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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic"
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id="pref-custom-command">
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<info>
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<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-02" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-09-08" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2020-01-04" status="candidate"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="gs-execute-commands"/>
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<!-- <link type="seealso" xref="prob-add-to-path"/>-->
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<credit type="author copyright">
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<name>Sindhu S</name>
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<email>sindhus@live.in</email>
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<years>2013</years>
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</credit>
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<credit type="copyright editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2013-2014</years>
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</credit>
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<credit type="copyright editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2013</years>
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</credit>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>Set <app>Terminal</app> to run a command or a different shell on startup.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Custom commands and shells</title>
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<p>A <em>shell</em> is software that provides an interface for users of an
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operating system to run <em>commands</em>, which can be programs such as
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<app>top</app> or a command line shell. The default shell is usually
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<app>Bash</app>.</p>
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<p>You can set <app>Terminal</app> to run a command when it starts up instead
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of awaiting input from you:</p>
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<steps>
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<item>
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<p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select
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<gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p>
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</item>
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<item>
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<p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui>
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section.</p>
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</item>
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<item>
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<p>Select <gui style="tab">Command</gui>.</p>
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</item>
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<item>
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<p>Check <gui>Run a custom command instead of my shell</gui>.</p>
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</item>
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<item>
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<p>In the text box, type the command or the desired shell.</p>
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<p>The command will be passed to the terminal exactly as you write it,
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including any arguments that you specify. Environment variables will be
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inherited from the terminal as it is a child process of the terminal.</p>
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</item>
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<item>
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<p>Open a new <app>Terminal</app> tab or window to see how the custom
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shell or command executes.</p>
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</item>
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</steps>
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<p>You can also <link xref="pref-custom-exit">set the behavior</link> of
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the terminal once the command finishes executing.</p>
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<note style="important">
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<p>You may have to enter full path to the command or the shell if the
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directory where the command or shell resides is not in the
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<code>PATH</code> variable of your system.</p>
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</note>
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</page>
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