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type="topic" style="task"
id="plugin-terminal">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="gedit-plugins-pyconsole"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-02-24" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Jim Campbell</name>
<email its:translate="no">jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Sindhu S</name>
<email its:translate="no">sindhus@live.in</email>
</credit>
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<desc>Add a terminal console to the bottom pane.</desc>
</info>
<title>Embedded Terminal</title>
<p><app>gedit</app> makes it possible to include an embedded version of
<app>GNOME Terminal</app>, the GNOME command-line application, in the bottom
pane of the <app>gedit</app> window. This will let you run scripts, install
needed software, or test your program without leaving <app>gedit</app>.</p>
<section id="enable-embedded-terminal">
<title>Enable Embedded Terminal</title>
<steps>
<title>To enable the <app>Embedded Terminal</app> plugin:</title>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">gedit</gui>
<gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>
<gui style="tab">Plugins</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Embedded Terminal</gui> to enable the
plugin.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="using-embedded-terminal">
<title>Using Embedded Terminal</title>
<p>Once you have enabled the plugin, to add a terminal to the bottom
pane:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">View</gui>
<gui style="menuitem">Bottom Pane</gui></guiseq>. Alternatively, you
can press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F9</key></keyseq>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</section>
</page>