Added doc for TERMCMD and integrated it in commands.py

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ranger.pod b/doc/ranger.pod
index e261ca60..65615a8e 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.pod
+++ b/doc/ranger.pod
@@ -956,6 +956,13 @@ program out of "vim", "emacs" and "nano".
 Defines the shell that ranger is going to use with the :shell command and
 the "S" key.  Defaults to "bash".
 
+=item TERMCMD
+
+Defines the terminal emulator command that ranger is going to use with the
+:terminal command and the "t" run flag.  Defaults to "x-terminal-emulator" or
+"xterm"
+
+
 =item XDG_CONFIG_HOME
 
 Specifies the directory for configuration files. Defaults to F<$HOME/.config>.
diff --git a/ranger/core/runner.py b/ranger/core/runner.py
index ba6d82a8..17cdcca5 100644
--- a/ranger/core/runner.py
+++ b/ranger/core/runner.py
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ class Runner(object):
 		if 't' in context.flags:
 			if 'DISPLAY' not in os.environ:
 				return self._log("Can not run with 't' flag, no display found!")
-			term = os.environ['TERMCMD'] if 'TERMCMD' in os.environ  else os.environ['TERM']
+			term = os.environ.get('TERMCMD', os.environ.get('TERM'))
+			if term not in get_executables():
+				term = 'x-terminal-emulator'
 			if term not in get_executables():
 				term = 'xterm'
 			if isinstance(action, str):
diff --git a/ranger/defaults/commands.py b/ranger/defaults/commands.py
index da0c6735..ba9030c5 100644
--- a/ranger/defaults/commands.py
+++ b/ranger/defaults/commands.py
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ class terminal(Command):
 	Spawns an "x-terminal-emulator" starting in the current directory.
 	"""
 	def execute(self):
+		command = os.environ.get('TERMCMD', os.environ.get('TERM'))
+		if command not in get_executables():
+			command = 'x-terminal-emulator'
+		if command not in get_executables():
+			command = 'xterm'
 		self.fm.run('x-terminal-emulator', flags='d')