1XCONSOLE(1)                 General Commands Manual                XCONSOLE(1)
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NAME

6       xconsole - monitor system console messages with X
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SYNOPSIS

9       xconsole  [-toolkitoption  ...] [-file file-name] [-notify] [-stripNon‐
10       print] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The xconsole program  displays  messages  which  are  usually  sent  to
14       /dev/console.
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OPTIONS

17       Xconsole  accepts  all  of  the standard X Toolkit command line options
18       along with the additional options listed below:
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20       -file file-name
21               To monitor some other device, use this option  to  specify  the
22               device  name.   This does not work on regular files as they are
23               always ready to be read from.
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26               When new data are received from  the  console  and  the  notify
27               option  is  set,  the  icon  name  of  the application has " *"
28               appended, so that it is evident even when  the  application  is
29               iconified.  -notify is the default.
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31       -daemon This  option causes xconsole to place itself in the background,
32               using fork/exit.
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35               When set, this option directs xconsole to display  an  informa‐
36               tive message in the first line of the text buffer.
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39               When  set,  this  option  directs  xconsole  to exit when it is
40               unable to redirect the console output.
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43               When set, xconsole only preserves count lines of  message  his‐
44               tory  instead of growing the text buffer without bound (a count
45               of zero - the default - is treated as placing no limit  on  the
46               history).
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X DEFAULTS

49       This program uses the Athena Text widget, look in the Athena Widget Set
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52       Xconsole otherwise accepts resources of the same names as the  command-
53       line  options  (without  the  leading  dash).  "file" is a string type,
54       "saveLines" an integer, and the remaining options are booleans.
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WIDGETS

57       In order to specify resources, it is useful to know  the  hierarchy  of
58       the widgets which compose xconsole.  In the notation below, indentation
59       indicates hierarchical structure.   The  widget  class  name  is  given
60       first, followed by the widget instance name.
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62       XConsole  xconsole
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ENVIRONMENT

67       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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70               to  get  the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
71               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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FILES

74       /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
75              specifies required resources
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SEE ALSO

78       X(7), xrdb(1), Athena Text widget
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AUTHOR

81       Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)
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