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<Title>dtterm Terminal Emulator Help</Title>
<TitleAbbrev>dtterm Terminal Emulator Help</TitleAbbrev>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>terminal emulator</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Para>A <GlossTerm>terminal emulator</GlossTerm> is an application that displays a window that allows
you to use UNIX commands and cut and paste text within or between terminal
emulation windows.</Para>
<Para>The command-line prompt is a special character that is displayed in your
<ComputerOutput>dtterm</ComputerOutput> window after you press <Keycap>Return</Keycap>. It can be a <ComputerOutput>%</ComputerOutput>, <ComputerOutput>&lt;</ComputerOutput>,
<ComputerOutput>$</ComputerOutput>, or other special character. A small box or bar, called a cursor,
shows where characters will appear in the window when you type something
on the keyboard.</Para>
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<Para>The command-line prompt and cursor appear in terminal windows.
&ProductName; provides a <ComputerOutput>dtterm</ComputerOutput> terminal emulator by default. It
displays a
window in which command-line prompts and function keys act like a DEC VT220
terminal.
The <ComputerOutput>dtterm</ComputerOutput> terminal emulator
emulates that portion of the VT220 terminal that is consistent with ANSI
and ISO standards.</Para>
<Para>Click on the topics below for more detailed
information.</Para>
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<Note>
<Para>Illustrations in these help topics show the default CDE
screens. Your screens may be different from the illustrations if you
or your system administrator
have customized any of them.
</Para>
</Note>
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