Bash Script to start Gnome Terminal

[rajtendulkar]

Hello,

I want to write a bash script which can open a new gnome-terminal window.
In that gnome-terminal window, it should goto a specific directory and edit a file using Vi Editor.

How is it possible to do that?

Thanks,
Raj.

[GNU-Fan]

Type and read:

man gnome-terminal

[rajtendulkar]

Dear GNU-Fan,

I read the Man pages and tried to execute these 2 commands-

gnome-terminal --command="cd /usr/src"
gnome-terminal --execute cd /usr/src

the Gnome terminal opens, and it says there was error creating child process for this terminal.

Thanks,
Raj.

[sixdrift]

This worked on the command line.

gnome-terminal -e "vi $HOME/debug/junk/test.file"

Substitute the path of your own choosing.

[rajtendulkar]

Thanks sixdrift
it has worked for me too...
though i wanted to know if it was possible to change the directory.
looks like it is not possible.

[sixdrift]

It is possible if you write a script that does all the sequences you want and then you launch the script using gnome-terminal -e "scriptname"

[rajtendulkar]

alright !
thanks a lot

[GNU-Fan]

There is also an option "working-directory".