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Diffstat (limited to 'xinit.man')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ .\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or .\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization .\" from The Open Group. -.TH XINIT 1 "Release 6.4" "X Version 11" +.\" +.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/xinit/xinit.man,v 3.10 2001/12/14 20:01:56 dawes Exp $ +.\" +.TH XINIT 1 __xorgversion__ .SH NAME xinit \- X Window System initializer .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -69,6 +72,11 @@ server. The site administrator should, therefore, make a link to the appropriate type of server on the machine, or create a shell script that runs \fIxinit\fP with the appropriate server. .PP +Note, when using a \fI.xserverrc\fP script be sure to ``exec'' the real X server. +Failing to do this can make the X server slow to start and exit. For example: +.sp + exec Xdisplaytype +.PP An important point is that programs which are run by \fI\.xinitrc\fP should be run in the background if they do not exit right away, so that they don't prevent other programs from @@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ a default \fI\.xinitrc\fP that references a site-wide startup file: .sp .in +8 .nf -#!/bin/sh +\&#!/bin/sh \&. /usr/local/lib/site.xinitrc .fi .in -8 @@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ novice users: .sp .in +8 .nf -#!/bin/sh +\&#!/bin/sh xinit /usr/local/lib/site.xinitrc \-\^\- /usr/X11R6/bin/X bc .fi .in -8 @@ -184,7 +192,7 @@ default server script .I X server to run if \fI.xserverrc\fP does not exist .SH "SEE ALSO" -.IR X (1), +.IR X (__miscmansuffix__), .IR startx (1), .IR Xserver (1), .IR xterm (1) |