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apps:terminal:getting-started [2012/12/28 12:00] – [When you first start Terminal] nickapps:terminal:getting-started [2019/11/28 11:14] – added bottom of page navigation kevinbowen
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 +{{ :apps:terminal:terminal.png?nolink|}}
 ====== Getting Started ====== ====== Getting Started ======
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 ===== Starting Terminal ===== ===== Starting Terminal =====
  
-The easiest way to start //Terminal// is to use the applications menu of your desktop; for Xfce, point your mouse cursor to the desktop, press the right mouse button and choose {gui>System>Terminal}.+The easiest way to start //Xfce Terminal// is to use the applications menu of your desktop; for Xfce, point your mouse cursor to the desktop, press the right mouse button and choose {gui>System>Xfce Terminal}.
  
-You can also start //Terminal// from a command line or from the Application launcher. Just hit {key>Alt+F2}, type **Terminal** and click the button {gui>Execute}.+You can also start //xfce4-terminal// from a command line or from the Application launcher. Just hit {key>Alt+F2}, type **Xfce Terminal** and click the button {gui>Execute}.
  
 ===== When you first start Terminal ===== ===== When you first start Terminal =====
  
-When you start //Terminal// for the first time, the application opens a terminal window with default settings. +When you start //Xfce Terminal// for the first time, the application opens a terminal window with default settings. 
  
 <figure "When you first start Terminal"> <figure "When you first start Terminal">
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 ===== Working with multiple terminals ===== ===== Working with multiple terminals =====
  
-Terminal provides a tab feature that enables you to open several terminals within a single window. Each terminal is opened in a separate tab. Click on the appropriate tab to display the terminal in the window. Each tabbed terminal in a window is separate sub-process, so you can use each terminal for a different task. +Xfce Terminal provides a tab feature that enables you to open several terminals within a single window. Each terminal is opened in a separate tab. Click on the appropriate tab to display the terminal in the window. Each tabbed terminal in a window is separate sub-process, so you can use each terminal for a different task. 
  
 <figure "Working with multiple terminals"> <figure "Working with multiple terminals">
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 You can close a terminal tab by clicking on the close button in the terminal tab header or by choosing {gui>File>Close Tab} from the menubar.  You can close a terminal tab by clicking on the close button in the terminal tab header or by choosing {gui>File>Close Tab} from the menubar. 
  
 +===== Modifying Shortcuts =====
 +
 +Xfce Terminal has no special interface to change shortcuts like {key>Ctrl+Shift+T} to open a new tab. Instead it relies on customizable menu accelerators in Gtk+.
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 +Read more about this in the general [[:faq|FAQ]] how to use editable menu accelerators.
 +
 +===== Search in the Terminal Contents =====
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 +Open the Find dialog, by clicking {gui>Terminal>Find...}.
 +
 +<figure "Search in scrollbar buffer">
 +{{:apps:terminal:terminal-find.png?nolink&|}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +? Case sensitive
 +! Enable case sensitive matching.
 +? Match as regular expression
 +! Don't escape the search pattern, but use it directly for the regular expression.
 +? Match entire work only
 +! Add word boundary matching (\b) to the regular expression.
 +? Wrap around
 +! Jump to the beginning of the buffer, and vice versa, when the end has been reached.
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 +If the dialog is closed, you can continue search with the {gui>Terminal>Find Previous} and {gui>Terminal>Find Next} menu actions. The search pattern will be unset when you clear the scrollbar buffer.
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