[SOLVED] how to execute a command on xterm start

hi guys,
i want to execute a command each time i start xterm in that terminal itself.
i know about bashrc, but what I want to do is make it exclusively launch when xterm is started. when i want to use other terminals, e.g. terminology etc. i do not want that command to be executed.
has anybody an idea if that is possible (or possible with a different term)?
thanks!
Last edited by replax (2014-02-07 19:40:57)

slithery wrote:
You can either run xterm using the execute switch...
xterm -e command
This will only work if the "command" doesn't exit after executing, otherwise xterm will vanish in an instant. So use this to run programs, such as weechat, irrsi, etc.
Or add the command to your ~/.bashrc with a test to check that the current terminal is xterm, something like...
if [ $TERM = xterm ]; then
command
fi
This one is better suited for a command that behaves as mentioned above.

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