[gnome-terminal/wip/mallard-merge: 209/251] help: review pref-custom-shells.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-terminal/wip/mallard-merge: 209/251] help: review pref-custom-shells.page
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 22:30:51 +0000 (UTC)
commit 3d996009e5222e1a5adeb7213d41a55e84a310a0
Author: Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>
Date: Mon Feb 25 23:44:13 2013 +0100
help: review pref-custom-shells.page
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diff --git a/help/C/pref-custom-shells.page b/help/C/pref-custom-shells.page
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--- a/help/C/pref-custom-shells.page
+++ b/help/C/pref-custom-shells.page
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="task"
- id="pref-customshells">
+ id="pref-custom-shells">
<info>
- <revision version="0.1" date="2013-01-10" status="draft"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="gs-execute-commands"/>
+
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-02-25" status="review"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Sindhu S</name>
@@ -15,41 +18,53 @@
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
- <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
- <link type="seealso" xref="gs-execute-commands"/>
-
- <desc>Start your <app>Terminal</app> with a command or a different shell</desc>
+ <desc>Set <app>Terminal</app> to run a command or a different shell on startup.</desc>
</info>
- <title>Custom shells</title>
+ <title>Custom shells and commands</title>
- <p>A shell is software that provides an interface for users of an operating
- system to run programs and view the contents of directories.
- The default shell is <app>Bash</app>.</p>
+ <p>A <em>shell</em> is software that provides an interface for users of an
+ operating system to run programs and view the contents of directories. The
+ default shell is <app>Bash</app>.</p>
- <p><app>Terminal</app> can be set to run a custom shell or the default shell with additional parameters
such a configuration file other than the default. A shell is a type of program and hence <app>Terminal</app>
can also be exclusively set to run standalone programs such as <code>ls</code>, <code>top</code>,
<code>iwconfig</code> etc.</p>
+ <p><app>Terminal</app> can be set to run a command, custom shell or the
+ default shell with additional parameters such a configuration file other than
+ the default. A shell is a type of program, so <app>Terminal</app> can also be
+ exclusively set to run standalone programs such as <code>ls</code>,
+ <code>top</code>, <code>iwconfig</code> and so on.</p>
+ <!-- Don't use Latin! -->
- <p>Programs that are executed in the command line environment are also referred to as commands.</p>
+ <p>Programs that are executed in the command line environment are also
+ referred to as <em>commands</em>.</p>
- <p>To start <app>Terminal</app> to run a command or a shell:</p>
+ <p>Set a custom command or a shell:</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Profile Preferences</gui><gui
style="tab">Title and Command</gui></guiseq></p>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Profile Preferences</gui>
+ <gui style="tab">Title and Command</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ <!-- Don't forget full stops after <guiseq>! -->
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <gui>Run a command instead of my shell</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>In the input box, type the name of the command or the desired shell.</p>
+ <p>In the text box, type the the command or the desired shell.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Open a new <app>Terminal</app> tab or window to view the execution of your custom shell or
command.</p>
+ <p>Open a new <app>Terminal</app> tab or window to see the custom shell
+ or command be executed.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="important">
- <p>You may have to enter full path to the command or the shell in case you have not added the directory
where the command or shell resides in the <code>PATH</code> variable of your your system.</p>
+ <p>You may have to enter full path to the command or the shell in case you
+ have not added the directory where the command or shell resides in the
+ <code>PATH</code> variable of your your system.</p>
</note>
+ <p>You can also <link xref="gs-execute-commands">set the behaviour</link> of
+ the terminal once the command finishes executing.</p>
+
</page>
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