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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 rename a file in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu

    How to rename a file in Terminal? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 12 years, 3 months ago Modified 3 years, 1 month ago

  3. 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 12 years, 8 months ago Modified 7 years, 6 months ago

  4. 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 …

  5. How can I copy the contents of a folder to another folder in a ...

    Dec 11, 2011 · 1365 I am trying to copy the contents of a folder to another folder in a different directory using terminal. Would somebody be able to provide me an example of the command …

  6. How to mount a drive from terminal in Ubuntu? - Super User

    I want to mount a drive from terminal at startup. At startup if I use ls /media, I notice that it is empty. If I go to Computer and click on VM drive there, I can then see the VM driver in ls /medi...

  7. Release/renew IP address via Terminal in OS X - Super User

    37 I am looking to release and renew my IP address in OS X 10.4 (Tiger) using Terminal. Essentially, I need the OS X equivalent of Windows': C:\\> ipconfig /release C:\\> ipconfig …

  8. 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 …

  9. What commands can I use to reset and clear my terminal?

    I have been using the command: reset to clear my terminal. Although I am pretty sure this is not what I should be doing. Reset, as the name suggests, resets your entire terminal (changes lots …

  10. What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?

    3 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. The …