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'''The command line''' is often mentioned as a tool for starting or setting up [[Flightgear]], [[Atlas]], [[Terrasync]], [[FGCOM]] and other programs related to Flightgear. Many users simply don't know, what the command line acutally is or how to make use of it. This article shall help... | '''The command line''' is often mentioned as a tool for starting or setting up [[Flightgear]], [[Atlas]], [[Terrasync]], [[FGCOM]] and other programs related to Flightgear. Many users simply don't know, what the command line acutally is or how to make use of it. This article shall help... | ||
As an advice independent from what operating system you may use: | |||
'''Try to use copy & paste as much as you can in order to avoid spelling mistakes, whenever you try to execute command line commands!''' | |||
The command line will do ''exactly'' what you tell her and when you spell it wrong, she'll act the wrong way... | |||
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That's most you'll need to know about the command line. Any commands that appear in the forums or in a wiki can be executed directly on the command line. after you have changed into the correct directory first. | That's most you'll need to know about the command line, when operating under Windows XP. Any commands that appear in the forums or in a wiki can be executed directly on the command line. after you have changed into the correct directory first. | ||
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''' | On Linux systems, there are several ways to get a command line. As Flightgear does only run in a graphic X-Window system, we'll use a so-called ''terminal''. | ||
The mosty used window managers are Gnome, KDE and Xfce. First way to get yourself a console would be using the window managers menue: | |||
'''KDE''' KDE-Menue > System > Konsole | |||
'''Gnome''' Applications > Accessories > Terminal | |||
'''Xfce''' Applications > Terminal | |||
A different approach would be pressing ''Alt F2''. That should open a dialog box, where you can enter one single command. Depending on which distribution of Linux you chose and which window manager you use, you can try "xterm", "konsole", "gnome-terminal", "gtkterm", | |||
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