---
name: "powershell"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "powershell"
version: "0.9-8+b1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/powershell"
---

# powershell(1)

powerful terminal emulator for GNOME

## NAME

powershell - powerful terminal emulator for GNOME

## SYNOPSIS

**powershell**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**powershell** is a GNOME/GTK+ based terminal emulator which supports many terminals in a single window (limited only by available RAM). Each terminal is given a "notebook" tab which makes switching between terminals easy. It also has URL recognition capabilities and things like transparency, pixmap backgrounds, etc.

## OPTIONS

- **-e, --execute=ARG**

  Start powershell executing a program.\
   **Note:** This option currently doesn't work.

- **-g, --geometry=ARG**

  Sets the window geometry.

- **-c, --config=ARG**

  Defines an alternate configuration file (the default is **~/.pshellrc**).

- **-t, -T, --title=ARG**

  Sets the title text used in the window.

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

**powershell** also supports all the usual GNOME/GTK+ commandline options. See **powershell --help** for the full list.

## FILES

- \~/.pshellrc

  The per-user configfile of **powershell**.

## BUGS

The **-e** options currently doesn't work.

Please report any bugs you find to Matt Spong \<spong@glue.umd.edu\>.

## LICENSE

**powershell** is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL).

## SEE ALSO

[**xterm**(1)](/xterm/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Matt Spong \<spong@glue.umd.edu\>

This manual page was written by Dr. Guenter Bechly \<gbechly@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).