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I want to map a key, say ctrl-shift-m to open a terminal, ssh into the mailhost, open pine and go into the compose mail pane. I already have ssh-key setup so i dont have to type my password while doing ssh, so that is not an issue.

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This is how I do when I need:

1) Make a script with all commands needed



ssh user@server.etc

ssh some-command


exit 0

2) Create the shortcut

Run gnome-control-center keyboard then go to "Shortcuts" > "Custom" > "+"

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Name: Anything
Command: gnome-terminal -e "bash -c \"/path/to/script ; exit ; exec bash\""

Change "/path/to/script" for the correct path, and

delete "exit" if you don't want the terminal to close after the execution of the script.

Then choose the shortcut you wish.


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Thankyou so much... This worked like a charm. –  gforce89 Apr 1 '13 at 5:31
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you can open terminal and execute command via the following code

gnome-terminal --COMMAND=string

You can add key mapping in

Applications > Keyboard > Shortcut > Custom

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