I can start a command in a new Gnome Terminal as follows:
nohup gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=Background --command ls >/dev/null 2>&1&
(Based on https://askubuntu.com/a/46630/7146 and https://stackoverflow.com/a/10708326/236081)
However, I want the new terminal window to start minimised in the Launcher. How can I do that?
I based my solution on some of the answers given for minimising and maximising windows. In this case, though, I wanted to target just this Gnome Terminal (but not other Gnome Terminals), so I gave it a name using --title:
nohup gnome-terminal --title="Tiny Terminal" --window-with-profile=Background --command "$argv" >/dev/null 2>&1&
And created a Devil's Pie rule for windows named "Tiny Terminal":
(if
(is (window_name) "Tiny Terminal")
(begin (minimize) )
)
(If you prefer, you can use gdevilspie to create this rule in a GUI.)
This achieves the original desired affect. However, when I tried it out, I realised that I also wanted the terminal to restore to a maximised state, which is addressed in a separate answer.
