
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 …
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 …
scrolling - How do I scroll in tmux? - Super User
Feb 9, 2025 · How do I scroll with either the keyboard or mouse? The tmux man page indicates one must enter copy-mode to scroll. Is there a way to quickly scroll without manually entering …
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?
macos - How to stop a process in Terminal - Super User
Closed 15 years ago. Possible Duplicate: Ending a process in unix instead of interrupting it When I task in Terminal, such as ping blah.com, how do I then stop this task (other than closing 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 …
command line - How to copy files via terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 3, 2012 · How to copy files via terminal? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 3 months ago Modified 9 years, 6 months ago
Is there a command to display a Calendar in the terminal?
Mar 3, 2017 · cal calendar command for terminal You can use the cal command to display a calendar in Julian or Gregorian format. The format depends on your locale settings but can be …
Why can't I scroll in the terminal? - Super User
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 Cinnamon. After repositioning a terminal window (GNOME Terminal 3.18.3), I suddenly can't scroll up through the terminal output. Shift+PgUp writes 2~ on the …
How to unzip a zip file from the Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 13, 2017 · Just downloaded a .zip file from the internet. I want to use the terminal to unzip the file. What is the correct way to do this?