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<info>
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<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-02" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-09-08" status="candidate"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="gs-execute-commands"/>
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<credit type="author copyright">
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<name>Sindhu S</name>
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<email>sindhus@live.in</email>
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<years>2013</years>
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</credit>
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<credit type="copyright editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2013-2014</years>
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</credit>
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<credit type="copyright editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2013</years>
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</credit>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>Set <app>Terminal</app> to run a command or a different shell on startup.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Custom commands and shells</title>
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A shell is software that provides an interface for users of an
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operating system to run commands, which can be programs such as
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<app>top</app> or a command line shell. The default shell is usually
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<app>Bash</app>.
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You can set <app>Terminal</app> to run a command when it starts up instead
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of awaiting input from you:
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<steps>
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<item>
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Open <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
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<gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq>.
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</item>
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<item>
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Your current profile is selected in the sidebar. If you wish to edit
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a different profile, click on its name.
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</item>
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<item>
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Select <gui style="tab">Command</gui>.
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</item>
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<item>
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Check <gui>Run a custom command instead of my shell</gui>.
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</item>
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<item>
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In the text box, type the command or the desired shell.
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The command will be passed to the terminal exactly as you write it,
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including any arguments that you specify. Environment variables will be
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inherited from the terminal as it is a child process of the terminal.
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</item>
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<item>
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Open a new <app>Terminal</app> tab or window to see how the custom
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shell or command executes.
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</item>
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</steps>
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You can also <link xref="pref-custom-exit">set the behavior</link> of
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the terminal once the command finishes executing.
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<note style="important">
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You may have to enter full path to the command or the shell if the
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directory where the command or shell resides is not in the
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PATH variable of your system.
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</note>
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