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- xsetroot - root window parameter setting utility for X
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- xxsseettrroooott [-help] [-def] [-display _d_i_s_p_l_a_y] [-cursor _c_u_r_-
- _s_o_r_f_i_l_e _m_a_s_k_f_i_l_e] [-cursor_name _c_u_r_s_o_r_n_a_m_e] [-bitmap _f_i_l_e_-
- _n_a_m_e] [-mod _x _y] [-gray] [-grey] [-fg _c_o_l_o_r] [-bg _c_o_l_o_r]
- [-rv] [-solid _c_o_l_o_r] [-name _s_t_r_i_n_g]
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- The _s_e_t_r_o_o_t program allows you to tailor the appearance of
- the background ("root") window on a workstation display
- running X. Normally, you experiment with _x_s_e_t_r_o_o_t until
- you find a personalized look that you like, then put the
- _x_s_e_t_r_o_o_t command that produces it into your X startup
- file. If no options are specified, or if _-_d_e_f is speci-
- fied, the window is reset to its default state. The _-_d_e_f
- option can be specified along with other options and only
- the non-specified characteristics will be reset to the
- default state.
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- Only one of the background color/tiling changing options
- (-solid, -gray, -grey, -bitmap, and -mod) may be specified
- at a time.
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- The various options are as follows:
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- --hheellpp Print a usage message and exit.
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- --ddeeff Reset unspecified attributes to the default values.
- (Restores the background to the familiar gray mesh
- and the cursor to the hollow x shape.)
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- --ccuurrssoorr _c_u_r_s_o_r_f_i_l_e _m_a_s_k_f_i_l_e
- This lets you change the pointer cursor to whatever
- you want when the pointer cursor is outside of any
- window. Cursor and mask files are bitmaps (little
- pictures), and can be made with the _b_i_t_m_a_p_(_1_) pro-
- gram. You probably want the mask file to be all
- black until you get used to the way masks work.
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- --ccuurrssoorr__nnaammee _c_u_r_s_o_r_n_a_m_e
- This lets you change the pointer cursor to one of
- the standard cursors from the cursor font. Refer
- to appendix B of the X protocol for the names
- (except that the XC_ prefix is elided for this
- option).
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- --bbiittmmaapp _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
- Use the bitmap specified in the file to set the
- window pattern. You can make your own bitmap files
- (little pictures) using the _b_i_t_m_a_p_(_1_) program. The
- entire background will be made up of repeated
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- "tiles" of the bitmap.
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- --mmoodd _x _y
- This is used if you want a plaid-like grid pattern
- on your screen. x and y are integers ranging from
- 1 to 16. Try the different combinations. Zero and
- negative numbers are taken as 1.
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- --ggrraayy Make the entire background gray. (Easier on the
- eyes.)
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- --ggrreeyy Make the entire background grey.
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- --ffgg _c_o_l_o_r
- Use ``color'' as the foreground color. Foreground
- and background colors are meaningful only in combi-
- nation with -cursor, -bitmap, or -mod.
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- --bbgg _c_o_l_o_r
- Use ``color'' as the background color.
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- --rrvv This exchanges the foreground and background col-
- ors. Normally the foreground color is black and
- the background color is white.
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- --ssoolliidd _c_o_l_o_r
- This sets the background of the root window to the
- specified color. This option is only useful on
- color servers.
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- --nnaammee _s_t_r_i_n_g
- Set the name of the root window to ``string''.
- There is no default value. Usually a name is
- assigned to a window so that the window manager can
- use a text representation when the window is iconi-
- fied. This option is unused since you can't
- iconify the background.
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- --ddiissppllaayy _d_i_s_p_l_a_y
- Specifies the server to connect to; see _X_(_1_).
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- X(1), xset(1), xrdb(1)
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