urxvt Command Examples

Rxvt-unicode. A customizable terminal emulator. More information: https://manned.org/urxvt.

• Open a new urxvt window:

urxvt

• Run in a specific directory:

urxvt -cd {{path/to/directory}}

• Run a command in a new urxvt window:

urxvt -e {{command}}

• Run a command and keep the window open:

urxvt --hold -e {{command}}

• Run a command within the sh shell:

urxvt -e {{sh}} -c {{command}}