
Save the file and restart your desktop environment. Add your own Exec line as follows.Įxec=sh -c "terminator -p $( shuf -n 1 $HOME/.config/terminator/profiles )" Sudoedit /usr/share/applications/sktopįind the Exec line and comment it out with #.

You must now modify Terminator's desktop file so that it selects a random profile from this list at startup. When you add more profiles in the future and would like to have them included in the startup pool, you will have to reissue the command above. To bring up the Navigate to File, press Control+Shift+N ( Command+Shift+O on macOS). Then, cat your list of profiles to a destination of your choice.Ĭat $HOME/.config/terminator/config | grep -B 1 'background_color' | grep '\]\]' | tr -d '' > $HOME/.config/terminator/profiles Navigate to a file or folder using the Navigate to File action. Copy its contents to your config file, which is located in ~/.config/terminator/.

It contains many well-known color schemes. To avoid unexpected behavior, you should start with a clean section. It is possible to start terminator with a random profile every time.

Key commandsĬtrl+Shift+o Split terminals h orizontallyĪlt+Up Move to the terminal above the current oneĪlt+Down Move to the terminal below the current oneĪlt+Left Move to the terminal left of the current oneĪlt+Right Move to the terminal right of the current one
