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[f45b1953]1<sect2>
2<title>Contents</title>
3
4<para>The XFree86 package contains the X Windows system for Linux
5(and other operating systems). It includes
[ec796497]6the X server, fonts, xterm, a simple window manager (twm),
[f45b1953]7various utilities, video output drivers,
8and various input drivers including the mouse and keyboard.</para>
9
10<para>XFree86 also contains libraries and header files for development of
11X Windows programs.</para>
12
13</sect2>
14
15<sect2><title>Description</title>
16
17<note><para>The following list of programs is not comprehensive. The
18full list is in <filename>/usr/X11R6/bin</filename>. For additional
19information about these programs, see the respective man page.</para></note>
20
21<sect3>
22<title>XFree86</title>
23<para>XFree86 is the X11R6 implementation of the X Windows server.
24</para></sect3>
25
26<sect3><title>xf86config</title>
27<para>An interactive program for generating an XF86Config file for use with
[19e9cee]28XFree86 X servers.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]29
30<sect3><title>xf86cfg</title>
31<para>A tool to configure XFree86 that can be used to either write the
[19e9cee]32initial configuration file or make customizations to the current
33configuration.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]34
35<sect3><title>startx</title>
[19e9cee]36<para>A script to initialize the X session. It runs xinit.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]37
38<sect3><title>xinit</title>
[19e9cee]39<para>This program is used to start the X Window System server.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]40
41<sect3><title>twm</title>
[19e9cee]42<para>A Tab Window Manager for the X Window System.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]43
44<sect3><title>xterm</title>
[19e9cee]45<para>A terminal emulator for X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]46
47<sect3><title>xwininfo</title>
[19e9cee]48<para>A window information utility for X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]49
50<sect3><title>x11perf</title>
[19e9cee]51<para>An X11 server performance test program.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]52
53<sect3><title>xlsfonts</title>
[19e9cee]54<para>A program to list fonts available to the X server.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]55
56<sect3><title>xvidtune</title>
[19e9cee]57<para>A video mode tuner for XFree86.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]58
59<sect3><title>xload</title>
[19e9cee]60<para>A system load average display for X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]61
62<sect3><title>xcalc</title>
[19e9cee]63<para>A scientific calculator for X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]64
65<sect3><title>xclock and oclock</title>
[19e9cee]66<para>Clock programs for X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]67
68<sect3><title>xmodmap</title>
[19e9cee]69<para>A utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings
70in X.</para></sect3>
[f45b1953]71
72</sect2>
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