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Asked: 2011-11-05 22:26:20 +0800 CST

How to close multiple gnome-terminals?

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I am running 16 debug processes simultaneously with our adapted gdb (called e-gdb). The processes are invoked by a bash script, using:

gnome-terminal -e 'e-gdb -x gdbNN.cmd progNN.e'

To manage the multiple sessions I can open multiple terminals using the --geometry option to arrange them tiled on my screen. Alternatively, I can use the --tab option to have them all in one terminal.

When the sessions end I close the terminal(s) with a click (I don't want it to auto-close).

So, with multiple terms I need to click 16 times while with tabs I click once, but I have to switch between tabs to see the session results. I would like tiled tabs in a terminal so I can view them simultaneously and close all in a single click.

Is there a way to tile tabs? If not, can I close all debug terminals in one action?

UPDATE: Is there an easy way to kill multiple terminals based on their title? I am using the -t option to name the windows. Is there something like kill -name '*DBG*'?

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3 Answers

  1. One could close all of them with killall gnome-terminal, but that would also close other running gnome-terminals.

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  2. Best Answer

    The solution that I found for myself to this problem was to use wmctrl. It allows for very granular control over your windows. So I have a set of terminals titled Acyrid-Live and Acyrid-Beta.

    wmctrl -F -c Acyrid-Live will only close that window

    It's a pretty useful set of tools.

    http://tomas.styblo.name/wmctrl/

    Edit: Yes I realize this is an oldish thread, but it's also one of the most popular results when searching how to close terminals by title, so I figured I would post a successful solution.

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  3. If the controlling script you mentioned allows for it, you could try adding the following to it:

    # When this exits, exit all back ground process also.
trap 'kill $(jobs -p)' EXIT

    Credit: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/multitail-to-view-tail-f-output-of-multiple-log-files-in-one-terminal/

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