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.\" $Xorg: xinit.man,v 1.4 2001/02/09 02:05:49 xorgcvs Exp $
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.\" Copyright 1988, 1998 The Open Group
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.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/xinit/xinit.man,v 3.9 2001/02/07 23:25:56 dawes Exp $
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.\"
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.TH XINIT 1 __xorgversion__
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.SH NAME
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xinit \- X Window System initializer
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B xinit
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[ [
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.I client
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]
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.I options
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] [
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.B \-\^\-
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[
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.I server
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] [
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.I display
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]
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.I options
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fIxinit\fP program is used to start the X Window System server and a first
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client program on systems that
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cannot start X directly from \fI/etc/init\fP or in environments
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that use multiple window systems. When this first client exits,
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\fIxinit\fP will kill the X server and then terminate.
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.PP
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If no specific client program is given on the command line,
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\fIxinit\fP will look for a file in the user's home directory
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called \fI.xinitrc\fP to run as a shell script to start up client programs.
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If no such file exists, \fIxinit\fP will use the following as a default:
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.sp
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xterm \-geometry +1+1 \-n login \-display :0
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.sp
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.PP
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If no specific server program is given on the command line,
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\fIxinit\fP will look for a file in the user's home directory
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called \fI.xserverrc\fP to run as a shell script to start up the server.
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If no such file exists, \fIxinit\fP will use the following as a default:
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.sp
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X :0
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.sp
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Note that this assumes that there is a program named \fIX\fP in the current
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search path. However, servers are usually named \fIXdisplaytype\fP where
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\fIdisplaytype\fP is the type of graphics display which is driven by this
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server. The site administrator should, therefore, make a link to the
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appropriate type of server on the machine, or create a shell script that
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runs \fIxinit\fP with the appropriate server.
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.PP
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Note, when using a \fI.xserverrc\fP script be sure to ``exec'' the real X server.
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Failing to do this can make the X server slow to start and exit. For example:
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.sp
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exec Xdisplaytype
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.PP
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An important point is that programs which are run by \fI\.xinitrc\fP
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should be run in the background if they do
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not exit right away, so that they don't prevent other programs from
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starting up.
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However, the last long-lived program started (usually
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a window manager or terminal emulator) should be
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left in the foreground so that the script won't exit (which
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indicates that the user is done and that \fIxinit\fP should exit).
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.PP
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An alternate client and/or server may be specified on the
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command line. The desired client program and its arguments should be given
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as the first command line arguments to \fIxinit\fP. To specify a particular
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server command line, append a double dash (\-\^\-) to the \fIxinit\fP command
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line (after any client and arguments) followed by the desired server command.
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.PP
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Both the client program name and the server program name must begin with a
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slash (/) or a period (.). Otherwise, they are treated as an arguments to be
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appended to their respective startup lines. This makes it possible to
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add arguments (for example, foreground and background colors) without
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having to retype the whole command line.
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.PP
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If an explicit server name is not given and the first argument following the
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double dash (\-\^\-) is a colon followed by a digit, \fIxinit\fP will use that
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number as the display
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number instead of zero. All remaining arguments are appended to the server
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command line.
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.PP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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Below are several examples of how command line arguments in \fIxinit\fP are
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used.
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.TP 8
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.B "xinit"
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This will start up a server named \fIX\fP and run the user's \fI\.xinitrc\fP,
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if it exists, or else start an \fIxterm\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B "xinit \-\^\- /usr/X11R6/bin/Xqdss :1"
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This is how one could start a specific type of server on an alternate display.
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.TP 8
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.B "xinit \-geometry =80x65+10+10 \-fn 8x13 \-j \-fg white \-bg navy"
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This will start up a server named \fIX\fP, and will append the given
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arguments to the default \fIxterm\fP command. It will ignore \fI\.xinitrc\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B "xinit \-e widgets \-\^\- ./Xsun \-l \-c"
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This will use the command \fI\.\/Xsun \-l \-c\fP to start the server and will
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append the arguments \fI\-e widgets\fP to the default \fIxterm\fP command.
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.TP 8
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.B "xinit /usr/ucb/rsh fasthost cpupig \-display ws:1 \-\^\- :1 \-a 2 \-t 5"
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This will start a server named \fIX\fP on display 1 with the arguments
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\fI\-a 2 \-t 5\fP. It will then start a remote shell on the machine
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\fBfasthost\fP in which it will run the command \fIcpupig\fP, telling it
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to display back on the local workstation.
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.PP
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Below is a sample \fI\.xinitrc\fP that starts a clock, several terminals, and
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leaves the window manager running as the ``last'' application. Assuming that
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the window manager has been configured properly, the user
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then chooses the ``Exit'' menu item to shut down X.
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.sp
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.in +8
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.nf
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xrdb \-load $HOME/.Xresources
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xsetroot \-solid gray &
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xclock \-g 50x50\-0+0 \-bw 0 &
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xload \-g 50x50\-50+0 \-bw 0 &
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xterm \-g 80x24+0+0 &
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xterm \-g 80x24+0\-0 &
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twm
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.fi
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.in -8
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.sp
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Sites that want to create a common startup environment could simply create
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a default \fI\.xinitrc\fP that references a site-wide startup file:
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.sp
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.in +8
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.nf
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\&#!/bin/sh
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\&. /usr/local/lib/site.xinitrc
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.fi
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.in -8
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.sp
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Another approach is to write a script that starts \fIxinit\fP with a specific
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shell script. Such scripts are usually named \fIx11\fP, \fIxstart\fP, or
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\fIstartx\fP and are a convenient way to provide a simple interface for
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novice users:
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.sp
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.in +8
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.nf
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\&#!/bin/sh
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xinit /usr/local/lib/site.xinitrc \-\^\- /usr/X11R6/bin/X bc
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.fi
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.in -8
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.sp
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.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
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.TP 15
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.B DISPLAY
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This variable gets set to the name of the display to which clients should
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connect.
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.TP 15
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.B XINITRC
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This variable specifies an init file containing shell commands to start up the
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initial windows. By default, \fI\.xinitrc\fP in the home directory will be
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used.
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.SH FILES
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.TP 15
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.I .xinitrc
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default client script
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.TP 15
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.I xterm
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client to run if \fI.xinitrc\fP does not exist
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.TP 15
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.I .xserverrc
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default server script
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.TP 15
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.I X
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server to run if \fI.xserverrc\fP does not exist
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR X (__miscmansuffix__),
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.IR startx (1),
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.IR Xserver (1),
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.IR xterm (1)
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.SH AUTHOR
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Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
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