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I was trying to open a new xterm window and run a command in it (the ls as a test)
I did the following but all I see is a xterm flashing off really fast.
So does anyone know how to open an xterm and execute a few commands there and keep the new xterm alive still?

The reason why it's gone so fast is that it waits for all sub-processes to finish, and then terminates. "ls" probably finishes _very_ fast, so you only see a short flash...

You could do this instead:
This way the first command will be executed, and then you'll get an interactive shell. When this one is finished then (e.g. you type "exit" in it), xterm will terminate.

I know this is not an elegant solution, but it works.

cheers Joe

Yup, thanks a lot Joe, that does work.
@ all: Is there a more elegant way to do it or is that the only way?

I wanted to run a script to log me into another machine and then use the xterm, but after the bash shell appears I have to type in the script name to continue.
Is there any way to do this?

Well, that's because as soon as execution reaches the "sh", it blocks and waits for input from the user. Assuming you do the following now:
it would mean you wait for the script to terminate and then open a _local_ shell. I suspect you'll have to modify the script that it doesn't terminate and instead waits for your input. What does it look like?

cheers Joe

Thanks a lot it works now. I modified the script to get input at the end at it works.