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      type="guide"
      id="gs-execute-commands">

  <info>
    <revision version="0.1" date="2013-02-25" status="candidate"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#getting-started"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="txt-copy-paste"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="overview"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Sindhu S</name>
      <email>sindhus@live.in</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="copyright editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="copyright editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

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    <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>Programs can be installed to different locations on your computer. If
    these locations are not added to the <code>PATH</code> variable of your
    computer, you will need to specify the path to the program.</p>
  </note>
  
</page>
