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diff --git a/help/C/mate-terminal-contents.page b/help/C/mate-terminal-contents.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f0f867a --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/mate-terminal-contents.page @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" id="mate-terminal-contents" type="topic"> + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="index#usage"/> + <link type="next" xref="mate-terminal-shortcuts"/> + </info> + <title>Working with the Contents of Terminal Windows</title> + <terms style="variablelist"> + <item> + <title>To scroll through previous commands and output:</title> + <p> + Perform one of the following actions: + </p> + <list style="itemizedlist"> + <item> + <p> + Use the scrollbar, which is usually displayed on the right of the terminal window. </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Press the <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq>, <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq>, <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Home</key></keyseq>, or <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>End</key></keyseq> keys. </p> + </item> + </list> + <p> + The number of lines that you can scroll back to in the terminal window is determined by the <gui style="guilabel">Scrollback</gui> setting in the <gui style="guilabel">Scrolling</gui> tabbed section of the <gui style="guilabel">Editing Profile</gui> dialog. You can also scroll up or down one line at a time by pressing <keyseq><key>Control</key><key>Shift</key><key>Up</key></keyseq> or <keyseq><key>Control</key><key>Shift</key><key>Down</key></keyseq>. </p> + </item> + <item> + <title>To select and copy text:</title> + <p> + You can select text in any of the following ways: + </p> + <list style="itemizedlist"> + <item> + <p> + To select a character at a time, click on the first character that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last character that you want to select. </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To select a word at a time, double-click on the first word that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last word that you want to select. Symbols are selected individually.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To select a line at a time, triple-click on the first line that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last line that you want to select. </p> + </item> + </list> + <p> + These actions select all text between the first and last items. For all text selections, <app>MATE Terminal</app> copies the selected text into the clipboard when you release the mouse button. To explicitly copy the selected text, choose <guiseq><gui style="guimenu">Edit</gui><gui style="guimenuitem">Copy</gui></guiseq>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <title>To paste text into a terminal:</title> + <p> + If you previously copied text to the clipboard, you can paste the text into a terminal by performing one of the following actions: </p> + <list style="itemizedlist"> + <item> + <p> + To paste text that you copied by selection only, middle-click at the command prompt. If you do not have a middle mouse button, refer to the X Server documentation for information about how to emulate the middle mouse button. </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To paste text that you explicitly copied, choose <guiseq><gui style="guimenu">Edit</gui><gui style="guimenuitem">Paste</gui></guiseq>. </p> + </item> + </list> + </item> + <item> + <title>To drag a file name into a terminal window:</title> + <p> + You can drag a file name to a terminal from another application such as a file manager. The terminal displays the path and the full name of the file. </p> + </item> + <item> + <title>To access a link:</title> + <p> + To access a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is displayed in a terminal, perform the following steps: </p> + <p> + + + Move the mouse over the URL until the URL is underlined. + + + + Right-click on the URL to open a popup menu. + + + + Choose <gui style="guimenuitem">Open Link</gui> to start a link application and display the file located at the URL. + + </p> + </item> + </terms> +</page> |