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xterm

xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. A user can have many different invocations of xterm running at once on the same display, each of which provides independent input/output for the process running in it (normally the process is a Unix shell). Developed by Thomas E. Dickey

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

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What is the license type of xterm?

xterm is an Open Source Product.

Who developed xterm?

Thomas E. Dickey has developed xterm

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