How to pass custom arguments to the shell invoked by :terminal?

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I would like to specify the startup command to run on the :terminal shell. E.g. bash -c ls. The shell can be specified with set shell=bash, but how to specify the arguments? In another use case, I need to specify the shell used by WSL on Windows (wsl -e fish) with set shell=wsl (which currently opens bash by default).

Welcome to [vi.se]! In general, :help :terminal contains lots of helpful details. You might also be interested in How to navigate :help — D. Ben Knoble, Jan 17 '21 at 17:09
you can check for $VIM_TERMINAL at the end of .bashrc and run the commands there — balki, Oct 26 '23 at 15:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '21 at 12:29

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It can be done with :terminal $SHELL $CUSTOM $ARGS.

answered Jan 17 '21 at 12:29

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I believe you can also do :terminal ++shell {args} – D. Ben Knoble Jan 17 '21 at 14:24

How to pass custom arguments to the shell invoked by :terminal?

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