Xterm
Xterm is the terminal used in STC wherein we can execut e local commands using a shell. It is the
basic busybox shell that is used in the Xterm as the command prompt. The X-term can be used to
perform all the functionalities that we can do from the various application GUIs. The termi nal can be
invoked from the start menu, desktop icon, mouse right click or from shortcut provid ed on the
taskbar.
We can also perform many functions with the Xterm usi ng the local commands. One of them is to
view the contents of a directory using the 'ls' command. Also we can use the command s like 'cp' and
'mv' for file management purpose. The Xterm is a shell similar to the Linux Terminal, but wi th far less
number of applications. Here is a list of some of the common local commands that can b e performed
on the thin client:
List of Common Commands
Command Description
ls Lists the contents of a directory
cp Copies file/directories from source to destination
mv Moves file/directories from source to destination
df Displays disk space usage by the filesystems mounted on the thin client
cal Displays the calendar
cat Displays the contents of a file
clear Clears the terminal window sc reen
date Displays the current time
dhclient Get IP information usi ng DHCP broadcast
du Summarize disk space utilization for each file/d irectory
dmesg Print or control kernel ring buffe r
echo Print a text or variable value on the termi nal
firefox Starts Mozilla Firefox web browser