Using Terminal to start application

[huub]

Hi,

In Linux and BSD I'm using e.g. gnome-terminal to start applications like octave like this: "gnome-terminal -x octave". Is this possible with Terminal as well? I tried to get the man page, but didn't get it.

Thanks.

[macbri]

How about the "open" command? A text-based command (say, "top") will open automatically in a new Terminal window, e.g.:

open `which top`

You can also override the default application with -a, if for example some other app tries to open your program:

open -a "Terminal.app" `which top`

[wraith77]

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