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Introduction to Terminal

Launch Terminal​

Here’s a list of common shortcuts to launch the terminal in various desktop environments and window managers on Snigdha OS, along with relevant emojis:

🌐 Desktop Environments & Window Managers​

  1. KDE Plasma

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  2. GNOME

    • Shortcut: Super (Windows key) + T

  3. XFCE

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  4. LXQt

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  5. Cinnamon

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  6. MATE

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  7. i3wm (Tiling Window Manager)

    • Shortcut: Mod + Enter (where "Mod" is usually the Super key or Alt)

  8. Sway (Wayland-based i3-like WM)

    • Shortcut: Mod + Enter

  9. Openbox

    • Shortcut: Super + Enter (or configure manually)

  10. AwesomeWM

    • Shortcut: Mod + Return

  11. Fluxbox

    • Shortcut: Super + Return

  12. Budgie

    • Shortcut: Super + T

  13. LXDE

    • Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T

  14. Herbstluftwm

    • Shortcut: Mod + Return

Shortcodes(Regular)​

Here’s the explanation of your aliases with relevant emojis:

System and Package Management​

  • alias ls='ls -l --color=auto' 🖥️🌈:
    List files in long format (-l) and colorize the output for better readability (--color=auto).

  • alias grep='grep --color=auto' 🔍🌈:
    Highlight matching text in color when using grep for easier identification of search results.

  • alias rs="sudo pacman -Rs" 🚫📦:
    Remove a package and its dependencies (pacman -Rs) with sudo.

  • alias s="sudo pacman -S" 📦✨:
    Install a package with pacman using the shortcut s, which runs sudo pacman -S.

  • alias sy="sudo pacman -Syy" 🔄📦:
    Force sync the package databases (-Syy) to fetch the latest information from mirrors.

  • alias syyu="sudo pacman -Syyu" ⬆️📦💻:
    Perform a system update by forcing a database refresh (-Syy) and upgrading all packages (-u).

  • alias lck="sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck" 🔒🗑️:
    Remove the lock file (db.lck) that may block pacman from functioning properly.

  • alias vm="sudo systemctl enable --now vmtoolsd.service" 🖥️⚙️:
    Enable and start the VMware Tools service (vmtoolsd.service) in a virtual machine.

  • alias rip="expac --timefmt='%Y-%m-%d %T' '%l\t%n %v' | sort | tail -200 | nl" 🕒📋:
    List the most recent 200 installed packages, sorted by date, with numbered entries.

  • alias ys="yay -S" 🚀📦:
    Install packages from the AUR using yay with the ys shortcut.

  • alias pas="paru -S" 🛠️📦:
    Install packages from the AUR using paru with the pas shortcut.

  • alias wget="wget -c" 🌐⬇️:
    Resume interrupted downloads with the -c option for wget.

  • alias ..="cd .." 🔼📁:
    Move up one directory level using the shortcut .. instead of typing cd ...

  • alias home="cd ~" 🏠💻:
    Quickly go to your home directory with the home alias.

  • alias docs="cd ~/Documents" 📂📝:
    Navigate to your Documents folder with the docs alias.

  • alias dl="cd ~/Downloads" 📥🗂️:
    Go to the Downloads folder using the dl alias.

  • alias music="cd ~/Music" 🎵🎶:
    Navigate to your Music folder with the music alias.

  • alias pics="cd ~/Pictures" 🖼️📸:
    Quickly jump to the Pictures folder using the pics alias.

  • alias vids="cd ~/Videos" 🎬📹:
    Go to the Videos folder with the vids alias.

  • alias desk="cd ~/Desktop" 🖥️💻:
    Jump to the Desktop folder using the desk alias.

These aliases with emojis make it easy to remember their functions and provide a fun, visual way to enhance your terminal experience!