I3\-SENSIBLE\-TERMIN

Section: i3 Manual (1)
Updated: 02/27/2021
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NAME

i3-sensible-terminal - launches $TERMINAL with fallbacks

SYNOPSIS

i3-sensible-terminal [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

i3-sensible-terminal is invoked in the i3 default config to start a terminal. This wrapper script is necessary since there is no distribution-independent terminal launcher (but for example Debian has x-terminal-emulator). Distribution packagers are responsible for shipping this script in a way which is appropriate for the distribution.

It tries to start one of the following (in that order):

: • $TERMINAL (this is a non-standard variable)

: • x-terminal-emulator (only present on Debian and derivatives)

: • urxvt

: • rxvt

: • termit

: • terminator

: • Eterm

: • aterm

: • uxterm

: • xterm

: • gnome-terminal

: • roxterm

: • xfce4-terminal

: • termite

: • lxterminal

: • mate-terminal

: • terminology

: • st

: • qterminal

: • lilyterm

: • tilix

: • terminix

: • konsole

: • kitty

: • guake

: • tilda

: • alacritty

: • hyper

Please don't complain about the order: If the user has any preference, they will have $TERMINAL set or modified their i3 configuration file.

AUTHOR

Michael Stapelberg and contributors

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