hi there:

have just started learning shell scripting and run into this question i wonder if anyone could help.

i would like to use the script to open a new terminal and do stuff(ie, echo) in the new terminal window, i tried:

#!/bin/sh
gnome-terminal
echo -n "a new terminal"

but this opens a new terminal but printed in the old terminal.

how would i solve this?

cheers

CHUN

You have to specify that you want the terminal that you initiate to perform your actions:

Would start a new xterm window, say "a new terminal," and then not exit but start the shell. the -e option tells it to run the following set of code. If you don't put the "&& /bin/sh" at the end of the code, the window will close. You could also use the -hold option to keep the window open, but without the directive to start a shell it'll be a useless window.

Regardless, the -e option has to be the very end of the command.

Hope this helps some. Btw I don't know why you use the -n option--all that does is not start a new line after echoing "a new terminal" doesn't it?

marc

thanks!

yes, that helped. as to the -n in echo, that explains why i am not getting a new line

cheers

CHUN