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dxconsole, xconsole - monitor system console messages with X
dxconsole | xconsole [-toolkitoption...] [-file file-name] [-notify] [-stripNonprint] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail] [-motif] [-stdin] [-maxSize n] [-buttons]
The
dxconsole
and
xconsole
programs
accept all of the standard X Toolkit command line options along with the additional
options listed below:
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.
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.
This option causes
dxconsole
or
xconsole
to place itself in the background, using fork/exit.
When set, this option directs
dxconsole
or
xconsole
to display an informative message in the first
line of the text buffer.
When set, this option directs
dxconsole
or
xconsole
to exit when it is unable to redirect the console
output.
When set, this option causes the Motif interface to be presented.
(This option is always set in
dxconsole.)
This option directs
xconsole
to read from
stdin
as well as
/dev/console
(default in
dxconsole).
This option establishes the maximum amount (in characters)
to be displayed. The default is 32768.
This option governs whether clear and dismiss buttons appear.
Applies only to the Motif interface and is set by default.
The dxconsole and xconsole programs display messages which are usually sent to /dev/console.
By default,
xconsole
presents the Athena interface
and
dxconsole
presents the Motif interface.
This program uses the
Athena Text
widget, look in
the
Athena Widget Set
documentation for
controlling it.
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of the widgets which compose dxconsole and 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
to get the default host and display number.
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
specifies required resources
specifies required resources
X(1X),
xrdb(1X),
Athena Text widget,
Motif Text widget
Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)