Terminal is a command line terminal that starts the default shell of the system. shell is a program that interprets and executes the commands entered at the command line prompt.
Start Terminal
1. In the application search bar on the panel homepage, enter the command gnome-terminal and select the terminal application.
2. Enter the gnome-terminal command on the terminal to enter the terminal ".
3. Press the keyboard shortcut key (you need to set the shortcut key for the terminal to run, usually CTRL + ALT + T) to enter the terminal ".
4. You can add an additional Startup Program to start the "terminal" when starting the instance ".
Search for "terminal" applications on the panel Homepage
Terminal settings
Terminal settings mainly include: configuration file preferences and keyboard shortcut settings. Select the "edit" menu to go to the relevant settings.
Create a terminal Tab
1. Click Ctrl + Shift + T to create a new tab.
2. Choose File> Open tab.
3. Right-click the terminal (or press the application key on the keyboard) and select "Open tab.
Common Terminal shortcut keys by default
Shortcut Key
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Description
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CTRL + ALT + T
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Start the terminal
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F1 |
Open Help Guide |
F10 |
Activation menu bar |
F11 |
Full Screen Switch |
Alt + F |
Open the File menu) |
Alt + E |
Open the "edit" menu (edit) |
Alt + V |
Open the View menu) |
Alt + S |
Open the search menu) |
Alt + T |
Open the terminal menu (Terminal) |
Alt + H |
Open the "help" menu (HELP) |
CTRL + Shift + c |
Copy |
CTRL + Shift + V |
Paste |
CTRL + Shift + T |
Create a tab |
CTRL + Shift + W |
Close Tab |
CTRL + Shift + n |
New terminal window |
CTRL + Shift + q |
Close terminal window |
CTRL + Shift + pgup |
Move tab left |
CTRL + Shift + pgdn |
Right Shift of tab |
Alt + n |
Switch to the N tab (n = 0... 9) |
CTRL + pgup |
Switch to the previous tab (page up) |
CTRL + pgdn |
Switch to the next tab (Pagedown) |
CTRL + ALT + FN |
Switch to the character interface (n = 1... 6) To switch back to the graphic interface, use CTRL + ALT + F7 or Alt + F7 |
CTRL + shift ++ |
Enlarge the window (including the font in the window) |
CTRL +- |
Abbreviated window (including the font in the window) |
CTRL + 0 |
Normal size (Arabic digit 0) |
CTRL + d
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Executing in the blank space will end the current session (same as the exit command)
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CTRL + P |
Display the previous history command (same as the up arrow function) |
CTRL + n
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Display the next historical command (same as the down arrow function)
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CTRL + R |
Reverse search history commands |
CTRL + O |
Press enter (same as the Enter key function) |
CTRL + J |
Press enter (same as the Enter key function) |
CTRL + m |
Press enter (same as the Enter key function) |
CTRL +
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Move cursor to the beginning of Line
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CTRL + E
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Move the cursor to the end of the row
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CTRL + B
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Move the cursor one position backward (backward)
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CTRL + F
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Move the cursor forward to a position (forward)
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CTRL + Left-Arrow
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Move cursor to the first word of the previous word
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CTRL + right-Arrow
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Move cursor to the end of the next word
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CTRL + T
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Exchanges The character at the cursor position with the first character.
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CTRL + u |
Cut all characters starting from the beginning of the line to the previous position of the cursor |
CTRL + k |
Cut all characters from the cursor position to the end of the line |
CTRL + Y |
Paste the content cut by Ctrl + U or Ctrl + k |
CTRL + H
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Delete the previous character at the cursor position (same as the backspace key function)
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CTRL + * |
Delete the previous character at the cursor position (same as the CTRL + H key combination function) |
CTRL + d
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Delete A character at the cursor position (same as the delete key function)
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CTRL + W
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Delete the previous word at the cursor position (same as the Alt + backspace key combination function)
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CTRL + &
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Restore the content deleted by Ctrl + H, CTRL + D, or Ctrl + W.
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CTRL + L
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Clear the current screen content (same as the clear command function) |
CTRL + S
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Pause screen output
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CTRL + q
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Continue screen output
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Tips
Press the tab key twice in a command prompt in the terminal window, press the ESC key three times in a row, or press Ctrl + I to display the names of all commands and tools.
Differences between Ubuntu and centos on Terminal Operations
Ubuntu
Switch to the character interface: CTRL + ALT + FN (n = 1... 6); switch back to the graphic interface: CTRL + ALT + F7 or Alt + F7.
Switch to the character interface of centos: CTRL + ALT + FN (n = 2... 6); switch back to the graphic interface: CTRL + ALT + F1 or Alt + F1.
Application key
The key on the left of the right ctrl key on the keyboard, which is equivalent to right-clicking.