
What is a terminal and how do I open and use it? - Ask Ubuntu
Dec 6, 2012 · A Terminal is your interface to the underlying operating system via a shell, usually bash. It is a command line. Back in the day, a Terminal was a screen+keyboard that was connected to a …
How to rename a file in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
A simple way to rename files and folders is with the mv command (shortened from “move”). Its primary purpose is moving files and folders, but it can also rename them since the act of renaming a file is …
How to reinitialize a terminal window instead of closing it and ...
Aug 21, 2018 · When I make some changes to the shell/bash behavior, such as setting up an alias, is there a quick command to reinitialize the terminal window instead of closing and opening a new …
How to run Terminal as root? - Ask Ubuntu
The graphical root terminal job will be both unsuspended and disowned by the non-root terminal, automatically. In short: sudo -H gnome-terminal ^Z exit But suppose you wanted to keep using the …
How to delete a non-empty directory in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Nov 16, 2012 · How to delete a non-empty directory in Terminal? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 3 months ago Modified 8 years, 1 month ago
Terminal not opening on Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual box 7.0.0
Oct 17, 2022 · I'm using windows 10 and I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual box 7.0.0. When I click the terminal icon, the upper left side of the screen (where is the executing application name view), there …
How do I shut down or reboot from a terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Jun 15, 2016 · How do I shut down or reboot from a terminal? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 5 months ago Modified 3 years, 6 months ago
What is the difference between Terminal, Console, Shell, and Command ...
Aug 4, 2014 · Some types of terminal emulators include: GUI applications running in the X Window System: Xterm, Gnome Terminal, Konsole, Terminator, etc. Screen and tmux, which provides a layer …
How can I copy the contents of a folder to another folder in a ...
Dec 11, 2011 · You can copy the contents of a folder /source to another existing folder /dest with the command: cp -a /source/. /dest/ The -a option is an improved recursive option, that preserves all file …
Windows Terminal automatic switch dark/light theme based on …
May 22, 2024 · I want Windows Terminal to switch theme automatically depending on Windows 10 settings. This guide says that: "...configure the Terminal to use separate themes for light and dark …