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lxterminal: Open an LXTerminal window, run a command, and then exit.
$ lxterminal -e "${command}"
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The command "lxterminal -e "${command}"" is used in Linux environments for launching a new instance of LXterminal with a specified command to run within it.

Here's a breakdown of the components of this command:

  • "lxterminal" is the name of the terminal emulator program.
  • "-e" is a flag that specifies the command to execute within the terminal.
  • "${command}" is a variable representing the command that you want to run within the LXterminal.

In practice, when you run this command in a terminal, it will launch a new LXterminal window, and within that window, it will execute the command specified by the "${command}" variable.

For example, if you set "${command}" to be "ls -l", the command "lxterminal -e "${command}"" will open a new LXterminal window and execute the "ls -l" command within that window, displaying a detailed list of files and directories in the current directory.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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