Try $xterm -e mutt &
That should do it. Also try man xterm for a plethora of other options you
can give to the xterm program. Might also want to take a look a RXVT.
BTW, the command above is just a beginning, if you need a login shell,
different colors, or title you should get thse parameters from the man
page.
HTH
-Ian
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote:
> how do I open xterm with a program? Let's say I want an icon on my desktop
> opening mc or mutt. What would the command be to have an xterm with one of
> these programs open automatically with xterm?
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