Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Explanations are in the following sections.

General Options

-h, --help ; -V, --version ; --disable-server ; --color-table ; --default-display=display ; --default-working-directory=directory

Window or Tab Separators

--tab ; --window

Tab Options

-x, --execute ; -e, --command=command ; --working-directory=directory ; -T, --title=title ; -H, --hold

Window Options

--display=display ; --geometry=geometry ; --role=role ; --startup-id=string ; -I, --icon=icon ; --fullscreen ; --maximize ; --show-menubar , --hide-menubar ; --show-borders , --hide-borders ; --show-toolbars , --hide-toolbars

-h, --help

List the various command line options supported by Terminal and exit

-V, --version

Display version information and exit

--disable-server

Do not register with the D-BUS session message bus

--default-display=display

Default X display to use.

--default-working-directory=directory

Set directory as the default working directory for the terminal

--tab

Open a new tab in the last-specified window; more than one of these options can be provided

--window

Open a new window containing one tab; more than one of these options can be provided

-x, --execute

Execute the remainder of the command line inside the terminal

-e, --command=command

Execute command inside the terminal

--working-directory=directory

Set directory as the working directory for the terminal

-T, --title=title

Set title as the initial window title for the terminal

-H, --hold

Causes the terminal to be kept around after the child command has terminated ===== Window Options =====

--display=display

X display to use for the last- specified window.

--geometry=geometry

Sets the geometry of the last-specified window to geometry. Read X(7) for more information on how to specify window geometries.

--role=role

Sets the window role of the last-specified window to role. Applies to only one window and can be specified once for each window you create from the command line. It is mostly used for session management inside Terminal

--startup-id=string

Specifies the startup notification id for the last-specified window. Used internally to forward the startup notification id when using the D-BUS service.

-I, --icon=icon

Set the terminal's icon as an icon name or filename.

--fullscreen

Set the last-specified window into fullscreen mode; applies to only one window; can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--maximize

Set the last-specified window into maximized mode; applies to only one window; can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--show-menubar

Turn on the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--hide-menubar

Turn off the menubar for the last-specified window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--show-borders

Turn on the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--hide-borders

Turn off the window decorations for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--show-toolbars

Turn on the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.

--hide-toolbars

Turn off the toolbars for the last-specified window. Applies to only one window. Can be specified once for each window you create from the command line.