Terminal window blank

[makismagoo99]

Small Terminal problem: As of yesterday, when I open Terminal, all i get is a blank window....no command prompt. The window simply says "Terminal -- login - 80x24" at the top, that's it (see the screenshot below).

After googling around, I tried deleting the Terminal plist file and reparing permissions - both to no avail. Can any of you smart folks help me?

Thanks!

 

[LPZ]

Reboot?

 

[smirk]

If you look at Terminal's preferences, under the Startup section, my options show "On startup, open: New window with settings: Basic" and also "Shells open with: Default login shell (/usr/bin/login)".

Are yours also set that way?

 

[LPZ]

If you look at Terminal's preferences, under the Startup section, my options show "On startup, open: New window with settings: Basic" and also "Shells open with: Default login shell (/usr/bin/login)".

Are yours also set that way?

The OP stated that he deleted the Terminal .plist file. If he did, then he would have gotten the settings you ask about.

 

[smirk]

The OP stated that he deleted the Terminal .plist file. If he did, then he would have gotten the settings you ask about.

Yes, you are right. I missed that when I read his post.

 

[makismagoo99]

Reboot?

Y'know, this is always, ALWAYS my first step when I am helping someone else fix their computer. And yet, I didn't do it myself. I tried rebooting and sure enough, there's the command prompt. The question is, was it JUST the reboot that fixed it, or was it some of the other things I tried in combination with the reboot. The world will never know.

Yes, you are right. I missed that when I read his post.

LPZ was correct that it did reset those settings, although I thought of that and checked them before deleting the plist file.