---
name: "lxterminal"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxterminal"
version: "0.4.1-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxterminal"
---

# lxterminal(1)

a lightweight terminal emulator based on GTK+ for the LXDE desktop.

## NAME

lxterminal - a lightweight terminal emulator based on GTK+ for the LXDE desktop.

## SYNOPSIS

**lxterminal** \[**options**...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **lxterminal** command.

**lxterminal** is a program that provides a terminal emulator for the desktop, usually for LXDE.

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

**-e** *STRING* **--command=***STRING* **--command** *STRING*

This option specifies the program (and its command line arguments) to be run in the terminal. Except in the **--command=** form, this must be the last option on the command line.

- **--geometry=***CHARACTERS***x***LINES*

  Set the terminal's size in characters and lines.

- **-l** **--loginshell**

  Executes login shell.

- **--no-remote**

  Spawns an lxterminal window in a process that is separate from all other lxterminal windows. It ensures that environment variables are inherited from the launching process (such as the user's shell process).

**-t** *NAME\[,NAME\[,NAME\[...\]\]\]* **--title=***NAME\[,NAME\[,NAME\[...\]\]\]* **--tabs=***NAME\[,NAME\[,NAME\[...\]\]\]*

Set the terminal's title. Use comma for multiple tabs.

- **--working-directory=***DIRECTORY*

  Set the terminal's working directory.

- **--profile=***NAME*

  If set, then all instances of lxterminal invoked in the same way will share a config file named lxterminal-NAME.conf.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by paulliu \<grandpaul@gmail.com\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

## FILES

The configuration file lxterminal.conf (or lxterminal-NAME.conf) can be found in ~/.config/lxterminal/.

## AUTHOR

**Ying-Chun Liu**

Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 paulliu\