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- | ====== Usage ====== | ||
- | ===== To open and close terminals ===== | ||
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- | ? To open a new terminal window | ||
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- | ! The new terminal inherits the working directory from its parent terminal. | ||
- | ? To close a terminal window | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ! This action closes the terminal and terminates any subprocesses that you opened from the terminal. If you close the last terminal window, the Terminal application exits. | ||
- | ? To add a new tabbed terminal to a window | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ! The new terminal inherits the working directory from the previously active terminal. | ||
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- | ===== To modify a terminal window ===== | ||
- | ? To hide the menubar | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To show a hidden menubar | ||
- | ! Right-click the terminal window and choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To show or hide the toolbars | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To customize the toolbars | ||
- | ! Be sure to show the toolbars first; then choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To show or hide the window decorations | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To put a terminal window into fullscreen | ||
- | ! Choose {gui> | ||
- | ? To change the appearance of the terminal window | ||
- | ! See the section called [[preferences|Preferences]] for information about the options that you choose in the Terminal Preferences dialog to change the appearance and behaviour of the terminal windows. For example, you can change the background color or the location of the scrollbar. |