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$ whatis xterm

xterm - terminal emulator for X

Examples:

Below are some examples of the xterm command and it's usage:

# which xterm

/usr/bin/xterm

# xterm --help

Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user. The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable. xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s xterm: DISPLAY is not set

# pwd

/var/apache2/2.2/htdocs

# id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(other),2(bin),3(sys),4(adm),5(uucp),6(mail),7(tty),8(lp),9(nuucp),12(daemon)

# xterm --version

# su - wahid

Oracle Corporation SunOS 5.11 snv_151a November 2010

$ id

uid=101(wahid) gid=10(staff) groups=10(staff)

$ xterm -v

XTerm(261)

$ xterm -version

XTerm(261)

$ xterm --help

xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set

$ xterm --version

xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set

$ xterm -bg darkblue -fg white title "MySolaris"

xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set

$ who am i

$ whoami

wahid

$ ps

PID TTY TIME CMD 3748 pts/3 0:00 bash 3778 pts/3 0:00 ps

$ DISPLAY=:0.0

$ export DISPLAY

$ echo $DISPLAY

:0.0

$ xterm

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified g xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0

$ who am i

$ setenv DISPLAY=192.168.1.6:0.0

$ export DISPLAY

$ xterm

Xlib: connection to "192.168.1.6:0.0" refused by serverg Xlib: No protocol specified xterm Xt error: Can't open display: 192.168.1.6:0.0

$ xterm DISPLAY=192.168.1.6:0.0

$ DISPLAY=192.168.1.6:0.0

$ export DISPLAY

$ xterm -bg darkblue -fg white -title "MySolaris"

Could not set destroy callback to IM

$ xterm -bg black -fg green -title "-title "MySolaris"

Could not set destroy callback to IM

$ xterm -bg black -fg yellow -title "MySolaris"

Could not set destroy callback to IM

$ csh

MySolaris% setenv DISPLAY 192.168.1.6:0.0

MySolaris% echo $DISPLAY

192.168.1.6:0.0

MySolaris% xterm -badoption "MySolaris in CSH environment"

xterm: bad command line option "-badoption"

usage: xterm [-/+132] [-C] [-Sccn] [-T string] [-/+ah] [-/+ai] [-/+aw]g

[-b number] [-/+bc] [-bcf milliseconds] [-bcn milliseconds] [-bd color]g

[-/+bdc] [-bg color] [-bw number] [-/+cb] [-cc classrange] [-/+cjk_width]g

[-class string] [-/+cm] [-/+cn] [-cr color] [-/+cu] [-/+dc]g

[-display displayname] [-e command args ...] [-fa pattern] [-fb fontname]g

[-/+fbb] [-/+fbx] [-fd pattern] [-fg color] [-fi fontname] [-fn fontname]g

[-fs size] [-fw fontname] [-fwb fontname] [-fx fontname] [%geom] [#geom]g

[-geometry geom] [-help] [-/+hm] [-/+hold] [-iconic] [-/+ie] [-/+im]g

[-into windowId] [-/+j] [-/+k8] [-kt keyboardtype] [-/+l] [-/+lc]g

[-lcc path] [-leftbar] [-lf filename] [-/+ls] [-/+maximized] [-/+mb]g

[-mc milliseconds] [-/+mesg] [-/+mk_width] [-ms color] [-n string]g

[-name string] [-nb number] [-/+nul] [-/+pc] [-/+pob] [-rightbar] [-/+rv]g

[-/+rvc] [-/+rw] [-/+s] [-/+samename] [-/+sb] [-selbg color] [-selfg color]g

[-/+sf] [-/+si] [-/+sk] [-sl number] [-/+sm] [-/+sp] [-/+t] [-ti termid]g

[-title string] [-tm string] [-tn name] [-/+u8] [-/+uc] [-/+ulc] [-/+ulit]g

[-/+ut] [-/+vb] [-version] [-/+wc] [-/+wf] [-xrm resourcestring]g

[-ziconbeep percent]g

Type xterm -help for a full description.g

MySolaris% xterm -title "MySolaris in CSH environment"

Could not set destroy callback to IM

Please click on " man xterm " to see the Manual Page for this command.