kgx(1)
GNOME Console (kgx) is a simple terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment.
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Synopsis
kgx [OPTION]... [COMMAND]Description
GNOME Console is a modern terminal emulator designed for simplicity and integration with the GNOME desktop. It provides a clean, minimal interface for running shell commands and managing terminal sessions without unnecessary UI clutter.
The application supports standard terminal features like multiple tabs, search functionality, and text selection. It uses GTK 4 and is built to follow GNOME design principles.
Common options
| Flag | What it does |
|---|---|
--help | show help message and exit |
--version | show version information |
-- | end of options; remaining arguments are passed to the shell |
Examples
launch GNOME Console with a default shell session
kgxopen GNOME Console and execute a command in bash
kgx -- bash -c 'echo Hello World'open GNOME Console and immediately connect to a remote server via SSH
kgx -- ssh [email protected]launch GNOME Console and run a Python script
kgx -- python3 script.py