tellxdt3(X) 19 June 1992 tellxdt3(X) Name tellxdt3 - Desktop to UNIX shell communications utility Command syntax tellxdt3 [options] [command] Command options tellxdt3 supports the following options: -list lists the names of all currently running Desktops -all sends command to all running Desktops -name <name> sends command to the Desktops specified by <name> -printReturn prints the returned status value to stderr Description The tellxdt3 utility allows other shell processes to communicate with running Desktop processes. You can use tellxdt3 to interact with the Desktop from either UNIX system shell scripts or the command line. With tellxdt3, you can instruct any running Desktop to execute any Desk- shell command. To issue a Deskshell command using tellxdt3, substitute the Deskshell command's full syntax for tellxdt3's command argument. For detailed information on Deskshell commands and their syntaxes, see the Deskshell commands(X) manual page. If the -printReturn option is included, tellxdt3 copies any returned status value (stored in the Deskshell status variable) from the Deskshell command to stderr. For more information on returned statuses and the Deskshell status variable, see the Deskshell commands(X) manual page. If the -list option is included, tellxdt3 obtains a list of names of all running Desktops If the tellxdt3 utility is given the incorrect syntax, it will issue an alert box to the user and then its behavior is undefined. Therefore, it is important that the command argument has the correct syntax. Example The directory /usr/bin/X11 with all icons displayed can be made to appear on all running Desktops with the command: tellxdt3 -all displaydirectory -i /usr/bin/X11 See Also xdt3(X) Deskshell commands(X) Deskshell syntax(X)