Mention How do you open a command prompt when issuing a command? › Category: Linux › Mention How do you open a command prompt when issuing a command? 0 Vote Up Vote Down Editor">Editor Staff asked 2 years ago Mention How do you open a command prompt when issuing a command? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Editor">Editor Staff answered 2 years ago To open the default shell (which is where the command prompt can be found), press Ctrl-Alt-F1. This will provide a command line interface (CLI) from which you can run commands as needed.