OSX - How to auto Close Terminal window after the

Question

When I'm done with Terminal, I want to exit it. Right now, I have three options:

1. killall Terminal. It will end the process, but rather abruptly. I don't think this is the best idea.

2. Call exit. I've changed the settings so exit closes Terminal. The app still appears open in the Dock though, and doesn't do what I want it to do.

3. Right click>Quit. However, this isn't a Terminal command to exit it.

So now, what is the way I should exit and close Terminal? I've heard something about osascript but I'm not too sure. I want to exit and close, so that Terminal is no longer open, both as a window and as a process.

Answer 1

In a terminal window, you can type:

kill -9 $(ps -p $PPID -o ppid=)

This will kill the Terminal application process, which is the parent of the parent of the current process, as seen by the kill command.

To close a Terminal window from within a running script, you need to go up one more level in the process hierarchy like this:

kill -9 $(ps -p $(ps -p $PPID -o ppid=) -o ppid=) 

Answer 2

I've been using

quit -n terminal

at the end of my scripts. You have to have the terminal set to never prompt in preferences

So Terminal > Preferences > Settings > Shell When the shell exits Close the window Prompt before closing Never

Answer 3

If this is a Mac you type 'exit' then press return.

Answer 4

In the Terminal app, Preference >> Profiles tab.

Select the Shell tab on the right.

You can choose Never Ask before closing to suppress the warning.

Answer 5

Actually, you should set a config on your Terminal, when your Terminal is up press ⌘+, then you will see below screen:

Then press shell tab and you will see below screen:

Now select Close if the shell exited cleanly for When the shell exits.

By the above config each time with exit command the Terminal will close but won't quit.

Answer 6

osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"w\" using command down"

This simulates a CMD + w keypress.

If you want Terminal to quit completely you can use: osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"q\" using command down"

This doesn't give any errors and makes the Terminal stop cleanly.