NAME
xconsole - monitor system console messages with X
SYNOPSIS
xxccoonnssoollee [-_t_o_o_l_k_i_t_o_p_t_i_o_n ...] [-file _f_i_l_e_-_n_a_m_e]
[-notify] [-stripNonprint] [-daemon] [-verbose] [-exitOnFail]
DESCRIPTION
The
xconsole
program displays messages which are usually sent to /dev/console.
OPTIONS
Xconsole
accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options along with the
additional options listed below:
-
-file _f_i_l_e_-_n_a_m_e
-
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
xconsole
to place itself in the background, using fork/exit.
-
-verbose
-
When set, this option directs
xconsole
to display an informative message in the first line of the text buffer.
-
-exitOnFail
-
When set, this option directs
xconsole
to exit when it is unable to redirect the console output.
-
-saveLines _c_o_u_n_t
-
When set,
xconsole
only preserves
count
lines of message history instead of growing the text buffer without bound
(a
count
of zero - the default - is treated as placing no limit on the history).
X DEFAULTS
This program uses the
Athena Text
widget, look in the
Athena Widget Set
documentation for controlling it.
Xconsole
otherwise accepts resources of the same names as the command-line options
(without the leading dash). "file" is a string type, "saveLines" an
integer, and the remaining options are booleans.
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
the widgets which compose _x_c_o_n_s_o_l_e. 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/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XConsole
-
specifies required resources
SEE ALSO
X(7), xrdb(1), Athena Text widget
AUTHOR
Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)