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-====== Getting Started ====== 
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-===== Starting Terminal ===== 
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-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}. 
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-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}. 
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-===== When you first start Terminal ===== 
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-When you start //Terminal// for the first time, the application opens a terminal window with default settings.  
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-<figure "When you first start Terminal"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-first-time.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-The terminal window displays a command prompt where you can type UNIX commands. The command prompt may vary depending on the configuration of your shell. The cursor is positioned at the command prompt. When you type a UNIX command and press {key>Return}, the computer executes the command. By default, Terminal will use the login shell of the user who starts the application (''/bin/bash'' in case of a default Linux installation). 
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-Terminal sets the following environment variables for the command running inside the terminal window: 
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-? TERM 
-! Set to xterm or xterm-color, you can configure the value from the [[preferences]] dialog. 
-? COLORTERM 
-! Set to ''xfce4-terminal'' by default. 
-? DISPLAY 
-! Set to the X11 display of the terminal by default. 
-? WINDOWID 
-! Set to the X11 window identifier of the terminal by default. 
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-===== Working with multiple terminals ===== 
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-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.  
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-<figure "Working with multiple terminals"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-multiple-tabs.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-See the section [[usage|Usage]] for information about how to open a new tabbed terminal. 
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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.