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 shell, console, and terminal?
Nov 29, 2025 · 5 A Terminal is a text-based interface (possibly to a shell) The difference between console and shell is one I don't yet grasp, but I can tell you how a terminal is different from a shell. …
Copy and paste doesn't work in the terminal - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 2, 2017 · Before you go marking this as a dupe, I know about Ctrl + Shift + C and Ctrl + Shift + V I try to use them, and it doesn't work. On one particular Ubuntu computer, normal copy paste …
View history of commands run in terminal - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 3, 2020 · Is there a way to save all my typed terminal commands and view it like history in a log book?
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?
macos - How to stop a process in Terminal - Super User
Closed 15 years ago. Possible Duplicate: Ending a process in unix instead of interrupting it When I task in Terminal, such as ping blah.com, how do I then stop this task (other than closing the Terminal …
command line - Keyboard shortcut for opening the terminal in the ...
Feb 10, 2024 · It's not clear what this question is asking. I originally thought that you wanted a keyboard shortcut in the files app to open terminal. However do you agree with the 2 answerers that this …
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
A simple way to rename files and folders is with the mv command (shortened from “move”). Its primary purpose is moving files and folders, but it can also rename them since the act of renaming a file is …
How to check Internet Speed via Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Feb 16, 2012 · Instead of going to sites like speedtest.net, I want to check my current Internet speed from the terminal on Ubuntu. How can I do it?