OSX - How to auto Close Terminal window after the "exit" command executed.

Solution 1:

in Terminal.app

Preferences > Profiles > (Select a Profile) > Shell.

on 'When the shell exits' chosen 'Close the window'

Solution 2:

How about the good old Command-Q?

Solution 3:

In the Terminal app, Preference >> Profiles tab.

Select the Shell tab on the right.

You can choose Never Ask before closing to suppress the warning.

Solution 4:

Actually, you should set a config on your Terminal, when your Terminal is up press ⌘+, then you will see below screen:

Then press shell tab and you will see below screen:

Now select Close if the shell exited cleanly for When the shell exits.

By the above config each time with exit command the Terminal will close but won't quit.

Solution 5:

You could use AppleScript through the osascript command:

osascript -e 'tell application "Terminal" to quit'