GNOME Terminal (often titled only "Terminal") is the default terminal emulator included in Ubuntu.
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I want to delete colors added in Terminal
I added color on the gnome-terminal as in the picture and now I want to delete the custom colors added
I want to have the colors as in this picture
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Terminal user/machine information changed?
I'm using 10.04 lucid. I did some change i don't remember in /etc/hosts or hostname file that now when i open terminal it shows
none@root
I want to change the none to whatever like machine-name? ...
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How to save terminal configurations?
I open several terminal to use vim to edit several files.
When I reboot, I should open again so many terminal and files.
How to save the whole state of terminal?
Thank you~
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Focus existing terminal with `Ctrl-Alt-T` shortcut
I tend to use the terminal a lot,
So I wondering if there is a way I can make Ctrl+Alt+T focus the existing terminal if there is one, otherwise create a new terminal?
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I can't run any command in Terminal
I tried to enter the command nano ~/.bashrc in order to include some path into the .bashrc file in home directory but I'm not able to run any command and I get always the following error:
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changing system terminal colours?
So I have my computer set up just the way I want, with gnome 3 in my favorite color scheme, and the terminal in a matching background/text color scheme. Even the login screen has my Desktop ...
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Terminal with tmux style screen splitting?
Moving from OS X, loving Ubuntu so far.
One thing I'm missing is an iTerm 2 like terminal emulator that allows for easy screen splitting. I could use tmux, but would like to be able to copy and ...
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How to set GNOME Terminal to scroll a fixed number of lines with the mouse wheel?
GNOME Terminal 3.4.1.1 in Ubuntu 12.04 has an IMO weird mouse scroll behavior: A single mouse wheel motion scrolls ceiling($LINES / 10) lines, rather than a set number. That is, if the terminal window ...
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What color format gnome terminal color pallete use?
My question is as per title and more importantly, how to convert regular hex/rgb color format to the one that is used in gnome terminal color pallete (eg #26268B8BD2D2)?
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Open terminal output in sublime2
I want to open the output of terminal commands in sublime2.
e.g. when I do $ list , it lists all files/folders in terminal. I want that when I run this command a temporary text file should be created ...
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Terminal Broken
I've been using Ubuntu for about a week now. I logged in today and launched the terminal I got presented a whole list of errors. I've tried to chsh but it won't recognise the command. Nor all other ...
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Terminal stuck at top left corner and I can't move it [closed]
I did something to lock the terminal in the upper left hand corner of my screen.
I cannot get a response other than error messages. Your help will be appreciated.
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unknown text in terminal everytime & in every terminal [closed]
Using Ubuntu 12.04 . From few days on wards I am getting this message in my all three Terminals(General,Konsole,Xfce terminal) . I am even unable to understand that so posting here .
Use of ...
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How do I access a background terminal program started in startup on gnome?
I installed a terminal server program for my Grandson so that when he logs on to Gnome it automatically starts but he needs to access it to edit commands ocasionaly or to shut it down but I can't find ...
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How do I change the line spacing in Terminal?
Is it possible to change the line spacing in Terminal, or is there some other app that allows it? I'm moving from the Mac, and its terminal app has this feature which allows line spacing to be ...
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Adding timestamps to terminal prompts?
I was wondering if it was possible to add timestamps to terminal prompts, and if so, how could I achieve this?
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adding executable file to path and launching from terminal directly
i just downloaded sublime text for my ubuntu, and its working fine. i have the executable file in my
~/sublime
folder. now i would like to invoke this app from the terminal by just typing ...
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GNOME terminal missing 2 lines
Weird problem. Ubuntu 12.04 is up to date.
Gnome terminal subtracts two lines from the preferences or geometry settings.
If I say 80x24, I only get 22 lines in the terminal. Whatever I set the lines ...
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Explain this terminal command please
Can someone please explain the following terminal command in Ubuntu:-
mount -o rw, remount
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Problem with gnome-terminal and multi-tab after a restart
On Ubuntu 10.04.04 LTS with gnome-terminal 2.30.2 with serveral tab open in a terminal. When I restart my computer the terminal with all the tab is here but I cannot acces to the terminal, write or ...
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Copy terminal result from one window to another
I often have many terminals open when working (GNOME Terminal 3.4.1.1, Bash). Quite often I need to copy the results of one terminal into another. An common scenario:
terminalA> pwd
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How to print standard error in red
How can i print the standard error in red into the console instead of using the same color of the standard output?
Is it possible using Gnome Terminal ?
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How to store my gnome terminal color palette
I use terminal and vim extensively, while writing code. I have created a color palette which is based on readability and easy-use with an autocomplete plugin(obtain plugins from Pydiction : ...
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How do I use a sudo command line to copy a folder into the system files?
Specifically, my "themes" folder has been corrupted (my fault), and I need to replace the entire folder with a backup that I made.
I will add a finalized answer once I can.
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How to recover from terminal custom setup
I installed ubuntu 12.04 and I added "Terminal" to the launcher bar, the default size of the terminal is a bit small, after some googling here is how I made the disaster change:
At HUD menu, type ...
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Can Gnome Terminal set WM_URGENT?
I'd like for gnome terminal to set the WM_URGENT window manager hint on bell. Is this possible?
This bug report suggests it's not but does anyone know another way.
Basically I'm running XMonad under ...
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How do I download the terminal application for Ubuntu 12.04 in Lubuntu 12.04?
I recently installed Lubuntu. The terminal look and feel are not as good as compared to L&F for terminal that I used use in Ubuntu 12.04.
I would like to know from where and how can I download ...
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How to Fix Terminal in Ubuntu?
I'm stuck. Ubuntu 11.10 was working fine. I tried to create a desktop icon that I could click and run a Terminal command. (not launch a program, just run a command to set something). I don't know what ...
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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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Menu bar acting weird and critical error when resetting Unity - what's happening?
I've been having a weird problem with the full-screen writing app Focuswriter on Ubuntu 12.04: when I open Focuswriter everything works as it should, when i minimize and maximize it once some of the ...
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Why can't terminal open my .sh file?
I'm trying to run a Minecraft Server with Bukkit in 12.04.
In the .sh file I'm using to start the Server, I wrote java -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar (and then I wrote the location of where the craftbukkit ...
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What does “0 is wrong flag id” mean? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using “gedit”, a string of errors occours
When I edit system files, for example when I edit rules for my trackpoint using this command:
gksu gedit ...
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How to make a clickable terminal shortcut on the desktop
I was wondering how to make a clickable terminal shortcut for my desktop using the command easytether connect.
I don't want to have to open/close the terminal every time I wish to connect to the ...
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devnagari script in terminal
When I try to write in terminal in devnagari script, the vowels are shown separated from consonants (unlike how it is written).
The same is the case when I open a file containing devnagari characters ...
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How to make the cursor in the terminal to stop blinking after it loses focus?
I noticed strange behavior in gnome-terminal: When the terminal has focus, the cursor is blinking. After it loses focus, the cursor keeps blinking for about 10 seconds, then stops. I'd like the cursor ...
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How to save GNOME Terminal contents with ANSI escape codes?
VT100 terminals have a relatively simple way to save terminal contents with escape codes to a file using Meta-p:
XTerm.VT100.printAttributes: 2
XTerm.VT100.printerCommand: cat - > file
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Why is context-menu copy greyed out in terminal (12.04 x64)?
I used to be able to mouse select text in a terminal window, right click it, select copy, then paste it into Gedit or whatever.
But in recent months that 'copy' option has been greyed out. I can't ...
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Terminal not working
I can't type anything into the terminal. Just nothing shows up in the terminal window no matter what I do. Most web searching on the problem starts with, "type --- into terminal" which of course ...
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How to get into terminal on my Dell laptop which interferes with Wi-Fi button?
I use 10.04 regularly and I dual-booted my laptop with 10.04 and Windows 7 already.
I made a mistake in deleting my entire top and bottom panel on 10.04. So I am trying to get it back.
When I ...
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How do I change the default working directory with which gnome-terminal opens?
There does not seem to be any way to change this in the GUI.
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How to fix with the Font at the Terminal?
I would like how to repair this problem with Font at the Terminal ( gnome-shell ) and at the headers of the windows . It happened after that I try install conky to view gadgets on the screen.
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Avoid the yellow message at the top of the gnome-terminal window that states “The child process exited normally with status 0.”
I have a gnome-terminal profile created with "When the command exists: Hold the terminal open" set. How can I avoid the yellow message at the top of the gnome-terminal window that states "The child ...
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Guake and gnome-terminal $PATH
Most of the time I use Guake as terminal emulator. Today I wanted to start a program from gnome-terminal and it tells me that it's not installed currently, although I ran the program a minute ago on ...
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How to open a terminal from the terminal
I'm on ubuntu 12.04 and I use gnome terminal as my default terminal. I need to open another terminal from the command line. I know I can do this with gnome-terminal but I want to run a command that ...
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Terminal emulator left-click to open link
So I've been trying to get back to using Linux as my primary OS. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3. I've tried multiple terminal emulators, but they all seem to have a common failing: you need to ...
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Finding and editing gnome terminal colors without gui
I like the color scheme editor for the gnome terminal and all, but I hate not being able to work with color values, whether it be hexidecimal or some other form. How do you find out the color values ...
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Terminal not prompting properly on tab press [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Tab completion doesn't work for commands
The installed packages prompt is working fine, eg, gedtab completes to gedit, but package autocomplete on apt-get is not ...
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Can someone spell out what this wget command to install Heroku toolbelt does?
I'm getting familiar with the terminal commands, and I came across this command to install the Heroku toolbelt:
wget -qO- https://toolbelt.heroku.com/install.sh | sh
Now from here I gather that ...
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Graphical terminal misinterpreting input
I've been having this weird problem with typing commands into gnome-terminal. If the command takes up multiple screen lines and I use any backspaces and the stars are in proper alignment the command ...
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How can I decrease key repetition time in gnome-terminal like konsole in KDE?
I liked the feature or more quicker key repetition time in Konsole (KDE's terminal). The feature is actually, If you write a long line and wanted to delete it by pressing and holding the Backspace ...
