xconsole(1X)															      xconsole(1X)

NAME

       dxconsole, xconsole - monitor system console messages with X

SYNOPSIS

       dxconsole  | xconsole [-toolkitoption...] [-file file-name] [-notify] [-stripNonprint] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail] [-motif] [-stdin]
       [-maxSize n] [-buttons]

OPTIONS

       The dxconsole and xconsole programs accept all of the standard X Toolkit command line options along  with  the  additional  options  listed
       below:  To  monitor  some  other device, use this option to specify the device name. This does not work on regular files as they are always
       ready to be read from.  When new data are received from the console and the notify option is set, the icon name of the application has  "*"
       appended,  so that it is evident even when the application is iconified.  -notify is the default.  This option causes dxconsole or xconsole
       to place itself in the background, using fork/exit.  When set, this option directs dxconsole or xconsole to display an informative  message
       in  the	first line of the text buffer.	When set, this option directs dxconsole or xconsole to exit when it is unable to redirect the con-
       sole output.  When set, this option causes the Motif interface to be presented. (This option is always  set  in	dxconsole.)   This  option
       directs xconsole to read from stdin as well as /dev/console (default in dxconsole).  This option establishes the maximum amount (in charac-
       ters) to be displayed.  The default is 32768.  This option governs whether clear and dismiss buttons appear.  Applies  only  to	the  Motif
       interface and is set by default.

DESCRIPTION

       The dxconsole and xconsole programs display messages which are usually sent to /dev/console.

       By default, xconsole presents the Athena interface and dxconsole presents the Motif interface.

       Since  dxconsole  is an X client, it will terminate upon receiving a fatal error from the X server. This may occur if the swap space is low
       and the X Server is not able to process a request from dxconsole.

X DEFAULTS

       This program uses the Athena Text widget, look in the Athena Widget Set documentation for controlling it.

WIDGETS

       In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of the widgets which compose dxconsole and  xconsole.	 In  the  notation
       below, indentation indicates hierarchical structure.  The widget class name is given first, followed by the widget instance name.

       XConsole  xconsole
		       XConsole  text

ENVIRONMENT

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

FILES

       specifies required resources specifies required resources

SEE ALSO

       X(1X), xrdb(1X), Athena Text widget, Motif Text widget

AUTHOR

       Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)

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