
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 …
What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?
Nov 29, 2025 · 5 A Terminal is a text-based interface (possibly to a shell) The difference between console and shell is one I don't yet grasp, but I can tell you how a terminal is different from a shell. …
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 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, 2 months ago Modified 8 years ago
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 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 …
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
Is it possible to detach the terminal window from VSCode?
Aug 6, 2019 · 24 I do not think it is possible to open the integrated terminal (or anything in the panel) in a new window directly. If you do not want to use an external terminal you could: make the terminal its' …
How do I navigate between directories in terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
@ qbi: Wow, you're awesome. I love your detailed explanation on how to navigate among folders/directories. Are you a teacher or professor in an educational institution? Most IT guys know a …