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  <info>
    <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-02" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-09-08" status="candidate"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/>
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    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Sindhu S</name>
      <email>sindhus@live.in</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="copyright editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013-2014</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="copyright editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

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    <desc>Set the behavior of <app>Terminal</app> when a custom command or the default shell exits.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Set behavior on command exit</title>

  <p>You can set the terminal to exit, restart or remain open when the shell or
  a custom command exits:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Open <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
      <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Your current profile is selected in the sidebar. If you wish to edit
      a different profile, click on its name.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select <gui style="tab">Command</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>From the <gui>When command exits</gui> drop down list, select one of
      the following options:</p>
      <list>
        <item>
          <p><gui>Exit the terminal</gui></p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p><gui>Restart the command</gui></p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p><gui>Hold the terminal open</gui></p>
        </item>
      </list>
      <p>The setting will be saved automatically when you select it.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <note style="important">
    <p>If you have <link xref="pref-custom-command">set a custom command</link>
    that is non-interactive, have set the exit behavior to <gui>Exit the
    terminal</gui>, and have set the profile to be the default profile,
    <app>Terminal</app> may exit before you can see the output of the
    command.</p>
  </note>

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