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id="gs-execute-commands">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#getting-started"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="txt-copy-paste"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="overview"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-02-25" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-24" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Sindhu S</name>
<email its:translate="no">sindhus@live.in</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
<credit type="copyright editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013–2014</years>
</credit>
<credit type="copyright editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
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<desc>Launch programs or run commands using <app>Terminal</app>.</desc>
</info>
<title>Execute a command</title>
<p>Any input entered in the <app>Terminal</app> to be executed is referred to
as a <em>command</em>. You can run both command line and graphical user
interface (GUI) programs from the terminal.</p>
<p>To execute commands:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Type the command in the <app>Terminal</app> prompt.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Press <key>Enter</key> to execute it.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>If you have a program that ends abruptly without any warning or error,
you may want to run it in <app>Terminal</app>. This will allow the program to
output any error or debugging messages to the <app>Terminal</app> window. This
information can be helpful when filing a bug report.</p>
<note style="tip">
<p>Read about the
<link href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/">Bash shell</link>
for more information on what you can do in a terminal.</p>
</note>
</page>
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