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xlsclients(1X)  —  Commands

X11R6

NAME

xlsclients − list client applications running on a display

SYNOPSIS

xlsclients [−display displayname] [−a] [−l] [−m maxcmdlen]

OPTIONS

−display displayname
This option specifies the X server to contact.

−aThis option indicates that clients on all screens should be listed.  By default, only those clients on the default screen are listed. 

−lList in long format, giving the window name, icon name, and class hints in addition to the machine name and command string shown in the default format. 

−m maxcmdlen
This option specifies the maximum number of characters in a command to print out.  The default is 10000.

DESCRIPTION

The xlsclients command is a utility for listing information about the client applications running on a display.  It may be used to generate scripts representing a snapshot of the user’s current session. 

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY
To get the default host, display number, and screen.

SEE ALSO

X(1X), xwininfo(1X), xprop(1X)

AUTHOR

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

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