-a Number |
Specifies the acceleration multiplier for mouse movement. For example,
a value of 5 causes the cursor to move five times as fast as the mouse. The
default is 4 pixels; any value specified must be a positive value greater
than 0. |
-auth FileName |
Specifies to X the file from which to read the MIT (Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) magic cookie. |
-bc |
Turns off backward compatibility with Enhanced X-Windows version
1.1. |
+bc |
Turns on backward compatibility with Enhanced X-Windows version
1.1. This is the default. |
-bp Color |
Specifies a black pixel color for the display. The default is display
dependent. |
-bs |
Enables backing store support on all screens. Backing store support
is disabled by default. |
-c Volume |
Specifies key click volume. |
-cc VisualType [:Display] |
Specifies the type of visual to use for the root window of the screen
specified by the display name. Not all visual types are available on all adapters
at all depths. The :Display parameter
is optional, but useful when using the multihead option. The :Display parameter is the name of the display
as shown in the lsdisp command. If no display number
or name is supplied, the specified visual is selected for all screens.
To specify the visual type and depth for the default visual,
use the -cc and -d flags, respectively.
Values for the VisualType parameter
are specified as a string or a number as follows:
String Numeric equivalent
StaticGray 0
GrayScale 1
StaticColor 2
PseudoColor 3
TrueColor 4
DirectColor 5 |
-co File |
Sets the name of the red, green, and blue (RGB) color database. This
is the default flag for the color database. |
-D File |
Specifies the full path name of the color definition database file.
The default is /usr/lib/X11/rgb. |
-d Depth[:Display] |
Specifies the root depth for the screen specified by the display
name. Not all visual types will be available on all adapters at all depths.
The :Display parameter
is optional, but useful when using the multihead option and must correspond
to the values passed with the -P flag. The :Display parameter is the name of the display
as shown in the lsdisp command. In the absence of the :Display parameter, the specified
depth is selected for all the selected displays in the multihead option, as
specified in the -P flag. |
-f Number |
Specifies the beep volume. The default is -1 or medium. The supported
values are as follows:
Value Setting
0 Off
1-33 Low
-1 or 34-66 Medium
67-100 High |
-fc Font |
Specifies the cursor font for cursor glyphs and cursor masks. The
default depends on the operating system and the display. |
-fn Font |
Specifies the default text font. The default depends on the operating
system and the display. |
-fp Font |
Specifies the font path. |
-I |
Causes all remaining command line arguments to be ignored. (Uppercase
i) |
-help |
Prints a usage message. |
-layer #[:Display] |
Specifies that the default visual should be in the # layer. The :Display parameter
is the name of the display as shown in the lsdisp command.
Specifying this flag for an adapter that does not have overlays, or has less
than 8 bits of overlay, has no effect. Specifying this flag with a # higher than the number of supported layers results in the default visual
residing in the default layer of the screen (as if no -layer flag had been used). |
-logo |
Turns on the X Window System logo display in the screen saver. There
is currently no way to change this from a client. |
-n :Number |
Specifies the connection number. Valid values for the Number parameter are 0 to 255. The default is the next available number.
The Number parameter is used by programs to communicate
with a specific X server. For example, the command:
X -n :18
specifies that communication to
the activated X server takes place by unix:18 or by Hostname:18. |
-nobs |
Disables backing store support on all screens. This is the default. |
nologo |
Turns off the X Window System logo display in the screen saver. There
is currently no way to change this from a client. |
-once |
Instructs the server to exit after the first session ends. Normally,
the server starts sessions automatically. |
-PRowColumn Display |
Specifies the physical positioning of the displays in a multihead
configuration. The Row parameter indicates the row
in which the display is located. The Column parameter
indicates the column in which the display is located.
The Display parameter is the device name of the display as
shown in the first column of output from the Isdisp command.
The first -PRowColumn Display occurrence on the command line describes screen 0 to the X server,
the second describes screen 1, and so on.
The -P flag is for use with multiple head support. |
-pbuffer level [ :display name | :display number ] |
Specifies the pbuffer memory allocation level
for the screen specified by :display. This flag is
only useful when used in conjunction with the GLX extension.
The level parameter indicates the relative amount of frame buffer memory
to be reserved for pbuffers. Specified values must be in the range of [0..2].
A value of 0 indicates that no memory should be reserved for pbuffers. A
value of 1 indicates that a low amount of memory should be reserved. A value
of 2 indicates that a high amount of memory should be reserved. Not all adapters
support pbuffers. For those that do, not all screen configurations support
pbuffers. The actual amount of frame buffer memory reserved for pbuffers
is device-dependent, and may be influenced by other factors, such as screen
resolution or default pixel depth.
The :display parameter
is optional, but useful when using the multihead option. The :display parameter is the name of the display as shown in the lsdisp command. If no display number or name is supplied, the specified pbuffer width is
selected for all screens. |
-p Number |
Specifies the time interval, in minutes, between changes of the X
Window System logo position. This flag is used with the -s (screen saver timeout) flag to control the blanking of the screen. |
-r |
Disables autorepeat. The default is autorepeat enabled. |
r |
Turns on autorepeat. |
-s Number |
Specifies the number of minutes to wait before blanking the screen.
The default is 10 minutes. If this value is set to 0, the screen-saver is
disabled. |
-secIP [PermissionCode] |
Sets local access control on the internet socket. The PermissionCode is 3 octal digits which can set read, write, and execute
bits. If no PermissionCode is specified after a security
flag, then permission is defaulted to 0 for that socket. |
-secLocal [PermissionCode] |
Sets access control on the unix socket. The PermissionCode is 3 octal digits which can set read, write, and execute bits. If no PermissionCode is specified after a security flag, then
permission is defaulted to 0 for that socket. |
-secSMT [PermissionCode] |
Sets access control on the shared memory transport socket. The PermissionCode is 3 octal digits which can set read, write,
and execute bits. If no PermissionCode is specified
after a security flag, then permission is defaulted to 0 for that socket. |
-stereo [:Display] |
Configures the graphics adapter for optimum stereo support for the
screen specified by Display.
Supported screens
will configure the adapter to provide the best available support for stereo.
This may decrease other resources such as texture memory. The actual amount
of memory affected is device-dependent, and may be influenced by other factors,
such as screen resolution or default pixel depth.
The Display parameter is optional, but useful when using the multihead option.
The Display parameter is the name of the display
as shown in the lsdisp command. If no display number
or name is supplied, the -stereo flag pertains to all
supported screens.
Unsupported screens will ignore the -stereo flag. |
-su |
Disables save under support on all screens. |
-T |
Disables the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace key sequence that, by default, ends
the AIXwindows session and all windows opened from it. |
-t Number |
Specifies the mouse threshold. The default is 2 pixels. Acceleration
takes effect only if the mouse is moved beyond the mouse threshold in one
time interval and only applies to the amount beyond the threshold. |
-to Number |
Specifies the number of minutes to elapse between connection checks.
The default is 60 minutes. A specified value must be greater than 0. |
-v |
Specifies that the display be replaced with the current background
color after the time specified by the -s flag expires.
By default, if the -v flag is not used, the entire display
is painted with the background tile after the time specified by the -s flag expires. |
-wm |
Forces the default backing store of all windows to have the WhenMapped value. This is a convenient way of applying backing store
to all windows. |
-wp Color |
Specifies a white pixel display color. The default depends on the
display. |
-wrap |
Specifies the behavior of the mouse when its hotspot reaches the
left or right border or the top or bottom of any root window. If this flag
is set and the hotspot of the mouse reaches the left border of the leftmost
root window, the mouse is automatically positioned at the right border of
the rightmost root window at the same y position.
Conversely, if this flag is set and the hotspot of the mouse reaches the right
border of the rightmost root window, the mouse is automatically positioned
at the left border of the leftmost root window at the same y position. If
this flag is not set, the mouse stops at the left or right border of any root
window.
If this flag is set and the hotspot of
the mouse reaches the top border of the topmost root window, the mouse is
positioned at the bottom border of the bottommost root window at the same
x position.
Conversely, if this flag is set and
the hotspot of the mouse reaches the bottom border of the bottommost root
window, the mouse is positioned at the top border of the topmost root window
at the same x position.
The -wrap flag is for use with multiple head support. |
-wrapx |
Specifies the behavior of the mouse when its hotspot reaches the
left or right border of any root window. If this flag is set and the hotspot
of the mouse reaches the left border of the leftmost root window, the mouse
is positioned at the right border of the rightmost root window at the same
y position. Conversely, if this flag is set and the hotspot of the mouse reaches
the right border of the rightmost root window, the mouse is positioned at
the left border of the leftmost root window at the same y position. If this
flag is not set, the mouse stops at the left or right border of any root window.
The -wrapx flag is for use with multiple
head support. |
-wrapy |
Specifies the behavior of the mouse when its hotspot reaches the
top or bottom border of any root window. If this flag is set and the hotspot
of the mouse reaches the top border of the topmost root window, the mouse
is positioned at the bottom border of the bottommost root window at the same
x position.
Conversely, if this flag is set and the hotspot of the mouse
reaches the bottom border of the bottommost root window, the mouse is positioned
at the top border of the topmost root window at the same x position. If this
flag is not set, the mouse stops at the top or bottom border of any root window.
The -wrapy flag is for use with
multiple head support. |
-x ExtensionName |
Specifies that the extension name should be loaded when the server
is initialized. This is particularly useful for large extensions, such as
the Display PostScript Level 2 (dps). This flag can
be specified more than once with multiple extension names. |
-query HostName |
Enables Enhanced X-Windows Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) and sends a Query packet to
the specified host.
The -query flag
is for use with XDMCP. |
-broadcast |
Enables XDMCP and broadcasts BroadcastQuery packets to the network. The first responding display manager
is chosen for the session.
The -broadcast flag is for use with XDMCP. |
-indirect HostName |
Enables XDMCP and sends IndirectQuery packets to the specified host.
The -indirect flag is for use with XDMCP. |
-port PortNumber |
Specifies an alternative port number for XDMCP.
This flag must be specified before any -query, -broadcast, or -indirect flags. Normally, the server
starts sessions one after another. This flag causes the server to exit after
the first session ends.
The -port flag
is for use with XDMCP. |
-class DisplayClass |
Sets the value for an additional display qualifier used by XDMCP in resource lookup for display-specific options.
The -class flag is for use with XDMCP. |
-cookie XDMAuthenticationBits |
Specifies a private key to be shared between the server and the manager
when testing XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1.
The -cookie flag is for use with XDMCP. |
-displayID DisplayID |
Allows the display manager to identify each display so that it can
locate the shared key specified by the -cookie flag.
The -displayID flag is for use with XDMCP. |
+/- xinerama |
Enable/Disable panoramic screen or Virtual
Large Screen (VLS). Allows users to treat all heads in a multihead environment
as a large screen. |