xrefresh(X1) X Version 11 (Release 6.1)
xrefresh --
refresh all or part of an X screen
Synopsis
xrefresh [-option ...]
Description
xrefresh is a simple X program that causes all
or part of your screen to be repainted.
This is useful when system messages have messed up your screen.
xrefresh maps a window on top of the desired area
of the screen and then immediately unmaps it,
causing refresh events to be sent to all applications.
By default, a window with no background is used,
causing all applications to repaint ``smoothly.''
However, the various options can be used to indicate that a solid background
(of any color) or the root window background should be used instead.
Arguments
- -white
-
Use a white background. The screen just appears to flash quickly, and then
repaint.
- -black
-
Use a black background (in effect, turning off all of the electron guns to
the tube). This can be somewhat disorienting as everything goes black for
a moment.
- -solid color
-
Use a solid background of the specified color. Try green.
- -root
-
Use the root window background.
- -none
-
This is the default. All of the windows simply repaint.
- -geometry WxH+X+Y
-
Specifies the portion of the screen to be repainted; see
X(X1M).
- -display display
-
This argument allows you to specify the server and screen to
refresh; see
X(X1M).
X defaults
The xrefresh program uses the routine
XGetDefault
to read defaults, so its resource names are all capitalized.
- Black, White, Solid, None, Root
-
Determines what sort of window background to use.
- Geometry
-
Determines the area to refresh. Not very useful.
Environment variables
- DISPLAY
-
To get default host and display number.
Warnings
It should have just one default type for the background.
References
X(X1M)
30 January 1998
© 1998 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All rights reserved.