xconsole(1X)xconsole(1X)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 Tool‐
kit command line options along with the additional options listed
below: 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. 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. This option causes dxconsole or xconsole to
place itself in the background, using fork/exit. When set, this option
directs dxconsole or xconsole to display an informative message in the
first line of the text buffer. When set, this option directs dxconsole
or xconsole to exit when it is unable to redirect the console output.
When set, this option causes the Motif interface to be presented. (This
option is always set in dxconsole.) This option directs xconsole to
read from stdin as well as /dev/console (default in dxconsole). This
option establishes the maximum amount (in characters) to be displayed.
The default is 32768. 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
to get the default host and display number. to get the name of a
resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the
RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
FILES
specifies required resources specifies required resources
SEE ALSOX(1X), xrdb(1X), Athena Text widget, Motif Text widget
AUTHOR
Keith Packard (MIT X Consortium)
xconsole(1X)