Quick Guide to Linux terminal operations

Article Title: A Quick Guide to Linux terminal operations. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

All management tasks in Linux can be completed on the terminal. In many cases, using a terminal is faster than using a graphical program, and additional functions may be implemented. In addition, all terminal tasks can be written to scripts for automatic execution. To truly control your Linux environment, you will want to know how to work in the terminal. If you have ever used DOS/Windows, this article will guide you to start using Linux terminals.

Figure]: virtual terminal in a desktop environment

Enter Terminal

If your system directs you to the text mode (the server is usually configured in this way to reduce service overhead), you have logged on to the terminal as text. In a typical Linux system, you can switch to another terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + (F1-F6. Each terminal is a completely independent session in the system, which can be used by different users at the same time.

This multi-terminal feature is different from multiple desktops in Windows. In Linux, each terminal can be controlled by completely different users. For example, you may log on as root in Terminal 1 and on Terminal 2 as joeuser. The two terminals run different programs in their respective user spaces. Similarly, different users can remotely log on to the same Windows system. In this regard, Linux is more like a host than a simple server or workstation.

If you are in graphic mode, you can open a virtual terminal (terminal) to enter the terminal window. Usually there are terminal buttons on the task bar on the desktop. You can also open the terminal from the context menu (right-click on the desktop.

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