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xfce4-terminal doesn't do anything if -e is applied to the command line.
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RESOLVED: INVALID
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Xfce4-terminal
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Description Ali Akcaagac 2016-10-20 22:09:30 CEST
Hi!

Shouldn't ...

xfce4-terminal -e ls --hold

... give some output ?

I am trying to start an xfce4-terminal and have it execute a bash script at the start. But regardless whatever I enter, nothing happens. Only a new terminal opens (in hold mode --hold) and no output at all.

Expected behavior is, that it executes the program given as command option to xfce4-terminal -e <some command> --hold

And while I am at it...

xfce4-terminal --help

... outputs this

----------------------------------
Window or Tab Separators:
  --tab; --window

Tab Options:
  -x, --execute; -e, --command=command; -T, --title=title;
  --working-directory=directory; -H, --hold
----------------------------------

shouldn't the latter be named "Window or Tab Options:" rather than "Tab Options:" only ? Because executing commands etc. not only affects TABS but also newly windows.

gnome-terminal and xterm and various other terminals offer the -e command as well. XTerm works (tested).

BTW: Thanks for the great xfce4-terminal work.
Comment 1 Ali Akcaagac 2016-10-20 22:41:22 CEST
Sorry! My fault!

Infact the -e Option works as supposed. The mistake was clearly on my side because one of my scripts expected an initial parameter on $1, which was missing and therefore exited.
Comment 2 Igor editbugs 2016-10-21 08:33:39 CEST
(In reply to Ali Akcaagac from comment #0)
> shouldn't the latter be named "Window or Tab Options:" rather than "Tab
> Options:" only ? Because executing commands etc. not only affects TABS but
> also newly windows.

Hi Ali.

I think "window options" are related to the window view: geometry, bars, etc. And these parameters are called "tab options" because they are related to what's happening to a terminal widget, i.e. a tab.

> BTW: Thanks for the great xfce4-terminal work.

Thank you!

Bug #12909

Reported by:
Ali Akcaagac
Reported on: 2016-10-20
Last modified on: 2016-10-21

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Nick Schermer
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