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Its configuration file, however, determines which programs (including +and especially the window manager) are run when X starts up. <tt +class="COMMAND">xinit</tt> first checks your home directory for a <tt +class="FILENAME">.xinitrc</tt> file. If the file is found, it gets run; otherwise, <tt +class="FILENAME">/var/X11R6/lib/xinit/xinitrc</tt> (the systemwide default) is used. +Here's a simple <tt class="FILENAME">xinitrc</tt> file:</p> + +<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%"> +<tr> +<td> +<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING"> +#!/bin/sh +# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $ + +userresources=$HOME/.Xresources +usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap +sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources +sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap + +# merge in defaults and keymaps + +if [ -f $sysresources ]; then + xrdb -merge $sysresources +fi + +if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then + xmodmap $sysmodmap +fi + +if [ -f $userresources ]; then + xrdb -merge $userresources +fi + +if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then + xmodmap $usermodmap +fi + +# start some nice programs + +twm & +xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & +xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & +xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 & +exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login +</pre> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<p>All of those “if” blocks are there to merge in various configuration +settings from other files. The interesting part of the file is toward the end, where +various programs are run. This X session will begin with the <tt +class="COMMAND">twm</tt>(1) window manager, a clock, and three terminals. Note the <tt +class="COMMAND">exec</tt> before the last <tt class="COMMAND">xterm</tt>. What that does +is replace the currently running shell (the one that's executing this <tt +class="FILENAME">xinitrc</tt> script) with that <tt class="COMMAND">xterm</tt>(1) +command. When the user quits that <tt class="COMMAND">xterm</tt>, the X session will +end.</p> + +<p>To customize your X startup, copy the default <tt +class="FILENAME">/var/X11R6/lib/xinit/xinitrc</tt> to <tt +class="FILENAME">~/.xinitrc</tt> and edit it, replacing those program lines with whatever +you like. The end of mine is simply:</p> + +<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%"> +<tr> +<td> +<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING"> +# Start the window manager: +exec startkde +</pre> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<p>Note that there are several <tt class="FILENAME">xinitrc.*</tt> files in <tt +class="FILENAME">/var/X11R6/lib/xinit</tt> that correspond to various window managers and +GUIs. You can use any of those, if you like.</p> +</div> + +<div class="NAVFOOTER"> +<hr align="LEFT" width="100%" /> +<table summary="Footer navigation table" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" +cellspacing="0"> +<tr> +<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"><a href="x-window-system-xorgsetup.html" +accesskey="P">Prev</a></td> +<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="index.html" +accesskey="H">Home</a></td> +<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"><a href="x-window-system-xwmconfig.html" +accesskey="N">Next</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"><tt class="COMMAND">xorgsetup</tt></td> +<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="x-window-system.html" +accesskey="U">Up</a></td> +<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"><tt class="COMMAND">xwmconfig</tt></td> +</tr> +</table> +</div> +</body> +</html> + |