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Title kinda says it all. I'm wondering about a way to make a new terminal instance to type new commands into. I like multiple shells (one for each directory i am working in). Currently I use gnome to make a new terminal instance.
You could try typing in one of the following commands:
gnome-terminal &
xterm &
konsole &
The '&' will put the command in the background, freeing up the command line. If you don't include the '&', you won't be able to type in anything in the original terminal until the new terminal is closed.
You also might want to check out the screen command which allows you to make virtual consoles. What is great about screen is that you can establish the screen sessions you need, disconnect from them, and then reconnect from a completely different terminal. Kind of like VNC for the console crowd. There is a nice summary of screen commands here.
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