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I'm not talking about closing the terminal window itself which you can easily do by using the exit command. I'm talking about closing a tab that you have originally opened up by pressing the CtrlShiftT key combination. When I'm done working with it, I would like to close it down without lifting my hands up from the keyboard and going for the mouse to click that small X button. Is there a command for that?

shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

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  Just exit the shell (ctrl-d)? The other tab will remain open.
  
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  So, I can use either exit or Ctrl+D to close a tab. Thank you.
  
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  Mar 4 '16 at 13:11
  

  
  
  
  


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  A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session...
  
  – Yibo Yang
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3

I'm not talking about closing the terminal window itself which you can easily do by using the exit command. I'm talking about closing a tab that you have originally opened up by pressing the CtrlShiftT key combination. When I'm done working with it, I would like to close it down without lifting my hands up from the keyboard and going for the mouse to click that small X button. Is there a command for that?

shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 '16 at 16:14

Seth♦

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asked Mar 4 '16 at 13:06

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  6
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Just exit the shell (ctrl-d)? The other tab will remain open.
  
  – muru
  Mar 4 '16 at 13:06
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So, I can use either exit or Ctrl+D to close a tab. Thank you.
  
  – misha
  Mar 4 '16 at 13:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session...
  
  – Yibo Yang
  Aug 11 '16 at 2:51
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'm not talking about closing the terminal window itself which you can easily do by using the exit command. I'm talking about closing a tab that you have originally opened up by pressing the CtrlShiftT key combination. When I'm done working with it, I would like to close it down without lifting my hands up from the keyboard and going for the mouse to click that small X button. Is there a command for that?

shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

share|improve this question

edited Mar 7 '16 at 16:14

Seth♦

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asked Mar 4 '16 at 13:06

mishamisha

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When the shell process inside the terminal tab exits, it will close. If it was the only tab, the entire window will close. So you just have to quit the Bash session.

Your Bash session quits...

• when you type the command exit.


• when you press Ctrl+D to send an EOT ("End Of Transmission") code.
  
  Note that it must be pressed when the command prompt is empty, i.e. you haven't typed anything else on that line yet.

Please also note that you can nest multiple interactive shells. You can start a new shell inside the current one by running e.g. bash, sh, python, bc, ... The exit and Ctrl+D will always only terminate the currently active shell, which is usually the innermost one.

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edited Mar 4 '16 at 15:23

answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

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  when you press ctrl-d ... on an otherwise empty prompt.
  
  – muru
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @muru Yes, that's correct. I'll add it.
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  another small addition: if you are inside more than 1 shell ... it will exit the shell and not close the tab. (ie. "bash" "bash" "bash" requires 4 control-d's for the tab to close)
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:10
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Rinzwind Ooohhhkay... I'll add that as well ;-)
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:21
  

  
  
  
  


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  Might be worth noting that Ctrl+u will clear the current line of the terminal so ctrl+u, ctrl+d will exit.
  
  – Holloway
  Mar 6 '16 at 10:32
  

  
  
  
  

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From the GNOME Terminal help:

• Close Tab: ShiftCtrlW
  


• Close Window: ShiftCtrlQ
  

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

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  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Those are the defaults. See "Terminal" "preferences" "shortcuts" in case these do not work and "someone" changed them and forgot about the change. The other answers are ever so slightly flawed: exit or control-d only works on the 1st level (if you type "bash" you need 2 exits) and on an empty prompt.
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:08
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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You already mentioned it, type exit and the tab (as well as the terminal session running within the tab) will be closed.

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

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1

Like @YiboYang mentioned in comments, it is not possible to do Ctrl + W or exit in some cases:

A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session.

That shorcut can be viewed/changed from the Menu bar, via File>Terminal>Preferences>Shortcuts

GNOME terminal preferences

It is highlighted in the image above. Double-click on the Shortcut key and simple key-in a new combination to assign to it,

E.g. I have set mine as Ctrl + W to be synchronous with the standard browser shortcut to close a tab.

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26

When the shell process inside the terminal tab exits, it will close. If it was the only tab, the entire window will close. So you just have to quit the Bash session.

Your Bash session quits...

• when you type the command exit.


• when you press Ctrl+D to send an EOT ("End Of Transmission") code.
  
  Note that it must be pressed when the command prompt is empty, i.e. you haven't typed anything else on that line yet.

Please also note that you can nest multiple interactive shells. You can start a new shell inside the current one by running e.g. bash, sh, python, bc, ... The exit and Ctrl+D will always only terminate the currently active shell, which is usually the innermost one.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 4 '16 at 15:23

answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

67.2k27181311

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  when you press ctrl-d ... on an otherwise empty prompt.
  
  – muru
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @muru Yes, that's correct. I'll add it.
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  another small addition: if you are inside more than 1 shell ... it will exit the shell and not close the tab. (ie. "bash" "bash" "bash" requires 4 control-d's for the tab to close)
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:10
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Rinzwind Ooohhhkay... I'll add that as well ;-)
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Might be worth noting that Ctrl+u will clear the current line of the terminal so ctrl+u, ctrl+d will exit.
  
  – Holloway
  Mar 6 '16 at 10:32
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

26

When the shell process inside the terminal tab exits, it will close. If it was the only tab, the entire window will close. So you just have to quit the Bash session.

Your Bash session quits...

• when you type the command exit.


• when you press Ctrl+D to send an EOT ("End Of Transmission") code.
  
  Note that it must be pressed when the command prompt is empty, i.e. you haven't typed anything else on that line yet.

Please also note that you can nest multiple interactive shells. You can start a new shell inside the current one by running e.g. bash, sh, python, bc, ... The exit and Ctrl+D will always only terminate the currently active shell, which is usually the innermost one.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 4 '16 at 15:23

answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

67.2k27181311

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  when you press ctrl-d ... on an otherwise empty prompt.
  
  – muru
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @muru Yes, that's correct. I'll add it.
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 14:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  another small addition: if you are inside more than 1 shell ... it will exit the shell and not close the tab. (ie. "bash" "bash" "bash" requires 4 control-d's for the tab to close)
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:10
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Rinzwind Ooohhhkay... I'll add that as well ;-)
  
  – Byte Commander
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Might be worth noting that Ctrl+u will clear the current line of the terminal so ctrl+u, ctrl+d will exit.
  
  – Holloway
  Mar 6 '16 at 10:32
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

When the shell process inside the terminal tab exits, it will close. If it was the only tab, the entire window will close. So you just have to quit the Bash session.

Your Bash session quits...

• when you type the command exit.


• when you press Ctrl+D to send an EOT ("End Of Transmission") code.
  
  Note that it must be pressed when the command prompt is empty, i.e. you haven't typed anything else on that line yet.

Please also note that you can nest multiple interactive shells. You can start a new shell inside the current one by running e.g. bash, sh, python, bc, ... The exit and Ctrl+D will always only terminate the currently active shell, which is usually the innermost one.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 4 '16 at 15:23

answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

67.2k27181311

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 4 '16 at 15:23

answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 14:06

Byte CommanderByte Commander

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From the GNOME Terminal help:

• Close Tab: ShiftCtrlW
  


• Close Window: ShiftCtrlQ
  

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

1

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Those are the defaults. See "Terminal" "preferences" "shortcuts" in case these do not work and "someone" changed them and forgot about the change. The other answers are ever so slightly flawed: exit or control-d only works on the 1st level (if you type "bash" you need 2 exits) and on an empty prompt.
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:08
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

24

From the GNOME Terminal help:

• Close Tab: ShiftCtrlW
  


• Close Window: ShiftCtrlQ
  

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

1

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Those are the defaults. See "Terminal" "preferences" "shortcuts" in case these do not work and "someone" changed them and forgot about the change. The other answers are ever so slightly flawed: exit or control-d only works on the 1st level (if you type "bash" you need 2 exits) and on an empty prompt.
  
  – Rinzwind
  Mar 4 '16 at 15:08
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

From the GNOME Terminal help:

• Close Tab: ShiftCtrlW
  


• Close Window: ShiftCtrlQ
  

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

1

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

1

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:12

murumuru

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You already mentioned it, type exit and the tab (as well as the terminal session running within the tab) will be closed.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

Gasp0deGasp0de

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8

You already mentioned it, type exit and the tab (as well as the terminal session running within the tab) will be closed.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

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You already mentioned it, type exit and the tab (as well as the terminal session running within the tab) will be closed.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

Gasp0deGasp0de

45229

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

Gasp0deGasp0de

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answered Mar 4 '16 at 13:08

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45229

1

Like @YiboYang mentioned in comments, it is not possible to do Ctrl + W or exit in some cases:

A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session.

That shorcut can be viewed/changed from the Menu bar, via File>Terminal>Preferences>Shortcuts

GNOME terminal preferences

It is highlighted in the image above. Double-click on the Shortcut key and simple key-in a new combination to assign to it,

E.g. I have set mine as Ctrl + W to be synchronous with the standard browser shortcut to close a tab.

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

satvik.tsatvik.t

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Like @YiboYang mentioned in comments, it is not possible to do Ctrl + W or exit in some cases:

A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session.

That shorcut can be viewed/changed from the Menu bar, via File>Terminal>Preferences>Shortcuts

GNOME terminal preferences

It is highlighted in the image above. Double-click on the Shortcut key and simple key-in a new combination to assign to it,

E.g. I have set mine as Ctrl + W to be synchronous with the standard browser shortcut to close a tab.

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

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Like @YiboYang mentioned in comments, it is not possible to do Ctrl + W or exit in some cases:

A keyboard shortcut could actually be useful if you're trying to close a tab with a frozen unresponsive ssh session.

That shorcut can be viewed/changed from the Menu bar, via File>Terminal>Preferences>Shortcuts

GNOME terminal preferences

It is highlighted in the image above. Double-click on the Shortcut key and simple key-in a new combination to assign to it,

E.g. I have set mine as Ctrl + W to be synchronous with the standard browser shortcut to close a tab.

share|improve this answer

answered 14 hours ago

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