Public bug reported: gnome-terminal's man pages describes option --geometry as:
--geometry=GEOMETRY X geometry specification (see "X" man page), can be specified once per window to be opened. which is basically size in pixels and a position in the format WIDTHx‐HEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF, e.g. 1280x720+0+0 However, gnome-terminal --help-all describes --geometry as: --geometry=GEOMETRY Set the window size; for example: 80x24, or 80x24+200+200 (COLSxROWS+X+Y) in other words, as columns by rows of text. Currently gnome-terminal in an updated 14.04 works following the latter definition, i.e., --geometry describes columns and rows of text. Regards. Extra info: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty $ apt-cache policy gnome-terminal gnome-terminal: Installed: 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status P.S.: I believe these 2 bugs are related but they only notice the problem with the man page. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/876311 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/876307 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gnome-terminal 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-48.80-generic 3.13.11-ckt16 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-48-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 8 02:36:50 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-19 (537 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug manpage third-party-packages trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514160 Title: contradictory geometry description To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1514160/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs