Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Starting a Terminal Window

There are several ways you can start a Terminal window:

To Start a Terminal Window from the Front Panel

    Select the This Host control on the Hosts subpanel.

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  1. Or, click the activity indicator (globe) control on the workspace switch.

    The Go dalog box is displayed.

  2. Type an IP address such as 129.156.120.179 or the @ symbol followed by a hostname (for example, @jupiter) for the host on which you want to run the terminal session.

  3. Click OK.

To Start a Terminal Window from Application Manager

  1. Click the Desktop_Apps control on the Front Panel.

  2. Double-click the Terminal icon (you may have to scroll down to see it).

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To Start a Terminal Window from File Manager

  1. Click the File Manager control on the Front Panel.

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    The File Manager window appears.

  2. Choose Open Terminal from the File Manager File menu.

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To Start a Terminal Window from the Window Menu of Another Terminal

    Choose New from the Window menu of an existing Terminal window.

An exact replica of the Terminal window appears.

To Start a Terminal Window from Address Manager with a host selected