Changing the Default Terminal to Terminator on Ubuntu

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Terminator is a powerful tool for developers, allowing you to manage multiple terminal sessions in a single window. Features like splitting panes, tabs, and simultaneous input can significantly boost your productivity. Step 1: Install Terminator First, install Terminator using the apt package manager. sudo apt update sudo apt install terminator -y The -y option automatically answers 'yes' to any prompts during the installation process, streamlining the setup. Step 2: Set as the System Default Ubuntu uses a utility called update-alternatives to manage default applications. We'll use this tool to change the default terminal emulator ( x-terminal-emulator ) to Terminator. Run the Configuration Command Enter the following command in your terminal. A list of available terminals will appear. sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator Select Terminator From the resulting list, enter the selection number corresponding to terminator and press Enter. ...

Regular expression to change the first letter of each line to uppercase

Regular Expression

When you execute this command, it will change the first letter of every line in the file to uppercase, leaving the rest of the line unchanged.

:%s/^\(.\)/\U\1/g

Break down and explain

This regular expression command breaks down as follows:

Regular expression

Description

:%s

Substitute command to find and replace text in the entire file.

^

Anchors the search to the beginning of each line.

\(.\)

Captures the first character of each line in a group (denoted by \(.\)).

\U\1

Replaces the captured first character with its uppercase version (\U) and the backreference to the captured group (\1).

g

This flag stands for “global”. When it appears at the end of the command, it means that all occurrences of the pattern in each line should be replaced.


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