XDM-CHOOSE(1)

NAME
xdmchooser - chooser program
xdmping - command-line xdm ping

SYNOPSIS
xdmchooser [OPTION]... [--config file]
xdmping [OPTION]... host

DESCRIPTION

xdmchooser is a replacement chooser for XDM. Rather than broadcasting for hosts, or having a fixed list, the user can type in a host to connect to.

The intended way to run xdmchooser is through xdm - i.e. not directly. xdmchooser sets WM hints and optionally will not grab the keyboard, so it can be run in a normal X environment too.

The chooser is typically invoked by setting the following line in the xdm-config file:

    DisplayManager*chooser: /usr/local/bin/xdmchooser

xdmping is a command-line utility that prods an XDM host to check its willingness to manage.

OPTIONS
Common options for both xdmchooser and xdmping:

-h, --help
    show supported options / default config-file paths.

-V, --version
    print version and exit.

xdmping specific options:

-v, --verbose
    be verbose. Prints the response string from the server, or an error message.

-t, --timeout  seconds
    sets the response timeout in seconds. Default is 2.

-r, --retries  num
    sets the maximum number of retries. Default is 3.

xdmchooser specific options:

-c, --config  file
    specify configuration file to use.

-g, --nograbkybd
    prevent xdmchooser from grabbing the keyboard. Makes for better interaction with window-managers (when tweaking configuration, etc.).

-xdmaddress  addr
    sets the XDM host address (the host running xdmchooser). This option is generally for xdm only.

-clientaddress  addr
    sets the client address (the host providing the display). This option is generally for xdm only.

-connectiontype  type
    sets the connection type. This option is generally for xdm only.

AUTHOR
Fred Barnes <fred@frmb.org>

SEE ALSO
xdmchoose.conf(5)
http://frmb.org/xdmchoose.html

REPORTING BUGS
Please report bugs to <fred@frmb.org>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2000-2003 Fred Barnes.

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