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NAME

       xconsole - monitor system console messages with X


SYNOPSIS

       xconsole [-toolkitoption ...] [-file file-name]
                [-notify|-nonotify] [-daemon] [-verbose]
                [-exitOnFail] [-stripNonprint] [-saveLines count]
       xconsole -help
       xconsole -version


DESCRIPTION

       The  xconsole  program  displays  messages  which  are  usually sent to
       /dev/console.


OPTIONS

       Xconsole accepts all of the standard X  Toolkit  command  line  options
       along with the additional options listed below:

       -file file-name
               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.

       -notify -nonotify
               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.

       -daemon This option causes xconsole to place itself in the  background,
               using fork/exit.

       -verbose
               When  set,  this option directs xconsole to display an informa-
               tive message in the first line of the text buffer.

       -exitOnFail
               When set, this option directs  xconsole  to  exit  when  it  is
               unable to redirect the console output.

       -stripNonprint
               When  set, this option directs xconsole to not include any non-
               printable characters in the current  locale  in  the  displayed
               output.

       -saveLines count
               When  set,  xconsole only preserves count lines of message his-
               tory instead of growing the text buffer without bound (a  count
               of  zero  - the default - is treated as placing no limit on the
               history).

       -help   This option indicates that xconsole should print a  usage  mes-
               sage and exit.

       -version
               This  option  indicates  that xconsole should print its version
               and exit.


X DEFAULTS

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

       Xconsole  otherwise accepts resources of the same names as the command-
       line options (without the leading dash).   "file"  is  a  string  type,
       "saveLines" an integer, and the remaining options are booleans.


WIDGETS

       In  order  to  specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
       the widgets which compose 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

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides  the  global
               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.


FILES

       /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
              specifies required resources


SEE ALSO

       X(7), xrdb(1), Athena Text widget


AUTHOR

       Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)



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