NAME¶

xdg-terminal - opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application

SYNOPSIS¶

xdg-terminal [command]

xdg-terminal {--help | --manual | --version}

DESCRIPTION¶

xdg-terminal opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application. If a command is provided the command will be executed by the shell within the newly opened terminal window.

xdg-terminal is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-terminal as root.

OPTIONS¶

--help

--manual

--version

EXIT CODES¶

An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:

1

3

4

EXAMPLES¶

xdg-terminal

Opens the user's default terminal emulator, just starting an interactive shell.

xdg-terminal top

Opens the user's default terminal emulator and lets it run the top executable.

AUTHOR¶

Kevin Krammer

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2006