mate-terminal1
Manual page for mate terminal emulator
Overview
Usage:
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mate-terminal [OPTION...]
Help Options:
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-h, --help -
Show help options
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--help-all -
Show all help options
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--help-terminal -
Show terminal options
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--help-window-options -
Show per-window options
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--help-terminal-options -
Show per-terminal options
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--help-gtk -
Show GTK+ Options
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--help-sm-client -
Show session management options
Options to open new windows or terminal tabs; more than one of these may be specified:
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--window -
Open a new window containing a tab with the default profile
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--tab -
Open a new tab in the last-opened window with the default profile
Window options; if used before the first --window or --tab argument, sets the default for all windows:
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--maximize -
Maximize the window
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--full-screen -
Full-screen the window
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--geometry=GEOMETRY -
Set the window size; for example: 80x24, or 80x24+200+200 (COLSxROWS+X+Y)
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--role=ROLE -
Set the window role
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--icon=ICON -
Set the window icon
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--active -
Set the last specified tab as the active one in its window
Terminal options; if used before the first --window or --tab argument, sets the default for all terminals:
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-e, --command -
Execute the argument to this option inside the terminal
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-x, --execute -
Execute the remainder of the command line inside the terminal
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--profile=PROFILE-NAME -
Use the given profile instead of the default profile
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-t, --title=TITLE -
Set the terminal title
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--working-directory=DIRNAME -
Set the working directory
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--zoom=ZOOM -
Set the terminal's zoom factor (1.0 = normal size)
GTK+ Options
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--class=CLASS -
Program class as used by the window manager
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--name=NAME -
Program name as used by the window manager
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--screen=SCREEN -
X screen to use
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--sync -
Make X calls synchronous
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--gtk-module=MODULES -
Load additional GTK+ modules
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--g-fatal-warnings -
Make all warnings fatal
Session management options:
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--sm-client-disable -
Disable connection to session manager
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--sm-client-state-file=FILE -
Specify file containing saved configuration
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--sm-client-id=ID -
Specify session management ID
Application Options:
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--disable-factory -
Do not register with the activation nameserver, do not re-use an active terminal
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--load-config=FILE -
Load a terminal configuration file
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--save-config=FILE -
Save the terminal configuration to a file
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--display=DISPLAY -
X display to use
Releases
7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 2 times.
--class since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--display since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--execute since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--full-screen since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--g-fatal-warnings since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--gtk-module since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-gtk since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-sm-client since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-terminal-options since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--icon since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--load-config since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--name since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--profile since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--save-config since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--screen since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--sm-client-disable since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--sm-client-id since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--sm-client-state-file since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--sync since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-h since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-x since Debian 9 (Stretch).
--fullscreen until Debian 8 (Jessie);
--tab-with-profile until Debian 8 (Jessie);
--tab-with-profile-internal-id until Debian 8 (Jessie);
--window-with-profile until Debian 8 (Jessie);
--window-with-profile-internal-id until Debian 8 (Jessie).