
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 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 …
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 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 …
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
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 …
View history of commands run in terminal - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 3, 2020 · Is there a way to save all my typed terminal commands and view it like history in a log book?
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 …
bash - Terminal *output* history? - Super User
I make extensive use of the functions to navigate through the command history in my terminal; I wonder if there is some way to navigate the command output history as well? (besides keeping a large