View source for Shell.openTab

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{{Function
|name=shell.openTab
|args= {{type|string}} program [, {{type|string}} args1, {{type|string}} args2, ...]
|returns={{type|number}} newTabID
|api=shell
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Added by ComputerCraft 1.6, runs ''program'' with as many specified arguments as are provided, in a new tab (and returns the ID number of that new tab). As access to the [[Multishell_(API)|Multishell API]] is a requirement, this command is only available to advanced systems.<br><br>

Essentially takes all parameters passed to it and runs them as one line - for eg, shell.openTab("edit","myScript") is the same as shell.openTab("edit myScript"), and you can use whichever syntax happens to suit you.<br><br>

See also: [[shell.run|shell.run()]], [[shell.switchTab|shell.switchTab()]]
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Runs the program "[[falling]]" in a new tab, and switches to it with [[shell.switchTab|shell.switchTab()]]:
|code= shell.switchTab( shell.openTab("falling") )
}}
}}

[[Category:API_Functions]]