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The Genterm terminal
The genterm-terminal is very similar to the xterm-terminal.
The genterm-terminal have some extra features which are missing in the xterm-terminal:
- A background menu which is activated by pressing mouse button #3
- Mouse button commands by pressing Shift, Ctrl+Shift or Alt+Ctrl+Shift together with a mouse button.
Background menu:
Following popup-menu will appear if mouse button #3 is pressed:
| |
Explanation |
Mouse button |
|---|
cd  |
cd [dir] |
Go to [dir] |
[Shift+Btn 1] |
| cd .. |
Go to parent directory |
[Ctrl+Shift+Btn 1] |
| cd - |
Go to previous directory |
| cd $HOME |
Go to home directory |
| genterm [dir] |
Open a new genterm window in [dir] |
[Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Btn 1] |
| pwd |
Print working directory |
| fdir [string] |
Find directory containing [string] |
| |
| open |
op [file] |
open [file] for editing |
[Shift+Btn 3] |
| genrun [file] |
Execute [file] in associated program |
[Ctrl+Shift+Btn 3] |
| genasso [file] |
Show program associated with [file] |
[Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Btn 3] |
| genhistory [string] |
Show previous commands containing [string] |
| pri -pmode [file] |
print portrait mode |
| pri -pmode [file] |
print landscape mode |
| pri -help |
print help |
| |
| li |
li |
List current directory |
[Shift+Btn 2] |
| li [string] |
List files containing [string] |
[Ctrl+Shift+Btn 2] |
| li --all [string] |
List files in all subdirectories |
| ll [string] |
List long format |
[Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Btn 2] |
| lnew [string] |
List files in time order |
| li -a [string] |
List hidden files |
| li -R [string] |
List directories recursively |
| ldir |
List directorys only |
| locate [string] |
Find file in your system |
| |
| copy |
copy [file] |
Copy file |
| move [file] |
Rename file |
| delete [string] |
Delete file(s) containing [string] |
| |
| help |
Genterm Manual |
Show this manual page |
| Homepage |
Open the gensys homepage |
| Reference Manual |
Open the gensys Reference Manual pages |
| Search Manual Pages |
Start script um_search |
| Examples Html |
Copy examples from $gensys/examples using webbrowser konqueror |
| Homepage |
Copy examples from $gensys/examples using genfile |
Mouse button commands:
|
No modifier |
Shift |
Ctrl Shift |
Alt Ctrl Shift |
| Mouse Btn 1 |
Initiate text selection |
cd "selected text" |
cd .. |
opterm "selected text" |
| Mouse Btn 2 |
Drop text selection |
li |
li "selected text" |
li -l "selected text" |
| Mouse Btn 3 |
Change text selection |
op "selected text" |
genrun "selected text" |
genasso "selected text" |
The F-keys
|
No modifier |
Shift |
Ctrl Shift |
Alt Ctrl Shift |
| F1 |
Initiate text selection |
cd "selected text" |
cd .. |
opterm "selected text" |
(Same as mouse button #1) |
| F2 |
Drop text selection |
li |
li "selected text" |
li -l "selected text" |
(Same as mouse button #2) |
| F3 |
Change text selection |
op "selected text" |
genrun "selected text" |
genasso "selected text" |
(Same as mouse button #3) |
| F4 |
Close window |
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| F5 |
lnew --all -10 |
lnew --all -25 |
lnew -10 "selected text" |
lnew -25 "selected text" |
| F6 |
history |
genhistory |
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Scrolling the genterm-window
The window can be scrolled by pressing the mouse button #2 on the scrollbar to the left.
If the cursor is placed over the scrollbar the window can be scrolled by using the following keys:
| Home |
Scroll to top of window |
| End |
Scroll to bottom of window |
| PgUp |
Scroll up one page |
| PgDown |
Scroll down one page |
| Shift Up |
Scroll up one line |
| Shift Down |
Scroll down one line |
Searching in command history
All commands given at the command line prompt are stored in a stack.
All previous commands will be listed if the command history is given.
The user can search for a previous given command if he/she presses the ctrl+R key
In order to break the (reverse-i-search) and start from the beginning again,
press the ctrl+C key.