IT for operating businesses

Using the xterm Command

A terminal emulator for the X Window System. More information: <https://manned.org/xterm>.

  • Open the terminal with a title of Example:

xterm -T *Example*

  • Open the terminal in fullscreen mode:

xterm -fullscreen

  • Open the terminal with a dark blue background and yellow foreground (font color):

xterm -bg *darkblue* -fg *yellow*

  • Open the terminal with 100 characters per line and 35 lines, in screen position x=200px, y=20px:

xterm -geometry *100*x*35*+*200*+*20*

  • Open the terminal using a Serif font and a font size equal to 20:

xterm -fa '*Serif*' -fs *20*


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