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When pressing Ctrl-Alt-T in Ubuntu 18.04, a new terminal instance is opened. Is there a way to tweak the shortcut so if a terminal instance is already opened, then it just gets focused and a new tab is opened?

I'm tired of having 100 terminals opened because of my Ctrl-Alt-T habit.

I'm using hyper terminal, but something working with gnome-terminal would be a good start!

18.04 gnome shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

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When pressing Ctrl-Alt-T in Ubuntu 18.04, a new terminal instance is opened. Is there a way to tweak the shortcut so if a terminal instance is already opened, then it just gets focused and a new tab is opened?

I'm tired of having 100 terminals opened because of my Ctrl-Alt-T habit.

I'm using hyper terminal, but something working with gnome-terminal would be a good start!

18.04 gnome shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

share|improve this question

edited yesterday

DK Bose

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
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  Possible duplicate of Force every new terminal to open in new tab
  
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  @vanadium I don't know when, but this has apparently been fixed. Entering gnome-terminal --tab in a terminal in 18.10 does in fact, open a new terminal for me.
  
  – Charles Green
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Charles Green Indeed it does when you run the command in gnome-terminal. However, it does not behave this way if you launch the command or a script containing the command with a hotkey.
  
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  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

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When pressing Ctrl-Alt-T in Ubuntu 18.04, a new terminal instance is opened. Is there a way to tweak the shortcut so if a terminal instance is already opened, then it just gets focused and a new tab is opened?

I'm tired of having 100 terminals opened because of my Ctrl-Alt-T habit.

I'm using hyper terminal, but something working with gnome-terminal would be a good start!

18.04 gnome shortcut-keys gnome-terminal

share|improve this question

edited yesterday

DK Bose

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asked yesterday

Benjamin BarroisBenjamin Barrois

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Use Tilix !

You can set the behaviour in the Preferences -> Global:

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I tested the following script in a virtual machine running Ubuntu 18.04

gt.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if wmctrl -lx | grep -q "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal"
then
 wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb" && sleep 1s && xdotool key "ctrl+shift+T"
else
 gnome-terminal
fi

An important point to note is the line with wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb". Here, wmctrl is bringing into focus the window containing "dkb@dkb" in the window title. In your case, it will be something else based on your username. So use part of what you see in the terminal's title instead of "dkb@dkb".

I bound the script gt.sh to Ctrl+Super+G. Now, whenever I press the shortcut,

• 
  wmctrl checks whether an instance of gnome-terminal is running.


• If there's no running instance, gnome-terminal is launched.


• If there's an existing instance, the gnome-terminal window is brought into focus and an additional tab is opened.


• The sleep value maybe reduced further if absolutely necessary.

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Use Tilix !

You can set the behaviour in the Preferences -> Global:

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Use Tilix !

You can set the behaviour in the Preferences -> Global:

---

Screenshot from Tilix website:

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Use Tilix !

You can set the behaviour in the Preferences -> Global:

---

Screenshot from Tilix website:

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I tested the following script in a virtual machine running Ubuntu 18.04

gt.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if wmctrl -lx | grep -q "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal"
then
 wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb" && sleep 1s && xdotool key "ctrl+shift+T"
else
 gnome-terminal
fi

An important point to note is the line with wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb". Here, wmctrl is bringing into focus the window containing "dkb@dkb" in the window title. In your case, it will be something else based on your username. So use part of what you see in the terminal's title instead of "dkb@dkb".

I bound the script gt.sh to Ctrl+Super+G. Now, whenever I press the shortcut,

• 
  wmctrl checks whether an instance of gnome-terminal is running.


• If there's no running instance, gnome-terminal is launched.


• If there's an existing instance, the gnome-terminal window is brought into focus and an additional tab is opened.


• The sleep value maybe reduced further if absolutely necessary.

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

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0

I tested the following script in a virtual machine running Ubuntu 18.04

gt.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if wmctrl -lx | grep -q "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal"
then
 wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb" && sleep 1s && xdotool key "ctrl+shift+T"
else
 gnome-terminal
fi

An important point to note is the line with wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb". Here, wmctrl is bringing into focus the window containing "dkb@dkb" in the window title. In your case, it will be something else based on your username. So use part of what you see in the terminal's title instead of "dkb@dkb".

I bound the script gt.sh to Ctrl+Super+G. Now, whenever I press the shortcut,

• 
  wmctrl checks whether an instance of gnome-terminal is running.


• If there's no running instance, gnome-terminal is launched.


• If there's an existing instance, the gnome-terminal window is brought into focus and an additional tab is opened.


• The sleep value maybe reduced further if absolutely necessary.

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

14.8k124288

add a comment | 

I tested the following script in a virtual machine running Ubuntu 18.04

gt.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if wmctrl -lx | grep -q "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal"
then
 wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb" && sleep 1s && xdotool key "ctrl+shift+T"
else
 gnome-terminal
fi

An important point to note is the line with wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb". Here, wmctrl is bringing into focus the window containing "dkb@dkb" in the window title. In your case, it will be something else based on your username. So use part of what you see in the terminal's title instead of "dkb@dkb".

I bound the script gt.sh to Ctrl+Super+G. Now, whenever I press the shortcut,

• 
  wmctrl checks whether an instance of gnome-terminal is running.


• If there's no running instance, gnome-terminal is launched.


• If there's an existing instance, the gnome-terminal window is brought into focus and an additional tab is opened.


• The sleep value maybe reduced further if absolutely necessary.

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

if wmctrl -lx | grep -q "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal"
then
 wmctrl -a "dkb@dkb" && sleep 1s && xdotool key "ctrl+shift+T"
else
 gnome-terminal
fi

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

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answered 11 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

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answered 11 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

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