Konsole - KDE's Terminal Emulator
Konsole is a terminal program for KDE.
As well as being a standalone program, it is also used by other KDE programs
such as the Kate editor and KDevelop development environment to provide easy
access to a terminal window. Konsole's features and usage are explained and
illustrated in the Konsole handbook, which can be accessed by browsing to
help:/konsole in Konqueror.
Directory Structure
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
/doc/user |
README files, primarily for advanced users, explaining various aspects of Konsole such as fonts and keyboard handling in-depth. |
/doc/developer |
README files and resources for developers of Konsole. This includes information on the design of Konsole's internals and the VT100 terminal on which Konsole's emulation is based. |
/src |
Source code for Konsole, including the embedded versions of Konsole which are used in Kate, KDevelop and others. |
/desktop |
.desktop files for Konsole, used to launch the program from KDE's various menus and other application launchers. |
/data |
Data files for use with Konsole as well as the keyboard setup and color schemes provided with Konsole. |
Contact
Up-to-date information about the latest releases can be found on Konsole's website at https://konsole.kde.org. Discussions about Konsole's development are held on the konsole-devel mailing list, which can be accessed at https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/konsole-devel.