The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
xclip-copyfile, xclip-cutfile, xclip-pastefile – copy and move files via the X clipboard Synopsisxclip-copyfile [-p] FILES… xclip-cutfile [-p] FILES… xclip-pastefile Descriptionxclip-copyfile copies files into the X clipboard, recursing into directories. xclip-cutfile copies the files, but also deletes them afterwards. -p preserve path formation xclip-pastefile pastes the files out of the clipboard ExamplesCopying a file to a…
xchat – manual page for xchat 2.8.8 DescriptionUsage:xchat [OPTION…]Help Options:-h, –help Show help options –help-all Show all help options –help-gtk Show GTK+ OptionsApplication Options:-a, –no-auto Don’t auto connect to servers -d, –cfgdir=PATH Use a different config directory -n, –no-plugins Don’t auto load any plugins -p, –plugindir Show plugin auto-load directory -u, –configdir Show user config…
xcfview – display GIMP xcf files Synopsisxcfview [ options ] filename [ layer names ] Descriptionxcfview is a wrapper script that uses xcf2png(1) or xcf2pnm(1) (q.v.) to flatten an XCF image and then displays the flattened image using a PNG or PPM viewer found using the mailcap(5) database. OptionsEvery command-line parameter to xcfview will be…
xcfinfo – display information about GIMP xcf files Synopsisxcfinfo [ options ] filename Descriptionxcfinfo is a command-line tool that displays information about the contents of image files in the XCF format used by gimp(1), particularly about the layers in the image. Options-h, –help Print an option summery to standard output and exit with a return…
xcf2pnm – convert from GIMP xcf files to ppm/pgm/pbm format Synopsisxcf2pnm [ options ] filename [ layer names ] Descriptionxcf2pnm is a command-line tool that converts image files in the XCF format used by gimp(1) to the generic image formats pbm(5), pgm(5), and ppm(5), flattening layers if necessary. It does not need to have the…
xcf2png – convert from GIMP xcf files to png format Synopsisxcf2png [ options ] filename [ layer names ] Descriptionxcf2png is a command-line tool that converts image files in the XCF format used by gimp(1) to the generic image format png, flattening layers if necessary. It does not need to have the Gimp engine itself…
xcam – a graphical camera frontend for SANE Synopsisxcam [–buffersize|-B] [–version|-V] [–help|-h] Descriptionxcam provides a graphical user-interface to control an image acquisition device such as a flatbed scanner or a camera. It allows scanning invidual images and can be invoked directly from the command-line. xcam acts as a stand-alone program that saves acquired images in…
xcalc – scientific calculator for X Synopsisxcalc [-stipple] [-rpn] [-toolkitoption…] Descriptionxcalc is a scientific calculator desktop accessory that can emulate a TI-30 or an HP-10C. Optionsxcalc accepts all of the standard toolkit command line options along with two additional options: -stipple This option indicates that the background of the calculator should be drawn using a…
xca – X Certificate and key management A GUI for handling X509 certificates, RSA/DSA/EC keys, PKCS#10 Requests and CRLs in Software and on Smartcards. Synopsisxca [-v] [-d] [-x] DescriptionThis application is intended as CA, certificate- and Key store. It uses a single file to store the items. Supported are Certificate signing requests (PKCS#10), Certificates (X509v3),…
xbuild – Mono’s tool to build MSBuild project files Synopsisxbuild [option] [project-file] Descriptionxbuild can be used to build MSBuild project files. Integrated Development Environments like MonoDevelop and "Microsoft Visual Studio .NET" use msbuild project file format. xbuild takes the path of the project or solution file to build, as the main argument. If no file…
xbrlapi – X11 BrlAPI helper for Linux/Unix Synopsisxbrlapi [option …] Descriptionxbrlapi connects to a BrlAPI server in order to provide it with the ID of the X11 window which currently has focus. It also simulates X keysyms from braille key presses (else brltty would simulate them using a qwerty keyboard). By default, it puts itself…
xboxdrv – A Xbox/Xbox360 gamepad driver that works in userspace Synopsisxboxdrv [OPTION]… [–] [COMMAND] [ARGUMENTS] Descriptionxboxdrv is a driver for Xbox and Xbox360 gamepads. It works by reading the raw data from the controller with the userspace library libusb and then passes the interpreted data to the kernel via uinput. This allows xboxdrv to provide…
xboxdrv-daemon – A simple daemon that automatically launches xboxdrv when it detects a controller. Synopsisxboxdrv [OPTION]… [–] {XBOXDRV} [ARGS]… Description-h, –help Display help text and exit. –version Print the version number and exit. -v, –verbose Be verbose with printed output. -a FILENAME, –attach=FILENAME Launch EXE when a new controller is connected -d FILENAME, –detach=FILENAME Launch…
xbmtopbm – convert an X11 or X10 bitmap into a portable bitmap Synopsisxbmtopbm [bitmapfile] DescriptionReads an X11 or X10 bitmap as input. Produces a portable bitmap as output. See Alsopbmtoxbm(1), pbmtox10bm(1), pbm(5) AuthorCopyright (C) 1988 by Jef Poskanzer.
xbindkeys_show – a program to show the grabbing keys used in xbindkeys Synopsisxbindkeys_show DescriptionXbindKeys_Show is a program that show the grabbing keys used in xbindkeys. Command Line OptionsAvailable command line options are as follows: -f, –file Use an alternative rc file -h, –help Short help on options plus version/author info. BugsIf you find a bug,…
xbindkeys – a grabbing keys program for X Synopsisxbindkeys [ options ] DescriptionXbindKeys is a program that grab keys and mouse button events in X and starts associated shell command. Command Line OptionsAvailable command line options are as follows: -d, –defaults Print a default rc file -f, –file Use an alternative rc file -h, –help…
xbiff – mailbox flag for X Synopsisxbiff [ –toolkitoption … ] [ -option … ] DescriptionThe xbiff program displays a little image of a mailbox. When there is no mail, the flag on the mailbox is down. When mail arrives, the flag goes up and the mailbox beeps. By default, pressing any mouse button in…
xbacklight – adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension Synopsisxbacklight [-help] [-display display] [-get] [-set percent] [-inc percent] [-dec percent] DescriptionXbacklight is used to adjust the backlight brightness where supported. It finds all outputs on the X server supporting backlight brightness control and changes them all in the same way. -get Print out the current backlight…
xawtv – a X11 program for watching TV Synopsisxawtv [ options ] [ station name ] Descriptionxawtv is a X11 application for watching TV with your unix box. It uses the Athena widgets. OptionsAll command line options also have a Resource, so you can put them into your .Xdefaults file too. -h, -help Print a…
xawtv-remote, v4lctl — control video4linux devices Synopsisxawtv-remote [ options ] command v4lctl [ options ] command Descriptionxawtv-remote and v4lctl can be used to control a video4linux driven TV card. xawtv-remote passes the command to a already running xawtv or motv instance using X11 properties. v4lctl sets the parameters directly. Optionsxawtv-remote knows the following options: -h…