On 4/13/05, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a command I can use first in a script after the one that opens the > terminal, to maximize the terminal window? Alternatively, is there a command > that will set a specified window size? Are you using konsole? If so, then DCOP will do it for you. Your only problem would be identifying which console it is. If its the one that has focus, then its relatively easy to do: for KONSOLE in $(dcop | grep ^konsole-); do $($(dcop $KONSOLE "konsole-mainwindow#1" "isActiveWindow()")) && dcop $KONSOLE "konsole-mainwindow#1" "maximize()" ; done (That little lot should be all on one line)