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Changing default terminal app [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 and would like to change the terminal I use when clicking ctrl+alt+t
Is there an easy way to do this?
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1answer
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How I can set-up LXTerminal in Lubuntu to start maximized?
When I push CTRL + ALT + T I want see my default LXTerminal in Lubuntu 13.04 in full size (not like F11). I know that I can push CTRL + ALT + F1 and get tty-terminal - it good for some situations, but ...
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Selecting text in the terminal without using the mouse
I am about to press enter to run a command in terminal, but before doing that, I want to copy the command to clipboard without using the mouse.
How?
If you're somewhere other than the terminal, ...
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1answer
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How to switch keyboard input language through ssh terminal on the remote machine? (Alt-Shift analog for ssh)
I'm looking for a way to change the language I give as input to the remote machine in an ssh session. All I want is an analog of the Alt+Shift shortcut, but for the remote machine. Specifically, the ...
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1answer
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Most important commands to know? [duplicate]
Got myself into trouble today - put rhythm box into party mode and I could get it back.
So I was stuck.
I hit ctrl alt del thinking that something like task manager would come up so I could kill ...
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Enable global terminal movement keys
In terminal I can use:
Control + h -> Backspace
Control + m -> Return
Control + f -> Forward
Control + b -> Backward
Control + n -> Next
Control + p -> Previous
Control + a -> ...
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1answer
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How can I alter the next/previous tab shortcut in Terminal?
I want to change the Next Tab shortcut in Terminal to be Ctrl+Tab. I tried using the gconf-editor as suggested here but nothing happens when I run that using Alt+F2. My googling for other solutions ...
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What's the history about the Shift + Arrow keys in terminal?
I'm wondering why Shift + Arrow Key result in one of the A, B, C or D letters.
Why not other letters? Why any letter at all?
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How to open a desktop shortcut from commandline
I created a eclipse.desktop and locked it to unity launcherd , when I double click on it on desktop, the eclipse was launched just like launching from unity launcher. But if I start it from command ...
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1answer
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Bash: delete word ahead of cursor
Consider the following bash prompt, where ^ denotes the prompt location:
svn commit -m very/long/path/to/some/file "[bug 123456] Fix the pixel issue"
^
I'd like to commit a different ...
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2answers
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Which bash shortcuts/tips are available? [closed]
Depending on his type of usage, an Ubuntu user may spend a lot of time in front of a terminal. Knowing some keyboard shortcuts can make you save a lot of time (ex: copy/paste text, move between the ...
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1answer
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C and V keys not working..Help!
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I was tinkering around learning the commands and stuff in terminal. I was a bit irritated that I couldn't copy and paste using only the keyboard. So I googled on how to add ...
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1answer
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ctrl+alt+t random terminal opens
When I need to open a terminal I press CTRL+ALT+T to save time. Most of the time absolutely nothing happens, I try to press same combination again, and still nothing happens. After like 5-8 tries ...
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CLI keyboard shortcuts/ commands not working for non-Root users
When I switch user from Root to someone else, I'm unable to use keyboard shortcuts, like tab for completing file and directory names, or the up arrow for previously used commands.
How can I enable ...
2
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1answer
437 views
How to turn off monitor by hotkeys?
I am using xfce desktop in ubuntu 12.04 and added the shortcut keys in order to turn off my monitor.
The command "xset dpms force off" works fine in terminal.
But when it added in the keyboard ...
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1answer
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How to set keyboard shortcuts from a script
I appear to be suffering from this bug that means my custom keyboard shortcuts are lost on reboot. I have 8 custom shortcuts, and re-setting all 8 via the GUI method for setting keyboard shortcuts is ...
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3answers
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keyboard shortcut for pasting on terminal window [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can not paste into terminal
We use Ctrl+V to paste stuff from clip board.
But this is not working on terminal window.
What is the keyboard shortcut to paste on a ...
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2answers
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What keyboard shortcut changes the `xfce4-terminal` terminal text size?
It used to be that Ctrl + - and Ctrl + + would increase or decrease the text size of the terminal in earlier versions of Ubuntu, which is helpful when you're giving presentations and want to show your ...
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How to set a Custom typing shortcut?
I want to set a shortcut for my terminal window so that when I type terminal in desktop it will open. Is there any way to make a custom typing shortcut? Like WWW and something like that?
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1answer
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How can I change the HUD key from the command line?
I know I can change the HUD shortcut key by going into System Settings... > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers > Key to show the HUD.
I need to do this from the command line, so I can put it in a ...
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0answers
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SML interactive environment Terminal shortcuts not working
When I run SML interactive environment in terminal, normal terminal shortcuts don't work.
For eg : By pressing up arrow key, I should get previous command, but I don't get it.
How can I solve this ...
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1answer
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Make terminal use pageup/pagedown instead of shift-pageup/shift-pagedown?
I've grown quite weary of shift-pgup to page up in gnome terminal, the command line, terminator, and guake, etc.
Any way to easily make these apps use the straight page-up and page-down keys for ...
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0answers
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Ctrl + C doesn't abort programs in terminal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Making Ctrl+C copy text in gnome-terminal?
I changed the keyboard shortcut in terminal so that Ctrl + C would copy text. I realized I can't abort a program I am running ...
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1answer
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Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't open Terminal (Compiz related?)
Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't open the Terminal, and I'm pretty sure it's got something to do with Compiz.
Compiz disabled the transparency on my launcher (using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Unity) and so I ...
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1answer
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How do I launch a bash script using a keyboard shortcut?
Just like the title says, how do I launch a bash script in my ~/Downloads folder using a keyboard shortcut? I've tried binding cd ~/Downloads && ./bash-script.sh to different accelerators (ex. ...
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1answer
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Shortcut to open/focus terminal window
I am using shortuct Ctrl+Alt+t for opening new terminal window. I am using one of the terminal very often (calculator and simple commands) and I want to set up another shortcut (like Ctrl+Alt+r or any ...
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2answers
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iTerm 2 equivalent
Is there an iTerm2 (terminal application for Mac OS) equivalent for Ubuntu?
Amongst the many features it adds the one I'm after is the "hotkey window", where you can overlay/hide a translucent ...
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2answers
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Custom keyboard shortcut to lauch a terminal and run a command in Unity
I know this should be the simplest thing, but coming up empty. ;-(
I would like to create a keyboard shortcut ctrl-alt-P that opens a terminal window and runs a ping command:
ping -c 4 ...
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1answer
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Editing with nano, Alt is caught by the window menus, how can I fix that?
The Alt key is used for many useful commands, but unfortunately it's caught by the terminal window to activate the window menus (File, Edit, ...).
I would like to either force the terminal window to ...
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3answers
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how do i make a command that executes a program when a custom hotkey is pressed?
how do i make a command that executes a program when a custom hotkey is pressed? Are there any good tutorials on how the command / terminal system works in ubuntu? I want to know how (using the ...
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0answers
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Getting to virtual terminal with Keytouch overriding Fn keys [closed]
I have a Chromebook running Ubuntu that I just broke. I had everything on the internal harddrive for the computer, but ran out of space, so I decided to move my home partition onto a memory card that ...
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Transparent see-through terminal and windows key
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and I'm having a couple of issues that I didn't have with #10. First of all, when the terminal is transparent, it shows the desktop rather than the window behind it. ...
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Navigation when on the command line
Other than Ctrl + A and Ctrl + E to jump to the front or end of the command-line, what other things can you do?
Is it possible to delete the entire line? Or to the next or pervious word in the line?
...
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Cannot disable F10 key in GNOME Terminal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Deactivate F1 and F10 keybindings?
i just installed Ubuntu Desktop 11.10 and started using mc.
Then i realized pressing F10 makes it popping up the terminals menu.
Then ...
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2answers
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Keyboard shortcut for “open a terminal here”
How can I create a keyboard shortcut so that when I press F12 in nautilus (or desktop), I get a terminal in the current directory?
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3answers
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Shortcut to select a Terminal-window?
I like to use CTRL-ALT + Numpad-keys to align 4 terminal windows on one monitor (One in each corner of the screen). Is there a way (shortcut) to quickly make a particular one active for typing without ...
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Why don't Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V work in a terminal? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Making Ctrl+C copy text in gnome-terminal?
Ctrl+C an Ctrl+V work well under my Ubuntu except in a terminal:
If I want to past something into a terminal, I need to right ...
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2answers
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Is there a terminal that behaves like a console from web browsers? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Making Ctrl+C copy text in gnome-terminal?
Is there such a terminal where I can edit the text like in usual text area, i.e.
Copy - Ctrl+C, paste - Ctrl+V and so on?
...
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2answers
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Terminal shortcut key
I liked the shortcut for opening a terminal and if I remember correctly it was Ctrl-Alt-t that opened a terminal window.
Now with a later version of Ubuntu this shortcut is no longer predefined, I ...
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2answers
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Change super+t to open a terminal
I'd like to change the super+T that opens the trash to open the terminal, as i see the Ctrl+Alt+T un-needed because i hardly use the trash as much as i use the bash
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2answers
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Using the SHIFT key in Terminal
I am very new to Linux, please excuse me if this is a very simple question and point me to the things I need to read. But I've been unable to find an answer so far.
In Terminal, when I am trying to ...
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1answer
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XFCE shortcut problem
Every time, when i hit k button in a terminal window in vim, so it happens fairly often, it invokes the Find pop-up. I could not find where this can be turned off.
I do not have this problem at home ...
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1answer
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Add binding to fish that not auto executes the string?
How do i set up a key binding in fish, so that fish understands not to execute the bindingstring after appending it to commandline but just appending it as string to commandline.
I want to set up a ...
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12answers
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Can not paste into terminal
When I copy something from another window then my terminal and want to paste it into my terminal (on the command line) the paste option in Edit is grayed out. Ctrl+V does not work.
I try to copy form ...
