons
 
 Jim Bauer <jfbauer@nfr.com>
     modprobe shell dependency
diff -ruN console-tools/Kbuild.orig console-tools/Kbuild
--- console-tools/Kbuild.orig	2006-12-15 18:10:43.000000000 +0100
+++ console-tools/Kbuild	2006-12-15 18:17:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 lib-$(CONFIG_CLEAR)		+= clear.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_DEALLOCVT)		+= deallocvt.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_DUMPKMAP)		+= dumpkmap.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_GETCONS)		+= getcons.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SETCONSOLE)	+= setconsole.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_LOADFONT)		+= loadfont.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_LOADKMAP)		+= loadkmap.o
diff -ruN console-tools/Config.in.orig console-tools/Config.in
--- console-tools/Config.in.orig	2003-12-20 08:07:22.000000000 +0100
+++ console-tools/Config.in	2005-02-01 11:18:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
 	  This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
 	  stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
 
+config CONFIG_GETCONS
+	bool "getcons"
+	default n
+	help
+	  This program redirects the system console to another device,
+	  like the current tty while logged in via telnet.
+
 config LOADFONT
 	bool "loadfont"
 	default n
diff -ruN console-tools/getcons.c.orig console-tools/getcons.c
--- console-tools/getcons.c.orig	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ console-tools/getcons.c	2005-02-01 11:38:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ *  getcons.c - redirect system console output
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2004,2005  Enrik Berkhan <Enrik.Berkhan@inka.de>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include "busybox.h"
+
+static const struct option getcons_long_options[] = {
+	{ "reset", 0, NULL, 'r' },
+	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+};
+
+#define OPT_GETCONS_RESET 1
+
+int getcons_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int con;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	const char *device = "/dev/tty";
+
+	bb_applet_long_options = getcons_long_options;
+	flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "r");
+
+	if (argc - optind > 1)
+        bb_show_usage();
+
+	if (argc - optind == 1) {
+		if (flags & OPT_GETCONS_RESET)
+			bb_show_usage();
+		device = argv[optind];
+    } else {
+		if (flags & OPT_GETCONS_RESET)
+			device = "/dev/console";
+	}
+
+	if (-1 == (con = open(device, O_RDONLY))) {
+		perror("open");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+	if (-1 == ioctl(con, TIOCCONS)) {
+		perror("ioctl TIOCCONS");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*
+Local Variables:
+c-file-style: "linux"
+c-basic-offset: 4
+tab-width: 4
+End:
+*/
diff -ruN include/applets.h.orig include/applets.h
--- include/applets.h.orig	2004-08-27 01:01:34.000000000 +0200
+++ include/applets.h	2005-02-01 11:24:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 USE_FTPGET(APPLET_ODDNAME(ftpget, ftpgetput, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER,ftpget))
 USE_FTPPUT(APPLET_ODDNAME(ftpput, ftpgetput, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER,ftpput))
 USE_FUSER(APPLET(fuser, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
+USE_GETCONS(APPLET(getcons, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 USE_GETOPT(APPLET(getopt, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 USE_GETTY(APPLET(getty, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 USE_GREP(APPLET(grep, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
diff -ruN include/usage.h.orig include/usage.h
--- include/usage.h.orig	2004-09-14 18:23:56.000000000 +0200
+++ include/usage.h	2005-02-01 11:13:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -3457,4 +3457,11 @@
 	"\t-r 169.254.x.x  request this address first\n" \
 	"\t-v              verbose; show version"

+#define getcons_trivial_usage \
+	"[-r|--reset] [DEVICE]"
+#define getcons_full_usage \
+	"Redirects system console output to DEVICE (default: /dev/tty).\n\n" \
+	"Options:\n" \
+	"\t-r\tReset output to /dev/console."
+
 #endif /* __BB_USAGE_H__ */