XF86Setup(1)                                         XF86Setup(1)

NAME

       XF86Setup - Graphical configuration utility for XFree86

SYNOPSIS

       XF86Setup  [  -sync ] [ -name appname ] [ -nodialog ] [ --
       arg ...]

       XF86Setup [ -sync ] [ -name appname ] [ -script ] [  -dis­
       play  display  ]  [ -geometry geometry ] filename [ [ -- ]
       arg ... ]

DESCRIPTION

       XF86Setup is normally used to either perform  the  initial
       setup  of  the XFree86 X servers or to make adjustments to
       the existing configuration.

       When used to initially configure the XFree86  servers,  it
       will  start the VGA 16 server and then allow configuration
       settings to be entered.  Once that is completed the appro­
       priate  server  for  the  hardware will be started and the
       configuration settings will be saved.

       For a more complete description see the Quick-Start  Guide
       to XFree86 Setup.

       When run from within an already running server environment
       (e.g.  from an xterm window), XF86Setup  can  be  used  to
       make adjustments to the current server configuration.

       Note that when the existing XF86Config file is read, it is
       used to set the default values for various  settings,  but
       the  complete  contents  of the existing file are not pre­
       served.  For example, when  the  new  XF86Config  file  is
       written,  it will not contain any additional comment lines
       from the original file.

       When a filename is  specified,  it  is  interpreted  as  a
       script  file  containing  Tcl/Tk  commands to run.  If the
       filename contains a slash, it is assumed that it specifies
       the  path  to  the  file to execute, otherwise the file is
       searched for in the user's PATH, unless the -script option
       is  given,  in  which case, it is expected to exist in the
       scripts subdirectory of the XF86Setup library directory.

       The result is entirely dependant on the  contents  of  the
       file.

ARGUMENTS

       -sync         Turn  on  synchronization for all communica­
                     tion with an X server.

       -name appname Use appname as the window name.




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XF86Setup(1)                                         XF86Setup(1)


       -display display
                     Specify the display to talk to.

       -nodialog     Do not use the Dialog program for text  mode
                     user  interaction.   Normally XF86Setup will
                     use the Dialog program, if it  is  found  in
                     the  user's  PATH,  otherwise  a simple text
                     interface is used.

       -geometry geomspec
                     Specify the initial geometry for the window.

       -script       Look  for  the  specified  filename  in  the
                     scripts directory, instead of searching  the
                     user's PATH (if the filename doesn't specify
                     a path).

ENVIRONMENT

       PATH          Used to search for the location of the  Dia­
                     log program

       XWINHOME      If  set, indicates the parent directory of X
                     bin and lib directories.

       XF86SETUPLIB  If set, overrides the  default  location  of
                     the      library     directory     (normally
                     <XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Setup).

       TMPDIR        Directory in which to store temporary  files
                     (defaults to /tmp)

FILES

       <XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Config
       or /etc/X11/XF86Config
                     Can optionally be read to set default values
                     for configuration settings

SEE ALSO

       Quick-Start Guide to XFree86 Setup
       Xserver(1),  XFree86(1),   XF86Config(4/5),   xvidtune(1),
       xdm(1),  xf86config(1),  xinit(1),  XF86Misc(3),  XF86Vid­
       Mode(3), xmseconfig(1), dialog(1)

AUTHOR

       Joe Moss, joe@XFree86.org

BUGS

       Does not support all possible configurations, for example,
       graphics   tablets  must  be  configured  by  editing  the
       XF86Config file manually.







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