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To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
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Subject: Re: .xinitrc vs .xsession
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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
Date: 03 Sep 2002 20:05:06 -0400
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Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> writes:

> ...as the best source (adding "site:gnome.org" to my Google search was only
> mildly informative).

Reading the manual would have been more informative...

>                       Basically, is this site correct in saying that startx
> people should have a ~/.xinitrc whereas those who use xdm should have a
> ~/.xsession?

Precisely.  If you're careful, you can use the same script for both (I
have .xinitrc symlinked to .xsession).

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