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Asked: 2026-05-14T00:22:54+00:00

Is there a way to launch a gnome-terminal from the command line (i.e., using

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Is there a way to launch a gnome-terminal from the command line (i.e., using the /usr/bin/gnome-terminal command) and have the new terminal inherit the environment variables and other set variables of terminal from which the command was run? The scenario is thus:

  1. Open a terminal
  2. Set some variables
  3. Set some environment variables
  4. Launch an executable that needs the variables and the environment variables of the current terminal in a new terminal

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  1. Editorial Team

    This turned out to be a gnome-terminal issue. When launching the gnome-terminal, specifying the --disable-factory option provides the following directive:

    “Do not register with the activation name server, and do not reuse an already running GNOME terminal process” (gnome-terminal man page)

    Specifying this option was required in order to inherit the environment of the previous shell.

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