Linux – How to create a new terminal window from the command line in Red Hat Linux 5.3

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I use PuTTY to get to my Red Hat Linux 5.3 workstation from my Windows laptop.

Typically, if I want a new terminal on my Windows 7 workstation from another terminal or mc, I have to type start <ENTER>, and I will see a new terminal window running the default shell.

What is the equivalent command in Red Hat Linux 5.3 (and/or Solaris) to create a new terminal window from the command line? I will be entering this command from the shell prompt or mc's command line.

In Windows, if I want to start another terminal and in that terminal, I want to run a program, I can do "start program.exe arg1 arg2". This will create a new terminal window and runs program.exe in that terminal window. I don't have to create a terminal and then in a separate step run the program. How can I do this in Linux?

Best Answer

If you're using PuTTY, I'd just duplicate the session.

Remember that PuTTY is a Windows application, and your Linux machine can't make a new Windows application instance.

If you have an X Window server (and you can download XMing XServer for free), you can run a few different terminals, including xterm, gnome-terminal or konsole, etc.

You can also use the same PuTTY window with multiple sessions with screen or tmux.

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