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XON(1)							   XON(1)



NAME

       xon - start an X program on a remote machine


SYNOPSIS

       xon  remote-host	 [-access]  [-debug]  [-name window-name]
       [-nols] [-screen	 screen-no]  [-user  user-name]	 [command
       ...]


DESCRIPTION

       Xon  runs the specified command (default xterm -ls) on the
       remote machine using rsh, remsh, or rcmd.  Xon passes  the
       DISPLAY,	 XAUTHORITY  and  XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environment
       variables to the remote command.

       When no command is specified, xon runs  'xterm  -ls'.   It
       additionally  specifies the application name to be 'xterm-
       remote-host' and the window title to be	'-fIremote-host'.

       Xon  can	 only work when the remote host will allow you to
       log in without a password,  by  having  an  entry  in  the
       .rhosts file permitting access.


OPTIONS

       Note that the options follow the remote host name (as they
       do with rlogin).


       -access
	      Runs xhost locally to add the remote  host  to  the
	      host  access list in the X server.  This won't work
	      unless xhost is  given  permission  to  modify  the
	      access list.

       -debug Normally,	 xon  disconnects the remote process from
	      stdin, stdout and stderr to  eliminate  the  daemon
	      processes	 which	usually	 connect  them across the
	      network.	Specifying the -debug option leaves  them
	      connected	 so  that  error messages from the remote
	      execution are sent back to the originating host.

       -name window-name
	      This specifies a	different  application	name  and
	      window title for the default command (xterm).

       -nols  Normally	xon  passes  the -ls option to the remote
	      xterm; this option suspends that behaviour.

       -screen screen-no
	      This changes the screen number of the DISPLAY vari-
	      able passed to the remote command.

       -user user-name
	      By  default, xon simply uses rsh/remsh/rcmd to con-
	      nect to the remote machine using the same user name



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XON(1)							   XON(1)


	      as  on the local machine.	 This option cause xon to
	      specify an alternative user name.	  This	will  not
	      work  unless  you	 have authorization to access the
	      remote account, by placing an appropriate entry  in
	      the remote users .rhosts file.


BUGS

       Xon  can	 get  easily confused when the remote-host, user-
       name or various environment variable values contain  white
       space.

       Xon  has	 no  way  to send the appropriate X authorization
       information to the remote host.












































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