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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Terminal Emulator</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../terminal.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Terminal Emulator"><link rel="next" href="getting-started.html" title="Getting started"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Terminal Emulator</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left">�</td><th width="60%" align="center">�</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="getting-started.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div lang="en" class="article" title="Terminal Emulator"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="index"></a>Terminal Emulator</h2></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Benedikt</span> <span class="surname">Meurer</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="jobtitle">Software developer<br></span><span class="orgname">os-cillation<br></span> <span class="orgdiv">System development<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:benny@xfce.org">benny@xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Andrew</span> <span class="surname">Conkling</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:andrewski@fr.st">andrewski@fr.st</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Nick</span> <span class="surname">Schermer</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:nick@xfce.org">nick@xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="releaseinfo"><br></br>
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This manual describes version 0.4.5 of Terminal.
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This manual describes version 0.4.6 of Terminal.
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</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">December 2009</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#intro">Introduction to Terminal</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#id501268">What is a terminal emulator?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#id501191">What makes Terminal special?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="getting-started.html">Getting started</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id537330">Starting Terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id537396">When you first start Terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id501020">Working with multiple terminals</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="usage.html">Usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id546825">To open and close terminals</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id546941">To modify a terminal window</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#usage_to-work-with-contents-of-terminal-windows">To work with the contents of terminal windows</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#set-title">To change the terminal title</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id547713">To recover your terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#customize-toolbars">To customize the toolbars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#luit">To switch between different encodings</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="preferences.html">Preferences</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#preferences-general">General</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#preferences-appearance">Appearance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id548409">Colors</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id548519">Shortcuts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id548665">Advanced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="command-line.html">Command line options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-summary">Option Summary</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-general">General Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-separators">Window or Tab Separators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-tab">Tab Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-window">Window Options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="advanced.html">Advanced topics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advanced.html#files-and-env-vars">Files and Environment Variables</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advanced.html#hidden-options">Hidden options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="faq.html">Frequently asked questions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="faq.html#id550214">Terminal complains about <code class="literal">Unable to start terminal server: Unable to connect
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to D-BUS message daemon</code>, what can I do?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="faq.html#id550253"><span class="keycap"><strong>Home</strong></span> and <span class="keycap"><strong>End</strong></span> keys don't work in Terminal, what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="support.html">Support</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="copyright.html">About Terminal</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="Introduction to Terminal"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="intro"></a>Introduction to Terminal</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="What is a terminal emulator?"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id501268"></a>What is a terminal emulator?</h3></div></div></div><p>
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</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">December 2009</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#intro">Introduction to Terminal</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#id564548">What is a terminal emulator?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#id564465">What makes Terminal special?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="getting-started.html">Getting started</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id600610">Starting Terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id600676">When you first start Terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="getting-started.html#id564300">Working with multiple terminals</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="usage.html">Usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id610107">To open and close terminals</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id610221">To modify a terminal window</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#usage_to-work-with-contents-of-terminal-windows">To work with the contents of terminal windows</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#set-title">To change the terminal title</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#id610994">To recover your terminal</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#customize-toolbars">To customize the toolbars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="usage.html#luit">To switch between different encodings</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="preferences.html">Preferences</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#preferences-general">General</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#preferences-appearance">Appearance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id611690">Colors</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id611800">Shortcuts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="preferences.html#id611947">Advanced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="command-line.html">Command line options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-summary">Option Summary</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-general">General Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-separators">Window or Tab Separators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-tab">Tab Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-line.html#options-window">Window Options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="advanced.html">Advanced topics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advanced.html#files-and-env-vars">Files and Environment Variables</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advanced.html#hidden-options">Hidden options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="faq.html">Frequently asked questions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="faq.html#id613495">Terminal complains about <code class="literal">Unable to start terminal server: Unable to connect
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to D-BUS message daemon</code>, what can I do?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="faq.html#id613535"><span class="keycap"><strong>Home</strong></span> and <span class="keycap"><strong>End</strong></span> keys don't work in Terminal, what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="support.html">Support</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="copyright.html">About Terminal</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="Introduction to Terminal"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="intro"></a>Introduction to Terminal</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="What is a terminal emulator?"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id564548"></a>What is a terminal emulator?</h3></div></div></div><p>
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The UNIX operating system was originally designed as a text-only
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as a command-line interface (CLI). The X Window System, Xfce, and other
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with the <span class="keycap"><strong>Esc</strong></span> character. Terminal accepts all of the escape
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sequences that the VT102 and VT220 terminals use for functions such as to
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ability to use multiple tabs with terminals within a single window, the possibility
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to have a pseudo-transparent terminal background, and a compact mode (where both the
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