What does the name after '@' at terminal prompt mean?
Mar 1, 2016 · I noticed that when in terminal the prompt is generally in the format username@users: or I have even seen username@(none):. I get that the first part is the logged in person's user name, but …
What is the difference between Terminal, Console, Shell, and Command ...
Aug 4, 2014 · Very early in unix history, electronic keyboards and displays became the norm for terminals. Terminal In unix terminology, a terminal is a particular kind of device file which implements …
Select/copy/paste in terminal using only the keyboard
Apr 20, 2016 · I'm looking for a way to select, copy and paste the text in the terminal completely without the mouse. I've been using tmux until now, but I find its key combinations a bit complex for everyday …
How do I open a text file in my terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
There is a file named RESULTS.txt and I want to open this file in my terminal. (I mean I want to see the file contents be displayed in the terminal and not in some text editor) How do I do that ?
How to reinitialize a terminal window instead of closing it and ...
Aug 21, 2018 · When I make some changes to the shell/bash behavior, such as setting up an alias, is there a quick command to reinitialize the terminal window instead of closing and opening a new …
How to open text, video, or image files via terminal?
Nov 30, 2013 · I am new to Ubuntu and I would like to know how to open a simple text file or a video file or an image file via the terminal.
How do I save terminal output to a file? - Ask Ubuntu
How do I save the output of a command to a file? All the answers posted here address the second question but none address the first question which has a great answer in Unix & Linux: Save all the …
command line - How to really clear the terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
The UNIX/Linux StackExchange, has a thread on this: How to clear terminal completely? (unix.stackexchange.com), as well as SuperUser : Clear terminal using keyboard shortcut …
Changing colour of text and background of terminal?
Dec 9, 2014 · I can change the colour through preference , but how can I change the background colour and text colour of terminal through the command line?
How to open a PDF file from terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
May 17, 2011 · I used to work on the Mac terminal before and I used: open file2open.pdf and the PDF file would be opened on preview or whatever my default viewer was. When I use it in the terminal in …