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-.TH STARTX 1 "Release 6.4" "X Version 11"
+.\"
+.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/xinit/startx.man,v 1.8 2001/12/14 20:01:56 dawes Exp $
+.\"
+.TH STARTX 1 __xorgversion__
 .SH NAME
 startx \- initialize an X session
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -39,14 +42,35 @@ startx \- initialize an X session
 .I options
 \&.\|.\|. ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-NOTE: The \fIstartx\fP script supplied with the X11 distribution is a sample
-designed more as a base for customization than as a
-finished product.  Site administrators are urged to customize it for
-their site.  And to update this manual page when they do!
-.PP
 The \fIstartx\fP script is a front end to \fIxinit\fP that provides a
 somewhat nicer user interface for running a single session of the X
-Window System.  It is typically run with no arguments.
+Window System.  It is often run with no arguments.
+.PP
+Arguments immediately following the
+.I startx
+command are used to start a client in the same manner as
+.IR xinit (1).
+The special argument
+.RB '--'
+marks the end of client arguments and the beginning of server options.
+It may be convenient to specify server options with startx to change on a
+per-session basis the
+default color depth, the server's notion of the number of dots-per-inch the
+display device presents, or take advantage of a different server layout, as
+permitted by the
+.IR XFree86 (1)
+server and specified in the
+.IR XF86Config (__filemansuffix__)
+file.  Some examples of specifying server arguments follow; consult the
+manual page for your X server to determine which arguments are legal.
+.RS
+.PP
+startx -- -depth 16
+.PP
+startx -- -dpi 100
+.PP
+startx -- -layout Multihead
+.RE
 .PP
 To determine the client to run,
 .I startx
@@ -59,6 +83,8 @@ in the
 .I xinit
 library directory.
 If command line client options are given, they override this
+behavior and revert to the
+.IR xinit (1)
 behavior.
 To determine the server to run,
 .I startx
@@ -71,6 +97,8 @@ in the
 .I xinit
 library directory.
 If command line server options are given, they override this
+behavior and revert to the
+.IR xinit (1)
 behavior.  Users rarely need to provide a
 .I .xserverrc
 file.
@@ -78,35 +106,43 @@ See the
 .IR xinit (1)
 manual page for more details on the arguments.
 .PP
+The system-wide
+.I xinitrc
+and
+.I xserverrc
+files are found in the
+.I __xinitdir__
+directory.
+.PP
 The
 .I .xinitrc
 is typically a shell script which starts many clients according to the
 user's preference.  When this shell script exits,
-.I startx 
+.I startx
 kills the server and performs any other session shutdown needed.
 Most of the clients started by
 .I .xinitrc
 should be run in the background.  The last client should run in the
 foreground; when it exits, the session will exit.  People often choose
-a session manager, window manager, or \fIxterm\fP as the ``magic'' client.
+a session manager, window manager, or \fIxterm\fP as the ''magic'' client.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .PP
 Below is a sample \fI\.xinitrc\fP that starts several applications and
-leaves the window manager running as the ``last'' application.  Assuming that
+leaves the window manager running as the ''last'' application.  Assuming that
 the window manager has been configured properly, the user
-then chooses the ``Exit'' menu item to shut down X.
+then chooses the ''Exit'' menu item to shut down X.
 .sp
 .in +4
 .nf
-xrdb  \-load  $HOME/.Xresources
-xsetroot  \-solid  gray  &
-xbiff  \-geometry  \-430+5  &
-oclock  \-geometry  75x75\-0\-0  &
-xload  \-geometry  \-80\-0  &
-xterm  \-geometry  +0+60  \-ls  &
-xterm  \-geometry  +0\-100  &
-xconsole  \-geometry  \-0+0  \-fn  5x7  &
-exec  twm
+xrdb \-load $HOME/.Xresources
+xsetroot \-solid gray &
+xbiff \-geometry \-430+5 &
+oclock \-geometry 75x75\-0\-0 &
+xload \-geometry \-80\-0 &
+xterm \-geometry +0+60 \-ls &
+xterm \-geometry +0\-100 &
+xconsole \-geometry \-0+0 \-fn 5x7 &
+exec twm
 .fi
 .in -4
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
@@ -114,8 +150,20 @@ exec  twm
 DISPLAY
 This variable gets set to the name of the display to which clients should
 connect.  Note that this gets
-.I set,
+.IR set ,
 not read.
+.TP 25
+XAUTHORITY
+This variable, if not already defined, gets set to
+.IR $(HOME)/.Xauthority .
+This is to prevent the X server, if not given the
+.I \-auth
+argument, from automatically setting up insecure host-based authentication
+for the local host.  See the
+.IR Xserver (1)
+and
+.IR Xsecurity (__miscmansuffix__)
+manual pages for more information on X client/server authentication.
 .SH FILES
 .TP 25
 .I $(HOME)/.xinitrc
@@ -124,17 +172,18 @@ the background.
 .TP 25
 .I $(HOME)/.xserverrc
 Server to run.  The default is
-.I X.
+.IR X .
 .TP 25
-.I <XRoot>/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
+.I __xinitdir__/xinitrc
 Client to run if the user has no
 .I .xinitrc
-file.  <XRoot> refers to the root of the X11 install tree.
+file.
 .TP 25
-.I <XRoot>/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc
-Client to run if the user has no
+.I __xinitdir__/xserverrc
+Server to run if the user has no
 .I .xserverrc
-file.  This is only needed if the server needs special arguments or is
-not named.  <XRoot> refers to the root of the X11 install tree.
+file.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.IR xinit (1)
+.IR xinit (1),
+.IR Xserver (1),
+.IR XFree86 (1)