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I run a script when I log in that basically looks like this:

chromium-browser &
xchat &
cd ~/randomdir && gnome-terminal &
qbittorrent &

On the third line (cd ~/randomdir && gnome-terminal &), I would like to run another script in the terminal that I'm opening up. How can I do that in this script?

Raja G
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ike
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  • you might looking for http://askubuntu.com/questions/3359/with-a-launcher-for-a-terminal-application-how-can-i-keep-the-terminal-open-aft – Raja G Oct 10 '13 at 16:12

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Run a non-interactive shell that runs your script and then replaces itself with an interactive bash shell.

gnome-terminal --working-directory="$HOME/randomdir" -x bash -c './randomscript; exec bash' &
geirha
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gnome-terminal --working-directory=randomdir

Is this what you are looking for?

By the way, man gnome-terminal should help :)

EDIT:

However, if you want to keep the terminal open you can do this:

gnome-terminal --working-directory=randomdir -e COMMAND #launch the command - terminal will close
gnome-terminal --working-directory=randomdir #open a new terminal with the same default path

These 2 commands added in your script.

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  • This is not what I'm looking for, I want to launch another script in the newly opened terminal, and keep the terminal open after that script exits. – ike Oct 10 '13 at 16:02
  • from the OP "By the way I tried cd ~/rockbox && gnome-terminal -e "./randomscript.sh"& and that opened the script, but closed the terminal after the script exited." – Raja G Oct 10 '13 at 16:10
  • This works, but I like the other answer better because it keeps the same window, and the other commands in the file still run with their solution.(I couldn't get your's to do that, even with adding the &'s at the end of lines.) – ike Oct 10 '13 at 16:43
  • I got it to run like I wanted it to by gnome-terminal --working-directory=randomdir -e ./randomscript.sh && gnome-terminal --working-directory=randomscript& – ike Oct 10 '13 at 16:45