xterm question
 

let's say I have only one xterm open. But I want to run a command that will open in new xterm.

For example, I'm working on xterm #1 and want to run ls -la that will open in new shell xterm #2. Is it possible to do so?

Did you do a 'man xterm'??? It's there (-e option)

It might behave differently then you expect.

This command: xterm -e ls -la will do the following (short version):

1) open a xterm
2) execute ls -la and show output
3) close xterm

i.e. unless you are called Data it will be kinda hard to read what's there :)