xfce4-terminal Command Examples

The XFCE4 terminal emulator. More information: https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/start.

• Open a new terminal window:

xfce4-terminal

• Set the initial title:

xfce4-terminal --initial-title "{{initial_title}}"

• Open a new tab in the current terminal window:

xfce4-terminal --tab

• Execute a command in a new terminal window:

xfce4-terminal --command "{{command_with_args}}"

• Keep the terminal around after the executed command finishes executing:

xfce4-terminal --command "{{command_with_args}}" --hold

• Open multiple new tabs, executing a command in each:

xfce4-terminal --tab --command "{{command1}}" --tab --command "{{command2}}"