> I know I can use
>
> xterm -e sh -c 'command;echo Type Control-d to close window;cat'
>
> to invoke a predefined command, Now, how to make it into a sh
> function so that I can use any arbitrary commands?
>
> I've tried to come up with the following, but none of them works:
>
> testit(){ xterm -e sh -c "'$@;echo Type Control-d to close window;cat'" & }

testit(){ xterm -e sh -c "$*;echo Type Control-d to close window;cat" & }

Manfred Bartz