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Date:      Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:09:14 -0500
From:      parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net>
To:        David Larkin <David.Larkin@djl.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: specifying the X window manager
Message-ID:  <20030204230914.GA517@moo.holy.cow>
In-Reply-To: <3E3FC8E2.DFB5134B@djl.co.uk>
References:  <web-714218@mcesr.etat.lu> <3E3E54C0.3E897025@djl.co.uk> <3E3FC8E2.DFB5134B@djl.co.uk>

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in message <3E3FC8E2.DFB5134B@djl.co.uk>,
wrote David Larkin thusly...
>
> I have installed my favourite X window manager.
> 
> Can someone remind me how to configure startx to use it

create $HOME/.xinitrc which will launch the clients you want.  then
use just type "startx" on the console.  and voila!  (voila iff
nothing else is not wrong).


to toot my own horn, below is the shell script that i use to start
xinit(1) directly w/o startx(1)...

  http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/sh/xf


...my ~/.xinitrc...

  http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/cf/x/xinitrc


  - parv

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