Section 1: user commands and tools
latex-dev, pdflatex-dev, xelatex-dev, lualatex-dev, dvilualatex-dev, platex-dev, uplatex-dev – release candidate LaTeX testing Synopsislatex-dev [first-line] DescriptionThese -dev executables are intended for testing upcoming LaTeX2e kernel changes. They correspond to new formats which have been tested by the LaTeX team for stability and usability. Thus, they are not arbitrary development snapshots; more like release candidates. Wider testing…
xedit – simple text editor for X Syntaxxedit [ -toolkitoption … ] [ filename … ] DescriptionXedit provides a window consisting of the following four areas: Commands Section A set of commands that allow you to exit xedit, save the file, or load a new file into the edit window. Message Window Displays xedit messages….
dvipdfmx, xdvipdfmx, dvipdfm – produce PDF files directly from DVI files Synopsisdvipdfmx or dvipdfm [options] file[.dvi] DescriptionThe program dvipdfmx generates a PDF file from a DVI file. DVI files are the output produced by TeX. groff can also generate DVI files using grodvi(-Tdvi). In TeX Live, dvipdfm is another incarnation of dvipdfmx rather than a…
xdvi – DVI Previewer for the X Window System Synopsisxdvi [+[page]] [–help] [-allowshell] [-altfont font] [-anchorposition anchor] [-bg color] [-browser WWWbrowser] [-copy] [-cr color] [-debug bitmask|string[,string …]] [-display host:display] [-dvipspath path] [-editor command] [-expert] [-expertmode flag] [-fg color] [-findstring string] [-font font] [-fullscreen ] [-gamma g] [-geometry geometry] [-gsalpha] [-gspalette palette] [-h] [-help] [-hl color]…
xdt-csource – C code generation utility for arbitrary data Synopsisxdt-csource [options] [file] xdt-csource [options] –build-list [[name file]…] Descriptionxdt-csource is a small utility that generates C code containing arbitrary data, useful for compiling texts or other data directly into programs. Invocationxdt-csource either takes as input one file name to generate code for, or, using the –build-list…
xdt-autogen – Run autotools on a Xfce source tarball Synopsisxdt-autogen DescriptionRuns autoconf, intltool, libtool, aclocal and others. See AlsoUpstream documentation in /usr/share/doc/xfce4-dev-tools/README CopyrightCopyright © 2006 Emanuele Rocca This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
XDRIVER – GRASS Monitor – driver to display GRASS maps in X11 environment (drivers) DescriptionThe GRASS XDRIVER can be used to display GRASS maps in X11 environment. Usage in detailsVariables: GRASS_WIDTH set the x size in pixel for the XDRIVER (default: 640) GRASS_HEIGHT set the y size in pixel for the XDRIVER (default: 480) XDRIVER_TRUECOLOR=[TRUE|FALSE] Look…
xdriinfo – query configuration information of DRI drivers Synopsisxdriinfo [-display displayname] [-version] [command] Descriptionxdriinfo can be used to query configuration information of direct rendering drivers. If no command argument is specified it lists the names of the direct rendering drivers for all screens. Valid options are: -display Specifies X server to connect to. -version Print…
xdpyinfo – display information utility for X Synopsisxdpyinfo [-display displayname] [-queryExtensions] [-ext extension-name] [-version] DescriptionXdpyinfo is a utility for displaying information about an X server. It is used to examine the capabilities of a server, the predefined values for various parameters used in communicating between clients and the server, and the different types of screens…
xdpr – dump an X window directly to a printer Synopsisxdpr [ filename ] [ -display host:display ] [ -Pprinter ] [ -device devtype ] [ option … ] DescriptionXdpr uses the commands xwd, xpr, and lpr or lp to dump an X window, process it for a particular printer type, and print it out…
xdotool – command-line X11 automation tool Synopsisxdotool cmd args… Notation: Some documentation uses [window] to denote an optional window argument. This case means that the argument, if not present, will default to “%1”. See “WINDOW STACK” for what “%1” means. Descriptionxdotool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize…
xdmxconfig – a graphical configuration tool for Xdmx configuration files Synopsisxdmxconfig [filename] Descriptionxdmxconfig reads, edits, and writes configuration files for the Xdmx server. The grammar for the configuration file is specified in the Xdmx(1) manual page. To start from scratch, create a "New Global" and specify the name and overall dimensions for the configuration. Then…
xdm – X Display Manager with support for XDMCP, host chooser Synopsisxdm [ -config configuration_file ] [ -nodaemon ] [ -debug debug_level ] [ -error error_log_file ] [ -resources resource_file ] [ -server server_entry ] [ -session session_program ] DescriptionXdm manages a collection of X displays, which may be on the local host or remote…
xditview – display ditroff output Synopsisxditview [ –toolkitoption … ] [ –option … ] [ filename ] DescriptionThe xditview program displays ditroff output on an X display. It uses no special metrics and automatically converts the printer coordinates into screen coordinates; using the user-specified screen resolution, rather than the actual resolution so that the appropriate…
xdg-user-dirs-update – Update XDG user dir configuration Synopsis xdg-user-dirs-update [OPTION…] [–set NAME PATH…]Descriptionxdg-user-dirs-update updates the current state of the users user-dirs.dir. If none existed before then one is created based on the system default values, or falling back to the old non-translated filenames if such directories exists. The list of old directories used are: ~/Desktop, ~/Templates and…
xdg-user-dir – Find an XDG user dir Synopsis xdg-user-dir [NAME]Descriptionxdg-user-dir looks up the current path for one of the special XDG user dirs. This command expects the name of an XDG user dir as argument. The possible names are: DESKTOPDOWNLOADTEMPLATESPUBLICSHAREDOCUMENTSMUSICPICTURESVIDEOSFilesThe values are looked up in the user-dirs.dir file. This file is created by the xdg-user-dirs-update…
xdg-settings – get various settings from the desktop environment Synopsis xdg-settings {get | check | set} {property} [subproperty] [value] xdg-settings {–help | –list | –manual | –version}Descriptionxdg-settings gets various settings from the desktop environment. For instance, desktop environments often provide proxy configuration and default web browser settings. Using xdg-settings these parameters can be extracted for…
xdg-screensaver – command line tool for controlling the screensaver Synopsis xdg-screensaver suspend WindowID xdg-screensaver resume WindowID xdg-screensaver {activate | lock | reset | status} xdg-screensaver {–help | –manual | –version}Descriptionxdg-screensaver provides commands to control the screensaver. xdg-screensaver is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-screensaver as root. Commandssuspend WindowID Suspends…
xdg-open – opens a file or URL in the user’s preferred application Synopsis xdg-open {file | URL} xdg-open {–help | –manual | –version}Descriptionxdg-open opens a file or URL in the user’s preferred application. If a URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user’s preferred web browser. If a file is provided the…
xdg-mime – command line tool for querying information about file type handling and adding descriptions for new file types Synopsis xdg-mime query {filetype | default} … xdg-mime default application mimetype(s) xdg-mime install [–mode mode] [–novendor] mimetypes-file xdg-mime uninstall [–mode mode] mimetypes-file xdg-mime {–help | –manual | –version}DescriptionThe xdg-mime program can be used to query information about file…