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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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+<refentry id="gnome-terminal.1">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>gnome-terminal</title>
+ <date>June 2020</date>
+ <productname>GNOME</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>gnome-terminal</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>gnome-terminal</refname>
+ <refpurpose>A terminal emulator for GNOME</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>gnome-terminal</command>
+ <group rep="repeat"><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></group>
+ <group>-- <replaceable>PROGRAM</replaceable> <group rep="repeat"><replaceable>ARG</replaceable></group></group>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ <command>gnome-terminal</command> is a terminal emulator application for
+ accessing a UNIX shell environment which can be used to run programs
+ available on your system. It supports several profiles, multiple tabs and
+ implements several keyboard shortcuts.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help, -h</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show a brief overview of all the options.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help-all</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show all the options in detail.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help-gtk</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show all the GTK options.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help-terminal</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show all the options to select between new terminal tabs or
+ windows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help-terminal-options</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show all the options to change the attributes of terminals
+ regardless of whether they are in separate tabs or windows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help-window-options</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show all the options to change the attributes of windows
+ containing terminals.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--load-config=FILE</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Restore the application to a previously saved state by loading it
+ from a configuration file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--preferences</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the preferences window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--print-environment, -p</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print the environment variables to interact with newly created
+ terminals.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--quiet, -q</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Suppress diagnostics.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--verbose, -v</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Increase diagnostic verbosity.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--tab</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open a new tab containing a terminal in the last-opened window with
+ the default profile.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--window</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open a new window with a tab containing a terminal with the default
+ profile.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--command, -e=COMMAND</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Split the argument to this option into a program and arguments
+ in the same way a shell would, and execute the resulting
+ command-line inside the terminal.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This option is deprecated. Instead, use <option>--</option>
+ to terminate the options, and put the program and arguments to
+ execute after it: for example, instead of
+ <userinput>gnome-terminal -e "python3 -q"</userinput>, prefer to use
+ <userinput>gnome-terminal -- python3 -q</userinput>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note that the <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> is not run via
+ a shell: it is split into words and executed as a program. If
+ shell syntax is required, use the form
+ <userinput>gnome-terminal -- sh -c '...'</userinput>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--execute PROGRAM [ARGS], -x PROGRAM [ARGS]</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Stop parsing options at this point, and interpret all
+ subsequent options as a program and arguments to execute
+ inside the terminal.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This option is deprecated: use <option>--</option> instead.
+ For example, instead of
+ <userinput>gnome-terminal -x python3 -q</userinput>, prefer to use
+ <userinput>gnome-terminal -- python3 -q</userinput>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--fd=FD</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Forward file descriptor.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--profile=PROFILE-NAME</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use the given profile instead of the default profile.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--title, -t=TITLE</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the initial terminal title.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--wait</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Wait until the terminal's child exits.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--working-directory=DIRNAME</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the terminal's working directory.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--zoom=ZOOM</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the terminal's zoom factor. 1.0 is normal size.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--active</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the last specified tab as the active one in its window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--full-screen</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Full-screen the window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--geometry=GEOMETRY</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the window size as COLSxROWS+X+Y. For example, 80x24 or
+ 80x24+200+200.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--hide-menubar</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Turn off the menubar for the window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--show-menubar</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Turn on the menubar for the window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--maximize</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Maximize the window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--role=ROLE</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the X window role.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--class=CLASS</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Program class as used by the window manager.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--display=DISPLAY</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ X display to use.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--g-fatal-warnings</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make all warnings fatal.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--gdk-debug=FLAGS</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GDK debugging flags to set.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--gdk-no-debug=FLAGS</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GDK debugging flags to unset.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--gtk-debug=FLAGS</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GTK debugging flags to set.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--gtk-no-debug=FLAGS</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GTK debugging flags to unset.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--gtk-module=MODULES</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Load additional GTK modules.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--name=NAME</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Program name as used by the window manager.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>BUGS</title>
+ <para>
+ Please read
+ <ulink url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/ReportingBugs"></ulink>
+ on how to report bugs.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+ <para>
+ To run a terminal containing an interactive Python prompt:
+ <literallayout>
+ gnome-terminal --title=Python -- python3 -q
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To interpret shell syntax in a terminal, either write it in a
+ separate shell script, or use <literal>sh -c</literal>:
+ <literallayout>
+ gnome-terminal -- sh -c 'if [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ]; then ...'
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ For further information, visit the website
+ <ulink url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal"></ulink>. There's a
+ list of frequently asked questions at
+ <ulink url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/FAQ"></ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>