Konsole

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Introduction

KDE 4 Konsole

KDE 3 Konsole

Konsole is the default terminal application for KDE. By default the terminal will start in the users home directory represented by the tild (~) in the prompt (The actual path of ~ when expanded is /home/username/). Using the terminal the user can execute built-in bash commands or any binary that exists in his own directory or in common user paths.

Functions of Konsole

Multiple Consoles

The KDE Konsole can have multiple tabs and multiple split views, using tabs helps either for doing multiple tasks at the same time (ie start a task in one tab and continue work at another one), there are cases in which you want to monitor another tab or you need its output, in that case you can split the view as many times as you want to cater for the available tabs. In the example in the image all 3 tabs are visible simultaneously by splitting 2 times. It is also possible to Detach a View in its own new Konsole window.

Monitor for Silence/Activity

Two very useful options of Konsole are the Monitor for silence and Monitor for activity. You can find them under the View menu and can be used to monitor the output of a command that is already running. For example if you have started an application (ie re encode a video using ffmpeg) that is quite verbose you can enable Monitor for Silence which will notify you when the command is finished creating output to the STDOUT. In respect if a command doesnt create any output until its finished either be giving a result or falling back to bash you can select Monitor for Activity.