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-toolbar , --hide-toolbar

-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. This ensures the new window will run in a new process, not trying to open a new window from a running instance.

--color-table

Print a table showing all colors in the color palette.

--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. If you start with --tab as the first option, terminal will use the last opened window to open the tab in, this can also be combined with --drop-down.

--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

--display=display

X display to use for the last- specified window.

--geometry=geometry

Sets the geometry of the last-specified window to geometry. You can use this to set the columns and rows with the format COLUMNSxROWS, but also to set a position +XOFF+YOFF or both COLUMNSxROWS+XOFF+YOFF. The offsets can also be negative to define a right or bottom offset. See also X(7).

--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. The role is a unique identifier for the window to be used when restoring a session.

--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-toolbar

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

--hide-toolbar

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