open-x11.man   [plain text]


.\""Copyright (c) 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.Dd July 20, 2004
.Dt OPEN-X11 1  
.Os Mac OS X       
.Sh NAME
.Nm open-x11
.Nd run X11 programs
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar
.Pp
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
command runs a program within the environment of the X server running in the current user's session.
.Pp
You can specify one or more file names (or pathnames), which are interpreted relative to the search path of the current shell.
.Sh EXAMPLES
"open-x11 xeyes" runs the 'xeyes' program so that it is able to connect to the current X server.
.Sh HISTORY
First appeared in Mac OS X 10.3.