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     STARTX(X)                                      UNIX System V



     Name
          startx - starts the Xsight server


     Syntax
          startx


     Description
          When you give the startx command to start Xsight,  the  file
          /usr/lib/X11/sys.startxrc  is  read.   This  file contains a
          list of the default clients that are launched every time you
          start  Xsight.   You  can edit a copy of this file so that a
          different set of clients is launched automatically  whenever
          Xsight starts.

          Before editing sys.startxrc, it is recommended that you copy
          the  file  to  each  user's  home  directory  and  rename it
          .startxrc. If $HOME/.startxrc exists, it is used instead  of
          /usr/lib/X11/sys.startxrc.

          Each line in .startxrc can contain  only  one  client  name.
          You  must  place  an  ampersand  (&)  after all but the last
          client name in the  file.   Placing  an  ampersand  after  a
          client   name   specifies   that  the  client  runs  in  the
          background.  Because the last client is not followed  by  an
          ampersand,  it  runs  in  the  foreground.  Killing the last
          client ends the Xsight session.

     Notes
          If a client is in a directory other than  /usr/bin/X11,  you
          must   give   its   full   pathname  when  you  list  it  in
          $HOME/.startxrc.


     Example
          The following is a sample .startxrc file:

          #
          # Clients started by default by startx
          # The last client should not be started in the background.
          #
          xterm &
          xclock &
          xeyes &
          mwm


     (printed 6/26/90)                                  STARTX(X)

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