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xterm

The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Mac
  • Linux
  • BSD
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  • Developed by

    US flagThomas E. Dickey

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about xterm, and it has gotten 30 likes

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williamkarlsson
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There is no xterm nor equivalent app for Android. Unfortunately

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What is xterm?

The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.