XDG-TERMINAL(1)

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version 1.2.1 · 2 versions
, in opensuse-leap 16.0

💖 NAME 💖

xdg-terminal — bestie, this is the little guy that opens up the user's preferred terminal emulator app ✨

It's from the xdg-terminal manual, and honestly? iconic behavior. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

xdg-terminal [command]

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

Two whole moods: either you hand it a command, or you hit it with one of --help, --manual, --version. That's the vibe check. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so here's the tea ☕ — xdg-terminal opens the user's preferred terminal emulator application. That's the whole gig. It's giving "just start the terminal, babe."

And if a command is provided, that command will be executed by the shell within the newly opened terminal window. So the terminal pops open and the shell runs your thing inside it. No cap, that's the entire flow. 🔥

⚠️ Real talk: xdg-terminal is for use inside a desktop session only. And it is not recommended to use xdg-terminal as root. Like, please don't. 🙈

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --help — shows the command synopsis. A lil' peek at how to use it. ✨
  • --manual — shows this manual page. Hi, that's this one! You're living it rn. 💖
  • --version — shows the xdg-utils version information. iykyk. 👑

💜 EXIT CODES 💜

An exit code of 0 indicates success, while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. So 0 is the slay outcome, non-zero is the "we have a problem" outcome. 😭

The following failure codes can be returned:

  • 1 — Error in command line syntax. You typed something weird bestie. 💀
  • 3 — A required tool could not be found. It's not here. It's missing. Gone. 😭
  • 4 — The action failed. The attempt was made and it did not go well. 🌧️

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

xdg-terminal

Opens the user's default terminal emulator, just starting an interactive shell. Fresh start, empty prompt, main character energy. ✨

xdg-terminal top

Opens the user's default terminal emulator and lets it run the top executable. There it is, running in the window, exactly like it should. 🍓

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Kevin Krammer — Author. Respect the legend. 🙌

Copyright © 2006

kay so that's the whole page, bestie 💅 this was xdg-terminal from the xdg-terminal manual, and the footer was handing out xdg-terminal Technology Preview energy, dated 07/21/2024, with that XDG-TERMINAL(1) tag hanging out at the end. go open a terminal and be great 🫶🎀✨

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