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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
+ type="guide"
+ id="gs-execute-commands">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#getting-started"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="txt-copy-paste"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="overview"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-02-25" status="candidate"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-24" status="candidate"/>
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email its:translate="no">sindhus@live.in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
+ <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013–2014</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Michael Hill</name>
+ <email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <desc>Launch programs or run commands using <app>Terminal</app>.</desc>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Execute a command</title>
+
+ <p>Any input entered in the <app>Terminal</app> to be executed is referred to
+ as a <em>command</em>. You can run both command line and graphical user
+ interface (GUI) programs from the terminal.</p>
+
+ <p>To execute commands:</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Type the command in the <app>Terminal</app> prompt.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Press <key>Enter</key> to execute it.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <p>If you have a program that ends abruptly without any warning or error,
+ you may want to run it in <app>Terminal</app>. This will allow the program to
+ output any error or debugging messages to the <app>Terminal</app> window. This
+ information can be helpful when filing a bug report.</p>
+
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>Read about the
+ <link href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/">Bash shell</link>
+ for more information on what you can do in a terminal.</p>
+ </note>
+
+</page>