This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
xauth
add display protocol key |
Add an authorization entry |
generate display protocol |
Generate the key data to store in authorization file |
extract file display |
Extract authorization entries and write to a file |
list display |
List authorization entries on standard output |
merge fine |
Merge authorization entries from file |
remove display |
Remove authorization entry matching specified display |
source file |
Source file containing xauth commands |
info |
Print info describing the authorization file |
exit |
Exit the program |
quit |
Quit the program |
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iceauth
info |
Print information about the entries in the authority file |
list |
List entries in the authority file |
add |
Add an entry to the authority file |
remove |
Remove entries from the authority file |
extract |
Extract entries from the authority file in to a destination file |
merge |
Merge entries from other files in to the authority file |
exit |
Save changes and exit the program |
quit |
Abort changes and exit the program |
source |
Read and execute commands from a file |
xdpyinfo
xdpyinfo -display displayname |
Display information about an X server |
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Environment Variable
XAUTHORITY |
The name of the authority file to use |
HOME |
The user's home directory |
DISPLAY |
The default host, display number, and screen |
xbacklight
xbacklight -get |
Print out the current backlight brightness |
xbacklight -set percent |
Sets each backlight brightness |
xbacklight -inc percent |
Increases brightness by the specified amount |
xbacklight -dec percent |
Decreases brightness by the specified amount |
xdriinfo
xdriinfo -display displayname nscreens |
Print the number of screens |
xdriinfo -display displayname driver screen |
Print the name of the direct rendering driver for screen |
xdriinfo -display displayname options screen|driver |
Print the XML document describing the configuration options of a driver |
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