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diff --git a/man/startx.man b/man/startx.man index 4728a25..5a48c3d 100644 --- a/man/startx.man +++ b/man/startx.man @@ -54,25 +54,19 @@ Arguments immediately following the command are used to start a client in the same manner as .BR xinit (__appmansuffix__). The special argument -.RB '--' +.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 -.BR __XSERVERNAME__ (__appmansuffix__) -server and specified in the -.BR __XCONFIGFILEMAN__ -configuration. Some examples of specifying server arguments follow; consult +It may be convenient to specify server options with startx to change them on a +per-session basis. +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 +startx \-\^\- \-depth 16 .PP -startx -- -dpi 100 +startx \-\^\- \-dpi 100 .PP -startx -- -layout Multihead +startx \-\^\- \-layout Multihead .RE .PP To determine the client to run, |