Gnome Terminal (the default Ubuntu terminal) tips, quirks

commands.md

Open a new terminal at given directory

gnome-terminal --working-directory some_path

Note:

1. this option works only if used before other options, so keep it before.
2. It doesn't work with relative paths, i.e. .. won't work. This could be solved - StackOverflow

Open a new terminal (as a tab)

gnome-terminal --tab -- bash -c "<my_script or command> exec bash" # syntax

gnome-terminal --tab -- bash -c "echo Hello; exec bash" # example

Note: focus shifts to the new terminal (tab)

Open a terminal (as a new window)

gnome-terminal --window -- bash -c "<my_script or command> exec bash" # syntax

gnome-terminal --window -- bash -c "echo Hello; exec bash" # example

Note: focus shifts to the new terminal (window)

I need this top open both frontend backend servers of my web apps at the same time, using a single command.