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konsole: Open the terminal in the background and bring to the front when `Ctrl+Shift+F12` is pressed.

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$ konsole --background-mode

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The command "konsole --background-mode" is used to start the Konsole terminal emulator in the background mode.

Konsole is a popular terminal application in the KDE desktop environment for Linux. It provides a user interface to access the command line interface of the operating system.

When you execute the "konsole --background-mode" command, the Konsole terminal emulator starts in the background instead of opening in a visible window on the desktop. This means that the terminal window won't appear on the screen, and it will run invisibly in the background.

Using the background mode can be especially useful when you want to run terminal commands or scripts silently without any visible terminal window. It allows you to automate tasks, run commands as part of a script, schedule tasks using cron, or perform other tasks in a headless mode without any graphical user interface interaction.

Overall, the "konsole --background-mode" command enables you to use the Konsole terminal emulator in a hidden and non-interactive manner, making it handy for various automation and scripting purposes.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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