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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Command line options</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../terminal.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Terminal Emulator"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Terminal Emulator"><link rel="prev" href="preferences.html" title="Preferences"><link rel="next" href="advanced.html" title="Advanced topics"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Command line options</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="preferences.html">Prev</a></td><th width="60%" align="center"></th><td width="20%" align="right"><a accesskey="n" href="advanced.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Command line options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="command-line"></a>Command line options</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Option Summary"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="options-summary"></a>Option Summary</h3></div></div></div><p>
Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Explanations are in
the following sections.
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a class="link" href="command-line.html#options-general" title="General Options">General Options</a></span></dt><dd><p><a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-general-help">
<code class="option">-h</code>, <code class="option">--help</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-general-version">
<code class="option">-V</code>, <code class="option">--version</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-general-disable-server">
<code class="option">--disable-server</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-general-default-display">
<code class="option">--default-display=<em class="replaceable"><code>display</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-general-default-working-directory">
<code class="option">--default-working-directory=<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>
</a>
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="link" href="command-line.html#options-separators" title="Window or Tab Separators">Window or Tab Separators</a></span></dt><dd><p><a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-separators-tab">
<code class="option">--tab</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-separators-window">
<code class="option">--window</code>
</a>
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="link" href="command-line.html#options-tab" title="Tab Options">Tab Options</a></span></dt><dd><p><a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-tab-execute">
<code class="option">-x</code>, <code class="option">--execute</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-tab-command">
<code class="option">-e</code>, <code class="option">--command=<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-tab-working-directory">
<code class="option">--working-directory=<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-tab-title">
<code class="option">-T</code>, <code class="option">--title=<em class="replaceable"><code>title</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-tab-hold">
<code class="option">-H</code>, <code class="option">--hold</code>
</a>
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="link" href="command-line.html#options-window" title="Window Options">Window Options</a></span></dt><dd><p><a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-display">
<code class="option">--display=<em class="replaceable"><code>display</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-geometry">
<code class="option">--geometry=<em class="replaceable"><code>geometry</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-role">
<code class="option">--role=<em class="replaceable"><code>role</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-startup-id">
<code class="option">--startup-id=<em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-icon">
<code class="option">-I, --icon=<em class="replaceable"><code>icon</code></em></code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-fullscreen">
<code class="option">--fullscreen</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-maximize">
<code class="option">--maximize</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-show-menubar">
<code class="option">--show-menubar</code>
</a>,
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-hide-menubar">
<code class="option">--hide-menubar</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-show-borders">
<code class="option">--show-borders</code>
</a>,
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-hide-borders">
<code class="option">--hide-borders</code>
</a>;
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-show-toolbars">
<code class="option">--show-toolbars</code>
</a>,
<a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-hide-toolbars">
<code class="option">--hide-toolbars</code>
</a>
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" title="General Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="options-general"></a>General Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-general-help"></a>
<code class="option">-h</code>, <code class="option">--help</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>List the various command line options supported by Terminal and exit</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-general-version"></a>
<code class="option">-V</code>, <code class="option">--version</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Display version information and exit</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-general-disable-server"></a>
<code class="option">--disable-server</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Do not register with the D-BUS session message bus</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-general-default-display"></a>
<code class="option">--default-display=<em class="replaceable"><code>display</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Default X display to use.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-general-default-working-directory"></a>
<code class="option">--default-working-directory=<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Set <em class="parameter"><code>directory</code></em> as the default working directory for the terminal</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Window or Tab Separators"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="options-separators"></a>Window or Tab Separators</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-separators-tab"></a>
<code class="option">--tab</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Open a new tab in the last-specified window; more than one of these options can be provided.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-separators-window"></a>
<code class="option">--window</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Open a new window containing one tab; more than one of these options can be provided.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Tab Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="options-tab"></a>Tab Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-tab-execute"></a>
<code class="option">-x</code>, <code class="option">--execute</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Execute the remainder of the command line inside the terminal</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-tab-command"></a>
<code class="option">-e</code>, <code class="option">--command=<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Execute <em class="parameter"><code>command</code></em> inside the terminal</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-tab-working-directory"></a>
<code class="option">--working-directory=<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Set <em class="parameter"><code>directory</code></em> as the working directory for the terminal</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-tab-title"></a>
<code class="option">-T</code>, <code class="option">--title=<em class="replaceable"><code>title</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Set <em class="parameter"><code>title</code></em> as the initial window title for the terminal</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-tab-hold"></a>
<code class="option">-H</code>, <code class="option">--hold</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>Causes the terminal to be kept around after the child command has terminated</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Window Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="options-window"></a>Window Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-display"></a>
<code class="option">--display=<em class="replaceable"><code>display</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>X display to use for the last- specified window.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-geometry"></a>
<code class="option">--geometry=<em class="replaceable"><code>geometry</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Sets the geometry of the last-specified window to <em class="parameter"><code>geometry</code></em>. Read
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">X</span>(7)</span>
for more information on how to specify window geometries.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-role"></a>
<code class="option">--role=<em class="replaceable"><code>role</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Sets the window role of the last-specified window to <em class="parameter"><code>role</code></em>.
Applies to only one window and can be specified once for each window you create
from the command line. It is mostly used for session management inside Terminal
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-startup-id"></a>
<code class="option">--startup-id=<em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Specifies the startup notification id for the last-specified window. Used
internally to forward the startup notification id when using the D-BUS service.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-icon"></a>
<code class="option">-I, --icon=<em class="replaceable"><code>icon</code></em></code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Set the terminal's icon as an icon name or filename.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-fullscreen"></a>
<code class="option">--fullscreen</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Set the last-specified window into fullscreen mode; applies to only one window;
can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-maximize"></a>
<code class="option">--maximize</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Set the last-specified window into maximized mode; applies to only one
window; can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-show-menubar"></a>
<code class="option">--show-menubar</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn on the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each
window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-hide-menubar"></a>
<code class="option">--hide-menubar</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn off the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each
window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-show-borders"></a>
<code class="option">--show-borders</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn on the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only
one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-hide-borders"></a>
<code class="option">--hide-borders</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn off the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only
one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-show-toolbars"></a>
<code class="option">--show-toolbars</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn on the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can
be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a name="options-window-hide-toolbars"></a>
<code class="option">--hide-toolbars</code>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Turn off the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can
be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
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