https://docs.xfce.org/ Sat, 02 May 2026 21:10:16 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/advanced?rev=1771378569&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Advanced Topics Files and Environment Variables Terminal uses the Basedir Specification as defined on Freedesktop.org to locate its data and configuration files. This means that file locations will be specified as a path relative to the directories described in the specification. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:36:09 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/bugs?rev=1733961101&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Reporting Bugs If you are experiencing a bug in xfce4-terminal, your way of helping things getting fixed is to report a bug about it in Xfce GitLab. Please note that to do this you will need to have / create an account. Click here for a full list of bug reports Report a new bug anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:51:41 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/command-line?rev=1733961087&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Command-line Options * * * * ---------- Here is a summary of all the available command-line options for xfce4-terminal, grouped by type. Explanations are in the following sections. ? General Options ! -h, --help ; -V, --version ; --disable-server ; --color-table ; --preferences; --default-display=display ; --default-working-directory=directory anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:51:27 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/dropdown?rev=1733961064&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Drop-down Window Xfce4-terminal has the functionality to have one drop-down window. This mode is inspired by consoles in computer games, such as Quake, in which a terminal slides down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and then slides back up when the key is pressed again. The drop-down functionality was added in Xfce4-terminal 0.6.1. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:51:04 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/getting-started?rev=1733961047&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Getting Started * * * ---------- Starting 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 anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:50:47 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/introduction?rev=1733961024&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Introduction to Terminal What is a terminal emulator? The UNIX operating system was originally designed as a text-only system, controlled by commands entered with a keyboard. This is known as a command-line interface (CLI). The X Window System, Xfce, and other projects have since added a graphical user interface to UNIX, that's what you are actually using now. But the addition of a graphical user interface doesn't mean that the CLI is dead. The CLI is still around and is frequ… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:50:24 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/preferences?rev=1737707354&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Preferences To configure Terminal, choose or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose This will bring up the Terminal Preferences dialog, which allows you to adjust Terminal's behaviour to your needs. * * * anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:29:14 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/start?rev=1733908572&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Terminal Emulator Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more. * anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:16:12 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/usage?rev=1733960950&do=diff xfce4-terminal - Usage * * * * * ---------- Opening and closing terminals ? To open a new terminal window ! Choose (or right-click the terminal window and choose ). ! The new terminal by default inherits the working directory from its parent terminal (may be changed via anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:49:10 +0000