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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="topic"
+ id="pref-custom-exit">
+
+ <info>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-02" status="candidate"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-09-08" status="candidate"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2020-01-04" status="candidate"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/>
+<!-- <link type="seealso" xref="prob-recover-default-profile"/>-->
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email>sindhus@live.in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
+ <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013-2014</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Michael Hill</name>
+ <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <desc>Set the behavior of <app>Terminal</app> when a custom command or the default shell exits.</desc>
+
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Set behavior on command exit</title>
+
+ <p>You can set the terminal to exit, restart or remain open when the shell or
+ a custom command exits:</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select
+ <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui>
+ section.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <gui style="tab">Command</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>From the <gui>When command exits</gui> drop down list, select one of
+ the following options:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p><gui>Exit the terminal</gui></p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p><gui>Restart the command</gui></p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p><gui>Hold the terminal open</gui></p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ <p>The setting will be saved automatically when you select it.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <note style="important">
+ <p>If you have <link xref="pref-custom-command">set a custom command</link>
+ that is non-interactive, have set the exit behavior to <gui>Exit the
+ terminal</gui>, and have set the profile to be the default profile,
+ <app>Terminal</app> may exit before you can see the output of the
+ command.</p>
+ </note>
+
+</page>