Ubuntu – Open a terminal with font size option through command line

command linegnome-terminal

I need a command line to open a gnome-terminal in a specified position of my screen and with specified font-size.

I'm already able to open it into specified position using --geometry option; but then I need to manually press ctrl+- four times to obtain needed look.

Noting that I don't want this font-size to be a default option for all my terminals, is there a way to open it with (very) small font from command line?

Best Answer

Open gnome-terminal and choose File/New profile. You will see the current defaults.
Enter a new profile name, let's say SmallFont. Modify the settings (including font size) as desired, and save.
Open a new window with File/Open Terminal/SmallFont to check if things look OK.
Close this window.
Enter gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=SmallFont. This should now have the proper font size.

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Using xdg-open allows you to use whatever browser you have specified in system settings (works for Gnome at least, unsure about KDE). Unfortunately, the default looks of urxvt are not, shall I say, very convincing, it's more like the old xterm than the modern gnome-terminal, and the configuration runs through config files rather than context menus. There is a tutorial on how to configure it, however.

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