rofi-sensible-terminal(1) General Commands Manual rofi-sensible-terminal(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**rofi-sensible-terminal** - launches $TERMINAL with fallbacks

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

rofi-sensible-terminal \[arguments]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

rofi-sensible-terminal is invoked in the rofi default config to start a terminal. This wrapper script is necessary since there is no distribution-independent terminal launcher (but for example Debian has x-terminal-emulator). Distribution packagers are responsible for shipping this script in a way which is appropriate for the distribution.

It tries to start one of the following (in that order):

- **$TERMINAL** (this is a non-standard variable)
- x-terminal-emulator
- urxvt
- rxvt
- st
- terminology
- qterminal
- Eterm
- aterm
- uxterm
- xterm
- roxterm
- xfce4-terminal.wrapper
- mate-terminal
- lxterminal
- konsole
- alacritty
- kitty
- wezterm
- foot

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[rofi(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/rofi/rofi.1)

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

Dave Davenport and contributors

Copied script from i3: Michael Stapelberg and contributors

rofi

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Document: rofi-sensible-terminal(1) from rofi 2.0.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)