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how can i start a java program in a new terminal window ?

when i say

java myprog

it starts on the same terminal window. I want it to go onto a new terminal window. in ubuntu

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    Terminal windows are OS specific and have nothing to do with Java. What OS are you using, and what shell? Commented Feb 15, 2011 at 14:47
  • oh i forgot to mention that its for ubuntu Commented Feb 15, 2011 at 17:01

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Assuming you use xterm as your terminal program

xterm -e java myprog

should do the trick. Or

gnome-terminal -e "java myprog"

with gnome-terminal.

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isnt there a universal command that would work on all linux terminals ?
@user602774 The -e flag works with xterm, gnome-terminal, rxvt and Konsole. Maybe a de facto standard?
I think xterm is fairly universal, since most (if not all) Linux desktops use X11-based desktops and xterm comes with x11
That's true, also Mac and Cygwin/X versions are X11-based. Maybe xterm could be in an optional package and some installations don't have it? I know it's in Mac X11 and Ubuntu, but I'm thinking in Arch Linux or Gentoo, for example.
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On windows:

cmd /c "java myprog"

should do what you want.

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Yep I just noticed the comment too, sorry flagger.
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The command to open a new terminal window depends on what desktop you use (gnome, KDE, XFCE...). For gnome (Ubuntu) the command is gnome-terminal, for KDE (Kubuntu) konsole (I think...). xterm should work also on most distributions.

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