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XREFRESH(1)					      XREFRESH(1)



NAME

       xrefresh - refresh all or part of an X screen


SYNOPSIS

       xrefresh [-option ...]


DESCRIPTION

       Xrefresh	 is a simple X program that causes all or part of
       your screen to be repainted.  This is useful  when  system
       messages have messed up your screen.  Xrefresh maps a win
       dow on top of the desired area  of  the	screen	and  then
       immediately  unmaps  it, causing refresh events to be sent
       to all applications.  By default, a window with	no  back
       ground  is  used,  causing  all	applications  to  repaint
       ``smoothly.''  However, the various options can be used to
       indicate	 that  a  solid	 background (of any color) or the
       root window background should be used instead.


ARGUMENTS

       -white	 Use a white background.  The screen just appears
		 to flash quickly, and then repaint.


       -black	 Use  a	 black background (in effect, turning off
		 all of the electron guns to the tube).	 This can
		 be  somewhat  disorienting  as	 everything  goes
		 black for a moment.


       -solid color
		 Use a solid background of the	specified  color.
		 Try green.


       -root	 Use the root window background.


       -none	 This  is the default.	All of the windows simply
		 repaint.


       -geometry WxH+X+Y
		 Specifies  the	 portion  of  the  screen  to  be
		 repainted; see X(7).


       -display display
		 This	argument   allows   you	  to  specify the
		 server and screen to refresh; see X(7).


X DEFAULTS

       The xrefresh program uses the routine  XGetDefault(3X)  to
       read  defaults, so its resource names are all capitalized.




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XREFRESH(1)					      XREFRESH(1)


       Black, White, Solid, None, Root
	       Determines what sort of window background to  use.


       Geometry
	       Determines  the area to refresh.	 Not very useful.


ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY - To get default host and display number.


SEE ALSO

       X(7)


BUGS

       It should have just one default type for the background.


AUTHORS

       Jim Gettys, Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena







































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