How do I pass command to gnome-terminal as an argument?

crasywolf · 08-01-2008, 11:08 PM

I let my gnome-terminal automatically run at the start-up and now I want the window to be automatically maximized as well.

So I did some browsing online and found out about wmctrl.

It works fine when I type the following from the gnome-terminal:

Code:

wmctrl -r guest@localhost:~/Projects -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz

However, I am having a tough time on passing the above command to gnome-terminal as an argument.

Code:

gnome-terminal --working-directory=/home/guest/Projects --command wmctrl -r guest@localhost:~/Projects -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz &

I tried to wrap it with ' or " but did not work either.

Can anyone help me with this?

allez · 08-02-2008, 12:05 AM

Try to use -x (or --execute) instead of --command. But, AFAIR, when command passed to gnome-terminal as an argument exits, gnome-terminal closes itself.

smoked kipper · 08-02-2008, 11:52 AM

Surely the window manager has some way to maximize windows automatically?

Or just use the --geometry option.

crasywolf · 08-02-2008, 03:36 PM

smoked kipper: Can you tell me more about using window manager?

smoked kipper · 08-02-2008, 03:46 PM

I don't know what window manager you're using? I assume GNOME's (whatever it's called), so I'm afraid not, never used it, but presumably there must be some way to apply such options to a particular app.

cyber-monk · 05-11-2010, 09:00 AM

To size the gnome terminal use the following argument

Code:

--geometry==GEOMETRY

The GEOMETRY argument is formated like this

Code:

GEOMETRY=ROWSxCOLS+X+Y

Here are some examples

Code:

# specify size only
gnome-terminal --geometry=116x30 

# specify size and position
gnome-terminal --geometry=116x30+200+200

# maximize the terminal
gnome-terminal --maximize