Linux - open multiple terminals from one sh file

Question

I'm trying to run 4 terminal windows at the same time by running one .sh file. My .sh file contains:

xterm -e "command1"

xterm -e "command2"

xterm -e "command3"

xterm -e "command4"

Any help would be much appreciated. THANKS

Answer 1

append & to each command

xterm -e "command1" &
xterm -e "command2" &
xterm -e "command3" &
xterm -e "command4" &

the '&' puts the job in the background which 'frees' it from your terminal so the next command can run