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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:00:13 +0000i3-sensible-terminal; execution result differs from shortcut to terminalhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/ Hello. in my i3 config, i have the line bindsym $win+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal when i execute that shortcut, it executes xfce4-terminal (my former default terminal, which i want no longer to be default) when i execute `i3-sensible-terminal` in my terminal, it launches konsole, which is expected. the Terminal environment variable seems also properly set. % env | grep TERMINAL TERMINAL=konsole $TERMINAL is set by zshenv: export TERMINAL=konsole any ideas? Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:02:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/Comment by toogley for Hello. in my i3 config, i have the line <pre><code>bindsym $win+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal </code></pre> when i execute that shortcut, it executes xfce4-terminal (my former default terminal, which i want no longer to be default) when i execute <code>i3-sensible-terminal</code> in my terminal, it launches konsole, which is expected. the Terminal environment variable seems also properly set. <pre><code>% env | grep TERMINAL TERMINAL=konsole </code></pre> $TERMINAL is set by zshenv: <pre><code>export TERMINAL=konsole </code></pre> any ideas? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/?comment=6888#comment-6888Thanks, i added the export variable to .xsession and now it starts correctly. But, now i have two separate TERMINAL definitions, in .xsession and /etc/zshenv. is there a global file i can use for my environment variables that will recognized by all programs, including i3?Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:00:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/?comment=6888#comment-6888Comment by tigrezno for Hello. in my i3 config, i have the line <pre><code>bindsym $win+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal </code></pre> when i execute that shortcut, it executes xfce4-terminal (my former default terminal, which i want no longer to be default) when i execute <code>i3-sensible-terminal</code> in my terminal, it launches konsole, which is expected. the Terminal environment variable seems also properly set. <pre><code>% env | grep TERMINAL TERMINAL=konsole </code></pre> $TERMINAL is set by zshenv: <pre><code>export TERMINAL=konsole </code></pre> any ideas? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/?comment=6885#comment-6885have you restarted your X session? The environment i3 see when it was launched is different than your current modified environment.Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:54:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6882/i3-sensible-terminal-execution-result-differs-from-shortcut-to-terminal/?comment=6885#comment-6885