XDG-TERMINAL(1)

NAME
xdg-terminal - opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application

SYNOPSIS

xdg-terminal [command]

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

DESCRIPTION

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

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

OPTIONS

--help
    Show command synopsis.

--manual
    Show this manualpage.

--version
    Show the xdg-utils version information.

EXIT CODES

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

1   Error in command line syntax.

3   A required tool could not be found.

4   The action failed.

EXAMPLES

xdg-terminal

Opens the user's default terminal emulator, just starting an interactive shell.

xdg-terminal top

Opens the user's default terminal emulator and lets it run the top executable.

AUTHOR
Kevin Krammer.
<kevin.krammer@gmx.at>