STARTXFCE4(1) User Commands STARTXFCE4(1)NAME
startxfce4 - initialize an Xfce session
SYNOPSIS
startxfce4
DESCRIPTION
startxfce4 is a script responsible for starting an Xfce session. It runs xinit passing the file specified in the FILES subsection as an
argument.
You may want to modify the default xinitrc file. In order to do that, copy /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc to ~/.config/xfce4/xinitrc and modify
that file.
FILES
~/.config/xfce4/xinitrc
User configuration file
/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc
System wide configuration file
SEE ALSO xfce4-session(1), xinit(1), dbus-launch(1), ssh-agent(1), file:///usr/share/xfce4/doc/C/xfce4-use.html#xfce4-getting-started
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2005 Emanuele Rocca
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
startxfce4 June 2005 STARTXFCE4(1)
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xfce4-session-logout(1) General Commands Manual xfce4-session-logout(1)NAME
xfce4-session-logout - Logs out from Xfce
SYNOPSIS
xfce4-session-logout
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the xfce4-session-logout command.
The xfce4-session-logout command allows you to programmatically logout from your Xfce session. It requests the session manager to display
the logout confirmation screen, or, if given one of the command-line options below, causes the session manager to take the requested action
immediately.
OPTIONS
xfce4-session-logout takes the following command line options:
--logout
Log out without displaying the logout dialog.
--halt Halt without displaing the logout dialog.
--reboot
Reboot without displaying the logout dialog.
--suspend
Suspend without displaying the logout dialog.
--hibernate
Hibernate without displaying the logout dialog.
--fast Do a fast shutdown. This instructs the session manager not to save the session, but instead to quit everything quickly.
--help Print a help screen and exit.
--version
Output version information and exit.
AUTHOR
xfce4-session-logout and this manual page were written by Brian Tarricone <kelnos@xfce.org> and Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org> as part of
the Xfce project.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugzilla.xfce.org/.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2004 Benedikt Meurer.
Copyright (C) 2008 Brian Tarricone.
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