---
name: "sensible-terminal"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sensible-utils"
version: "0.0.25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sensible-terminal"
---

# sensible-terminal(1)

sensible terminal emulator

## NAME

sensible-terminal - sensible terminal emulator

## SYNOPSIS

**sensible-terminal** \[-T*title\]*\[--wait\]*\[-e*cmd...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sensible-terminal-emulator** makes sensible decisions on which terminal emulator to call. Programs in Debian can use this script as their default terminal emulator or emulate their behavior. **TERMINAL\_EMULATOR** environment variable could be set, and will be used if set. Any string acceptable as a command\_string operand to the **sh -c** command shall be valid.

## STANDARD

Documentation of behavior of **sensible-utils** under a debian system is available under sections 11.4-11.8 of debian-policy usually installed under /usr/share/doc/debian-policy (you might need to install debian-policy)