# konsole > KDE's terminal emulator. > More information: <https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/konsole/konsole/command-line-options.html>. - Open the terminal in a specific directory: `konsole --workdir {{path/to/directory}}` - [e]xecute a specific command and don't close the window after it exits: `konsole --noclose -e "{{command}}"` - Open a new tab: `konsole --new-tab` - Open the terminal in the background and bring to the front when `Ctrl+Shift+F12` is pressed: `konsole --background-mode`