Manpages - xdg-terminal.1

.SH "NAME" xdg-terminal - opens the users preferred terminal emulator application

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP u

xdg-terminal [/command/]

.HP u

xdg-terminal { | –help | –manual | –version }

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP xdg-terminal opens the users preferred terminal emulator application. If a command is provided the command will be executed by the shell within the newly opened terminal window.

.PP xdg-terminal is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-terminal as root.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.PP –help

Show command synopsis.

.RE

.PP –manual

Show this manual page.

.RE

.PP –version

Show the xdg-utils version information.

.RE .SH "EXIT CODES"

.PP An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:

.PP 1

Error in command line syntax.

.RE .PP 3

A required tool could not be found.

.RE .PP 4

The action failed.

.RE .SH "EXAMPLES"

.PP

xdg-terminal

Opens the users default terminal emulator, just starting an interactive shell.

.PP

xdg-terminal top

Opens the users default terminal emulator and lets it run the top executable.