
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 connected to a …
What is the difference between Terminal, Console, Shell, and Command ...
Aug 4, 2014 · Some types of terminal emulators include: GUI applications running in the X Window System: Xterm, Gnome Terminal, Konsole, Terminator, etc. Screen and tmux, which provides a layer …
How to rename a file in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
How to rename a file in Terminal? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 12 years, 9 months ago Modified 3 years, 7 months ago
How to make a file (e.g. a .sh script) executable, so it can be run ...
Dec 16, 2012 · How to make a file (e.g. a .sh script) executable, so it can be run from a terminal Ask Question Asked 13 years, 1 month ago Modified 11 months ago
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 the …
How to unzip a zip file from the Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 13, 2017 · Just downloaded a .zip file from the internet. I want to use the terminal to unzip the file. What is the correct way to do this?
How to display network traffic in the terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Feb 17, 2013 · how to display the actual network traffic (wireless) in a terminal? Additionally: Is it possible to add this info to the chart of top?
How do I check the battery's status via the terminal?
Oct 20, 2011 · I would like a command that displays the battery status in the terminal.
How do I navigate up one directory from the terminal?
Nov 28, 2015 · I can navigate down in directory using cd in the terminal. How do I navigate back up if I go too far?
How can I copy the contents of a folder to another folder in a ...
Dec 11, 2011 · You can copy the contents of a folder /source to another existing folder /dest with the command: cp -a /source/. /dest/ The -a option is an improved recursive option, that preserves all file …