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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 7 years, 11 months ago

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. How to rename a file in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu

    How to rename a file in Terminal? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 12 years, 9 months ago Modified 3 years, 7 months ago

  6. What does `>>` mean in terminal command? - Super User

    Jun 28, 2018 · What happens in the specific case of echo? In your specific case, the echo "…" command outputs its input arguments to “stdout”, which is the so-called “standard output …

  7. 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 …

  8. 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, 4 months ago Modified 3 years, 5 months ago

  9. Open Windows Terminal as admin with WIN+R - Super User

    Jun 12, 2020 · Open Apps > Terminal. Above in the window of the terminal menu go to v (dropdown) > Settings. A new window appears. On the left side of it go to Profile > Defaults On …

  10. What is the difference between Terminal, Console, Shell, and …

    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 …