Re: [aclug-L] opening windows

["Greg House" <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

phrostie wrote:

>aterm &
>eterm &
>nterm &
>xterm &
>xiterm &
====================

> rxvt &
> kvt &
<etc>

I hope whoever asked the original queston wanted a terminal window, since
that's what all the answers have provided.  If you want something else
(presuming it's an X application), you just run it and it starts a new
window.  Examples:

> netscape &
> xmahjongg &

If it's not an X application, you can start it by passing the command to
your xterm application of choice.  Someone else described this.  For xterm,
it's "xterm -e command-line-command &".

In case you don't know, the "&" at the end of the command line detaches the
command from the current terminal session so it doesn't make your current
xterm wait until your new one is done before it'll accept input again.  You
can use it at the end of any command to make it run in the background.

Greg