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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>
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