The tab bar is shown at the top a Terminal window that has
multiple tabs open (it looks like a row of buttons). Click on a tab to switch
to it. You can open multiple tabs to manage your work in Terminal.
This will allow you to multi-task with activities such as running programs,
browsing directories and editing text files in a single Terminal
window.
Open a new tab
To open a new tab inside your current Terminal window:
Press
ShiftCtrlT.
Remove a tab
To close an existing tab inside your current Terminal
window:
Select
FileClose
Tab.
Alternatively, you can click on the × in the
top right corner of the tab or right click on the tab and select
Close Terminal.
Reorder tabs
To change the ordering of tabs in a window:
Click and hold the left mouse button on the tab.
Drag the tab to the desired position among the other tabs.
Release the mouse button.
The tab will be placed in the position closest to where you released the
tab, immediately beside other open tabs.
Alternatively, you can reorder a tab by right clicking on a tab and
selecting Move Terminal Left to move the tab to
the left or Move Terminal Right to move the tab
to the right. This will reorder the tab position by moving it one place at
a time.
Move a tab to another <app>Terminal</app> window
If you want to move a tab from one window to another:
Click and hold the left mouse button on the tab.
Drag the tab to the new window.
Place it beside other tabs in the new window.
Release the mouse button.
You can move a tab from one window to another by dragging the tab to
the Activities hot-corner of the GNOME Shell. This
will reveal each of the open Terminal windows. You can release
the tab that you are holding over the desired Terminal
window.
Move a tab to create a new <app>Terminal</app> window