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xterm: Open the terminal using a Serif font and a font size equal to 20.

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$ xterm -fa ${'Serif'} -fs ${20}

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The command "xterm -fa ${'Serif'} -fs ${20}" is used to open a new xterm terminal window with specific font configurations.

Here is the breakdown of each part of the command:

xterm: It is the name of the terminal emulator program which creates a new terminal window.
-fa ${'Serif'}: "-fa" stands for "font alias" and is used to specify the font family for the xterm window. In this case, the font family is set to "${'Serif'}", which suggests that the value of the variable "Serif" is being used.
-fs ${20}: "-fs" stands for "font size" and sets the size of the font in the xterm window. Here, the font size is set to "${20}", indicating that the value of the variable "20" is being used.

So, this command will open a new xterm window with a font family of "Serif" and a font size of "20". Note that the usage of variables inside the command suggests that these values may be defined elsewhere in the script or environment.

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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