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xf86cfg - Graphical configuration tool
for XFree86 4.0
xf86cfg [-xf86config XF86Config] [-modulepath moduledir]
[-fontpath fontsdir] [-toolkitoption ...]
Xf86cfg is a tool to configure
XFree86 4.0, and can be used to either write the initial configuration file
or make customizations to the current configuration.
When the DISPLAY environment
variable is not set, xf86cfg will run the command XFree86 -configure to
allow the xserver detect the hardware in the computer, and write an initial
XF86Config file in the user's home directory. Then, it will start XFree86
and allow customizations.
If the DISPLAY environment variable is set, xf86cfg will read the default
XF86Config, that may not be the same being used by the current server,
and allow customizations.
To use an alternative location for modules or
fonts the respective search paths may be specified.
Unless there is an Apply
button in the current xf86cfg dialog, the changes made will take place
the next time XFree86 is started.
Xf86cfg allows addition and configuration
of new devices, such as video cards, monitors, keyboards and mouses.
Screen
layout configuration for xinerama or traditional multi-head is also available.
Modelines can be configured or optimized.
AccessX basic configurations can
be made in the xf86cfg's accessx section.
- -xf86config
- Specifies an
alternate XF86Config file for configuration.
- -modulepath
- Specifies where
xf86cfg, and the server it may start, should look for XFree86 modules.
- -serverpath
- Specifies the complete path, not including the binary name, of the XFree86
binary.
- -fontpath
- Specifies the path to the fonts that should be used by
the server started by xf86cfg.
- -rgbpath
- Specifies the path to the rgb.txt
file that should be used by the server started by xf86cfg, if any.
- -textmode
- If xf86cfg was compiled with support to ncurses, this option makes xf86cfg
enters a text mode interface.
- -nomodules
- When built with support for loading
modules, this options changes xf86cfg behaviour, so that it will not load
any modules, and thus start quickier.
- DISPLAY
- Default host and
display number
- XWINHOME
- Directory where XFree86 was installed, defaults
to /usr/X11R6.
- XENVIRONMENT
- Name of a resource file that overrides the global
resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property
- /etc/XF86Config
- Server configuration file
- /etc/X11/XF86Config
- Server configuration file
- /usr/X11R6/etc/XF86Config
- Server configuration file
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.hostname
- Server configuration file
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
- Server configuration
file
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-default/XF86Cfg
- Specifies xf86cfg resources
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/X0-config.keyboard
- Keyboard specific configuration
XFree86(1)
XF86Config(5)
- Copyright 2000, Conectiva Linux
S.A.
- http://www.conectiva.com
- Copyright 2000, The XFree86 Project
- http://www.XFree86.org
- Paulo César Pereira de Andrade <pcpa@conectiva.com.br>
- The XFree86
Project
Probably.
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