XCONSOLE(1)							  XCONSOLE(1)



NAME
       xconsole - monitor system console messages with X

SYNOPSIS
       xconsole	 [-toolkitoption ...] [-file file-name] [-notify] [-stripNon-
       print] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail]

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.

       -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).

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, indenta-
       tion 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/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
	      specifies required resources

SEE ALSO
       X(7x), xrdb(1), Athena Text widget

AUTHOR
       Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)



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UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. as
2. display
3. look
4. file
5. which
6. host