i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:56:46 +0000terminal commands on startuphttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4321/terminal-commands-on-startup/I am trying to run *freetalk* in the terminal on startup (expecting a terminal window to remain open, running *freetalk*). First I tried: `exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec freetalk` That does not work. I am now trying something like: `exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec i3-sensible-terminal'` But I don't know how to further pass commands into the terminal.Fri, 25 Jul 2014 01:26:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4321/terminal-commands-on-startup/Answer by aorith for <p>I am trying to run <em>freetalk</em> in the terminal on startup (expecting a terminal window to remain open, running <em>freetalk</em>). First I tried:</p> <p><code>exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec freetalk</code></p> <p>That does not work. I am now trying something like:</p> <p><code>exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec i3-sensible-terminal'</code></p> <p>But I don't know how to further pass commands into the terminal.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4321/terminal-commands-on-startup/?answer=4322#post-id-4322try exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec xterm -e freetalk and if you want that the terminal stays when you close that program add: exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec xterm -e freetalk; bash Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:56:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4321/terminal-commands-on-startup/?answer=4322#post-id-4322