Introduction to GNOME
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# General purpose applications

## GNOME hex editor — ghex

The GNOME hex editor is an editor for non-ASCII files. It can be invoked from the panel or by typing

`$` `ghex &`

Figure 2-9. GNOME hex editor: initial menu bar

Figure 2-10. GNOME hex editor: two files loaded at once

Using ghex is quite straightforward, and it has a manual available in the GNOME help browser.

## gEdit

gEdit is a simple text editor. It can be invoked from the panel or by typing

`$` `gedit &`

Figure 2-11. gEdit: two files open at once

## GNOME terminal emulator (gnome-terminal)

The terminal emulator is a GNOME-compliant replacement for xterm. It can be invoked from the panel or by typing

`$` `gnome-terminal &`

Figure 2-12. GNOME terminal emulator

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