Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Explanations are in the following sections.
-h
, --help
;
-V
, --version
;
--disable-server
;
--default-display=
;
display
--default-working-directory=
directory
-x
, --execute
;
-e
, --command=
;
command
--working-directory=
;
directory
-T
, --title=
;
title
-H
, --hold
--display=
;
display
--geometry=
;
geometry
--role=
;
role
--startup-id=
;
string
-I, --icon=
;
icon
--fullscreen
;
--maximize
;
--show-menubar
,
--hide-menubar
;
--show-borders
,
--hide-borders
;
--show-toolbars
,
--hide-toolbars
-h
, --help
List the various command line options supported by Terminal and exit
-V
, --version
Display version information and exit
--disable-server
Do not register with the D-BUS session message bus
--default-display=display
Default X display to use.
--default-working-directory=directory
Set directory
as the default working directory for the terminal
-x
, --execute
Execute the remainder of the command line inside the terminal
-e
, --command=command
Execute command
inside the terminal
--working-directory=directory
Set directory
as the working directory for the terminal
-T
, --title=title
Set title
as the initial window title for the terminal
-H
, --hold
Causes the terminal to be kept around after the child command has terminated
--display=display
X display to use for the last- specified window.
--geometry=geometry
Sets the geometry of the last-specified window to geometry
. Read
X(7)
for more information on how to specify window geometries.
--role=role
Sets the window role of the last-specified window to role
.
Applies to only one window and can be specified once for each window you create
from the command line. It is mostly used for session management inside Terminal
--startup-id=string
Specifies the startup notification id for the last-specified window. Used internally to forward the startup notification id when using the D-BUS service.
-I, --icon=icon
Set the terminal's icon as an icon name or filename.
--fullscreen
Set the last-specified window into fullscreen mode; applies to only one window; can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--maximize
Set the last-specified window into maximized mode; applies to only one window; can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--show-menubar
Turn on the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--hide-menubar
Turn off the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--show-borders
Turn on the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--hide-borders
Turn off the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--show-toolbars
Turn on the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.
--hide-toolbars
Turn off the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.