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xconsole(1X)


X11R6


NAME

  dxconsole, xconsole - monitor system console messages with X


SYNOPSIS

  dxconsole | xconsole [-toolkitoption...] [-file file-name] [-notify]
  [-stripNonprint] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail] [-motif] [-stdin]
  [-maxSize n] [-buttons]


OPTIONS

  The dxconsole and xconsole programs accept all of the standard X Toolkit
  command line options along with the additional options listed below:

  -file file-name
      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.

  -notify -nonotify
      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.

  -daemon
      This option causes dxconsole or xconsole to place itself in the
      background, using fork/exit.

  -verbose
      When set, this option directs dxconsole or xconsole to display an
      informative message in the first line of the text buffer.

  -exitOnFail
      When set, this option directs dxconsole or xconsole to exit when it is
      unable to redirect the console output.

  -motif
      When set, this option causes the Motif interface to be presented. (This
      option is always set in dxconsole.)

  -stdin -nostdin
      This option directs xconsole to read from stdin as well as /dev/console
      (default in dxconsole).

  -maxSize
      This option establishes the maximum amount (in characters) to be
      displayed.  The default is 32768.

  -buttons -nobuttons
      This option governs whether clear and dismiss buttons appear.  Applies
      only to the Motif interface and is set by default.


DESCRIPTION

  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.

  Since dxconsole is an X client, it will terminate upon receiving a fatal
  error from the X server. This may occur if the swap space is low and the X
  Server is not able to process a request from dxconsole.


X DEFAULTS

  This program uses the Athena Text widget, look in the Athena Widget Set
  documentation for controlling it.


WIDGETS

  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


ENVIRONMENT

  DISPLAY
      to get the default host and display number.

  XENVIRONMENT
      to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
      stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.


FILES

  usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
      specifies required resources

  /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/DXConsole
      specifies required resources


SEE ALSO

  X(1X), xrdb(1X), Athena Text widget, Motif Text widget


AUTHOR

  Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)

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