1.5. Opening a Shell Prompt

The desktop offers access to a shell promptRed Hat Linux Getting Started GuideChapter 13 Shell Prompt Basics for further details.

You can open a shell prompt by selecting Main Menu => System Tools => Terminal.

You can also start a shell prompt by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing New Terminal from the menu.

To exit a shell prompt, click the X button on the upper right corner of the shell prompt window, type exit at the prompt, or press [Ctrl]-[D] at the prompt.