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xrootconsole

XROOTCONSOLE(1) 					    BSD General Commands Manual 					   XROOTCONSOLE(1)

NAME

     xrootconsole -- display a file (or stdin) to a transparent window

SYNOPSIS

     xrootconsole [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

     xrootconsole is a small utility which displays its input in a transparent text box on X's root window.  It will read from any file listed on
     the command line or, by default, from stdin.  It is most useful when it reads from a FIFO; this allows you to redirect multiple commands to
     the FIFO and monitor their output.

     The options are as follows:

     -fg color	 This option specifies the color to use for displaying text.  The default is ``black.''

     -bg color	 This option specifies the color to AND with the root window, for shaded transparency.	The default is ``clear.''

     -bw number  This option specifies the width of the border around xrootconsole in pixels.  The default is 0.

     -bd color	 This option specifies the color to use for the border of the window.  The default is ``black.''

     -fn font	 This option specifies the font to use for displaying text.  The default is ``fixed.''

     -c number	 This option produces output that is number columns wide.  Text is written vertically down each column in the order in which text
		 is received from the input file.  The default is 1.

     --topdown	 Forces xrootconsole to display new lines from its input at the top of the screen, scrolling previous lines down.  Default behav-
		 ior is to insert new lines at the bottom and scroll the previous lines up.

     --wrap	 Rather than truncating long lines, this option specifies that xrootconsole should wrap excess text to the following line or
		 lines, as necessary.

     --ansi-color
		 Enable color support by parsing ANSI escape sequences.

     -geometry geometry
		 This option specifies the preferred size and position of the window; see X(1).  The default is ``80x10+0+0.''

     -h, --help  Displays a detailed usage message and exits.

     -v, --version
		 Displays the program version and exits.

     file	 Optionally specifies a file from which to read input; by default, xrootconsole reads from the standard input.

DIAGNOSTICS

     Exit status is 0 on success, and 1 if the command fails for any reason.

AUTHORS

     Eric Youngblut is the original author of xrootconsole.  Bob Galloway <bob@de-fac.to> is the current maintainer.  Alexandre Duret-Lutz elimi-
     nated flicker by storing the background pixmap and drawing off-screen.  This manual page was written by Zak Johnson <zakj@i.am>.

BSD
								   May 19, 2000 							       BSD

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