This does exactly what I need. I knew it had to be simple. Thanks for everyone's help Patrick Mike Miller wrote: > On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Patrick McCabe wrote: > >> I am trying to run a script in a new xterm window, but I want the >> window to remain after the script completes. Something like >> >> $ xterm -e ~/bin/myscript >> >> But here the xterm window closes after the script is complete. This >> seems like an easy problem, but I can't figure out how to do it. > > > How does this work for you?... > > $ xterm -e '~/bin/myscript ; bash' > > Mike >