Unrecognized option: –help
use: X [:<display>] [option]
-a # mouse acceleration (pixels)
-ac disable access control restrictions
-audit int set audit trail level
-auth file select authorization file
bc enable bug compatibility
+bs enable any backing store support
-bs disable any backing store support
-c turns off key-click
c # key-click volume (0-100)
-cc int default color visual class
-co file color database file
-core generate core dump on fatal error
-dpi int screen resolution in dots per inch
dpms enables VESA DPMS monitor control
-dpms disables VESA DPMS monitor control
-deferglyphs [none|all|16] defer loading of [no|all|16-bit] glyphs
-f # bell base (0-100)
-fc string cursor font
-fn string default font name
-fp string default font path
-help prints message with these options
-I ignore all remaining arguments
-ld int limit data space to N Kb
-lf int limit number of open files to N
-ls int limit stack space to N Kb
-nolock disable the locking mechanism
-logo enable logo in screen saver
nologo disable logo in screen saver
-nolisten string don’t listen on protocol
-p # screen-saver pattern duration (minutes)
-pn accept failure to listen on all ports
-nopn reject failure to listen on all ports
-r turns off auto-repeat
r turns on auto-repeat
-s # screen-saver timeout (minutes)
-sp file security policy file
-su disable any save under support
-t # mouse threshold (pixels)
-terminate terminate at server reset
-to # connection time out
-tst disable testing extensions
ttyxx server started from init on /dev/ttyxx
v video blanking for screen-saver
-v screen-saver without video blanking
-wm WhenMapped default backing-store
-x string loads named extension at init time
+xinerama Enable XINERAMA extension
-xinerama Disable XINERAMA extension
-query host-name contact named host for XDMCP
-broadcast broadcast for XDMCP
-indirect host-name contact named host for indirect XDMCP
-port port-num UDP port number to send messages to
-from local-address specify the local address to connect from
-once Terminate server after one session
-class display-class specify display class to send in manage
-displayID display-id manufacturer display ID for request
The X Keyboard Extension adds the following arguments:
-kb disable the X Keyboard Extension
+kb enable the X Keyboard Extension
[+-]accessx [ timeout [ timeout_mask [ feedback [ options_mask] ] ] ]enable/disable accessx key sequences
-ar1 set XKB autorepeat delay
-ar2 set XKB autorepeat interval
-noloadxkb don’t load XKB keymap description
-xkbdb file that contains default XKB keymaps
-xkbmap XKB keyboard description to load on startup
Device Dependent Usage
-xf86config file specify a configuration file, relative to the
XF86Config search path, only root can use absolute
-probeonly probe for devices, then exit
-scanpci execute the scanpci module and exit
-verbose [n] verbose startup messages
-logverbose [n] verbose log messages
-quiet minimal startup messages
-pixmap24 use 24bpp pixmaps for depth 24
-pixmap32 use 32bpp pixmaps for depth 24
-fbbpp n set bpp for the framebuffer. Default: 8
-depth n set colour depth. Default: 8
-gamma f set gamma value (0.1 < f < 10.0) Default: 1.0
-rgamma f set gamma value for red phase
-ggamma f set gamma value for green phase
-bgamma f set gamma value for blue phase
-weight nnn set RGB weighting at 16 bpp. Default: 565
-layout name specify the ServerLayout section name
-screen name specify the Screen section name
-keyboard name specify the core keyboard InputDevice name
-pointer name specify the core pointer InputDevice name
-nosilk disable Silken Mouse
-flipPixels swap default black/white Pixel values
-disableVidMode disable mode adjustments with xvidtune
-allowNonLocalXvidtune allow xvidtune to be run as a non-local client
-disableModInDev disable dynamic modification of input device settings
-allowNonLocalModInDev allow changes to keyboard and mouse settings
from non-local clients
-allowMouseOpenFail start server even if the mouse can’t be initialized
-bestRefresh choose modes with the best refresh rate
-ignoreABI make module ABI mismatches non-fatal
-version show the server version
vtXX use the specified VT number
-keeptty don’t detach controlling tty (for debugging only)
