Is there a common CL option or switch to start a program minimized?

Specifically, I have a particular xterm that starts when X loads, and I'd like it to start 'minimized.'

Since it appears to me that, literally, everything is possible in Linux, I figure this must be possible, but I haven't come across any way to do this.

cheers,

There is no common command line argument to start a program minimized.

This is totally dependant on your window manager. Most wm's have the option to start programs minimized (iconized), full screen etc. Few, if any, programs will themselves have this option since it is redundant. Window management is the responsibility of the (surprise!) window manager.

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I was looking for a solution and came across this thread. It seems to be quite stale but I am sure people still have that question.

In my case, the application remains in the tray after closing, so I that's what I am doing:

IF YOUR APPLICATION KEEPS RUNNING WHEN YOU CLOSE IT
Create a little script file that includes the following comand
where
<application> is the name of the application you want to start
<window Title> is the title of the window once you start the application

For example, for linphone this was the command:
I used 2 seconds to let the application start before minimizing it. Of course, you will need to modify that number depending on how long your application takes to start up

Save that file. For example "startupApp.sh" (NOTE, the extension is not relevant, but given that it is a bash script, it is better if you reflect it on the name)

make that file executable:
Now, in your window manager startup applications add that script.

If you just want to minimize the application
Either because you don't have a tray or because your application doesn't keep running when you close the window, then you may want to just minimize it. For that, you can use the xdotool command.

for example