gnome-terminal(1)

1GNOME-TERMINAL(1)                User Commands               GNOME-TERMINAL(1)
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NAME

6       gnome-terminal - A terminal emulator for GNOME
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SYNOPSIS

9       gnome-terminal [OPTION...] [-- PROGRAM [ARG...]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       gnome-terminal is a terminal emulator application for accessing a UNIX
13       shell environment which can be used to run programs available on your
14       system. It supports several profiles, multiple tabs and implements
15       several keyboard shortcuts.
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OPTIONS

18       --help, -h
19           Show a brief overview of all the options.
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21       --help-all
22           Show all the options in detail.
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24       --help-gtk
25           Show all the GTK options.
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27       --help-terminal
28           Show all the options to select between new terminal tabs or
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31       --help-terminal-options
32           Show all the options to change the attributes of terminals
33           regardless of whether they are in separate tabs or windows.
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35       --help-window-options
36           Show all the options to change the attributes of windows containing
37           terminals.
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39       --load-config=FILE
40           Restore the application to a previously saved state by loading it
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43       --preferences
44           Show the preferences window.
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46       --print-environment, -p
47           Print the environment variables to interact with newly created
48           terminals.
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50       --quiet, -q
51           Suppress diagnostics.
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53       --verbose, -v
54           Increase diagnostic verbosity.
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56       --tab
57           Open a new tab containing a terminal in the last-opened window with
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60       --window
61           Open a new window with a tab containing a terminal with the default
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64       --command, -e=COMMAND
65           Split the argument to this option into a program and arguments in
66           the same way a shell would, and execute the resulting command-line
67           inside the terminal.
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69           This option is deprecated. Instead, use -- to terminate the
70           options, and put the program and arguments to execute after it: for
71           example, instead of gnome-terminal -e "python3 -q", prefer to use
72           gnome-terminal -- python3 -q.
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74           Note that the COMMAND is not run via a shell: it is split into
75           words and executed as a program. If shell syntax is required, use
76           the form gnome-terminal -- sh -c '...'.
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78       --execute PROGRAM [ARGS], -x PROGRAM [ARGS]
79           Stop parsing options at this point, and interpret all subsequent
80           options as a program and arguments to execute inside the terminal.
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82           This option is deprecated: use -- instead. For example, instead of
83           gnome-terminal -x python3 -q, prefer to use gnome-terminal --
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86       --fd=FD
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89       --profile=PROFILE-NAME
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92       --title, -t=TITLE
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95       --wait
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98       --working-directory=DIRNAME
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101       --zoom=ZOOM
102           Set the terminal's zoom factor. 1.0 is normal size.
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104       --active
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107       --full-screen
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110       --geometry=GEOMETRY
111           Set the window size as COLSxROWS+X+Y. For example, 80x24 or
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114       --hide-menubar
115           Turn off the menubar for the window.
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117       --show-menubar
118           Turn on the menubar for the window.
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120       --maximize
121           Maximize the window.
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123       --role=ROLE
124           Set the X window role.
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126       --class=CLASS
127           Program class as used by the window manager.
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129       --display=DISPLAY
130           X display to use.
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132       --g-fatal-warnings
133           Make all warnings fatal.
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135       --gdk-debug=FLAGS
136           GDK debugging flags to set.
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138       --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS
139           GDK debugging flags to unset.
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141       --gtk-debug=FLAGS
142           GTK debugging flags to set.
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144       --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS
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147       --gtk-module=MODULES
148           Load additional GTK modules.
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150       --name=NAME
151           Program name as used by the window manager.
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BUGS

154       Please read https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/ReportingBugs on how
155       to report bugs.
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EXAMPLES

158       To run a terminal containing an interactive Python prompt:
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160                   gnome-terminal --title=Python -- python3 -q
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163       To interpret shell syntax in a terminal, either write it in a separate
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166                   gnome-terminal -- sh -c 'if [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ]; then ...'
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