How Do You Go up a Terminal in Linux?
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11 Answers. In “terminal” (not a graphic emulator like gterm ), Shift + PageUp and Shift + PageDown work. I use the default terminal in Ubuntu 14 (bash) and to scroll by page it is Shift + PageUp or Shift + PageDown to go up/down a whole page. Ctrl + Shift + Up or Ctrl + Shift + Down to go up/down by line.

How do you scroll up and down in Linux terminal?

  1. Press “Ctrl-A” on the keyboard and press “Esc.”
  2. Press the “Up” and “Down” arrow keys or the “PgUp” and “PgDn” keys to scroll through previous output.
  3. Press “Esc” to exit scrollback mode.

How do I bring up terminal in Linux?

By default in Ubuntu and Linux Mint the terminal shortcut key is mapped to Ctrl+Alt+T. If you would like to change this to something else that makes sense to you open your menu to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. Scroll down in the window and find the shortcut for “Run a Terminal”.

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