Prevent ROX-Term Closing

SamK · posted: 2011-09-20 13:27

When using the format:

roxterm --execute command

The terminal window closes once the command has completed. The man page does not indicate how to hold it open. Is it possible?

anticapitalista · posted: 2011-09-20 13:33

roxterm --execute htop keeps the original roxterm open. Or are you using something else?

SamK · posted: 2011-09-20 13:38

anticapitalista wrote:roxterm --execute htop keeps the original roxterm open. Or are you using something else?

I am looking for the equivalent switch -hold used in xterm.

Running the following command in xterm holds the window open once the command has completed

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xterm -hold -e mp3tag

but in ROXTerm it closes.

My objective is to construct a menu command that lets the app display its help info and then leaves the terminal window open ready to accept user input.

Dave · posted: 2011-09-20 14:08

tell roxterm to execute the bash shell and then run the commands, the bash shell should be final entry.
Example:
roxterm -e bash -c"leafpad; bash"

SamK · posted: 2011-09-20 14:45

Thanks, it works fine as per the following worked example:

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roxterm --hide-menubar --title=MP3tag --execute bash -c"mp3tag; echo; echo; bash"

The echoes are included for aesthetic effect only; to provide empty lines between the end of the command and the user prompt.