---
name: "mate-terminal"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mate-terminal"
version: "1.28.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mate-terminal"
---

# mate-terminal(1)

manual page for MATE Terminal Emulator

## NAME

mate-terminal - manual page for MATE Terminal Emulator

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  mate-terminal \[OPTION...\]

### Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options

- **--help-terminal**

  Show terminal options

- **--help-window-options**

  Show per-window options

- **--help-terminal-options**

  Show per-terminal options

- **--help-gtk**

  Show GTK+ Options

- **--help-sm-client**

  Show session management options

### Options to open new windows or terminal tabs; more than one of these may be specified:

- **--window**

  Open a new window containing a tab with the default profile

- **--tab**

  Open a new tab in the last-opened window with the default profile

### Window options; if used before the first --window or --tab argument, sets the default for all windows:

- **--show-menubar**

  Turn on the menubar

- **--hide-menubar**

  Turn off the menubar

- **--maximize**

  Maximize the window

- **--full-screen**

  Full-screen the window

- **--geometry**=*GEOMETRY*

  Set the window size; for example: 80x24, or 80x24+200+200 (COLSxROWS+X+Y)

- **--role**=*ROLE*

  Set the window role

- **--icon**=*ICON*

  Set the window icon

- **--active**

  Set the last specified tab as the active one in its window

### Terminal options; if used before the first --window or --tab argument, sets the default for all terminals:

- **-e**, **--command**

  Execute the argument to this option inside the terminal

- **-x**, **--execute**

  Execute the remainder of the command line inside the terminal

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

  Use the given profile instead of the default profile

- **-t**, **--title**=*TITLE*

  Set the terminal title

- **--working-directory**=*DIRNAME*

  Set the working directory

- **--zoom**=*ZOOM*

  Set the terminal's zoom factor (1.0 = normal size)

GTK+ Options

- **--class**=*CLASS*

  Program class as used by the window manager

- **--name**=*NAME*

  Program name as used by the window manager

- **--screen**=*SCREEN*

  X screen to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--gtk-module**=*MODULES*

  Load additional GTK+ modules

- **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

### Session management options:

- **--sm-client-disable**

  Disable connection to session manager

- **--sm-client-state-file**=*FILE*

  Specify file containing saved configuration

- **--sm-client-id**=*ID*

  Specify session management ID

### Application Options:

- **--disable-factory**

  Do not register with the activation nameserver, do not re-use an active terminal

- **--load-config**=*FILE*

  Load a terminal configuration file

- **--save-config**=*FILE*

  Save the terminal configuration to a file

- **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  X display to use

## Author

Adam Erdman \<hekel@archlinux.info\> (2014) and Abel McClendon \<hcmmac@hosscomm.com\> (2014)

for the **Mate Documentation Team.**

## See Also

The full documentation for **mate-terminal** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.

If the **info** and **mate-terminal** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info mate-terminal**

should give you access to the complete manual.

More **MATE Terminal** documentation can be found from the **Help** menu, or by pressing the **F1** key.

Further information may also be available at: **http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs**