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Using the xfce4-terminal Command

14 February 2026

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*"

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