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1slim(1)                                                                slim(1)
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NAME

6       slim - Simple LogIn Manager
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SYNOPSIS

9       slim [options] [<arguments>]
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DESCRIPTION

12       SLiM  is  a lightweight login manager for X11, allowing the initializa‐
13       tion of a graphical session by entering username and password in a  lo‐
14       gin  screen.   It is desktop-agnostic and should work (suitably config‐
15       ured) with any session style.
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OPTIONS

18       -c /path/to/config
19              select   a   non-standard   configuration   file   instead    of
20              /etc/slim.conf
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22       -d     run as a daemon
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24       -n     do NOT run as a daemon
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26       -s     be  systemd compatible by disabling consolekit support. This op‐
27              tion does nothing if consolekit support has not been built in.
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29       -p /path/to/theme
30              display a preview of the theme. An already running  X11  session
31              is required for theme preview.
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33       -w <www>x<hhh>
34              set  the  size of the window used for theme preview. This option
35              is only valid after a -p option
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37       -h     display a brief help message
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39       -v     display version information
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EXAMPLES

42       slim -d
43              run slim in daemon mode
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45       slim -p /usr/share/slim/themes/default -w 800x600
46              preview of the default theme at low resolution
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STARTING SLIM AT BOOT

49       Please refer to the documentation of your Operating System to make slim
50       automatically startup after the system boots. In particular, the method
51       is very different between SysV, OpenRC, runit  and  systemd  init  pro‐
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CONFIGURATION

55       Global configuration is stored in the /etc/slim.conf file. See the com‐
56       ments inside the file for a detailed explanation of the options.
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USAGE AND SPECIAL USERNAMES

59       When started, slim will show a login  panel;  enter  the  username  and
60       password of the user you want to login as.
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62       Special usernames:
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64       console
65              open an xterm login console. No password needed
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67       exit   quit slim. No password needed. See the note in BUGS.
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69       halt   shutdown the machine
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71       reboot reboot the machine
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73       suspend
74              power-suspend the machine
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76       See  the  configuration  file  for customizing the above commands.  The
77       'halt' and 'reboot' commands need the root password, and hence may  not
78       work on systems where root login is disabled.
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80       Shortcuts:
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82       F11    executes a custom command (by default takes a screenshot)
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84       F1     choose session type from session list.
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BUGS

87       When  run  as  a  daemon from OpenRC (and possibly other init systems),
88       causing SLiM to quit can sometimes result in a blank screen  and  unre‐
89       sponsive  computer.   This includes when using the "exit" special user‐
90       name.
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92       Probably still a few more but I'm working on them.
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AUTHORS

95       Simone Rota <sip@varlock.com>
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97       Johannes Winkelmann <jw@tks6.net>
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99       Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
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101       Rob Pearce <slim@flitspace.org.uk>
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