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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
6the X server, fonts, xterm, a simple winow manager (twm),
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
28XFree86 X servers.
29</para></sect3>
30
31<sect3><title>xf86cfg</title>
32<para>A tool to configure XFree86 that can be used to either write the
33initial configuration file or make customizations to the current configuration.
34</para></sect3>
35
36<sect3><title>startx</title>
37<para>A script to initialize the X session. It runs xinit.
38</para></sect3>
39
40<sect3><title>xinit</title>
41<para>This program is used to start the X Window System server.
42</para></sect3>
43
44<sect3><title>twm</title>
45<para>A Tab Window Manager for the X Window System.
46</para></sect3>
47
48<sect3><title>xterm</title>
49<para>A terminal emulator for X.
50</para></sect3>
51
52<sect3><title>xwininfo</title>
53<para>A window information utility for X.
54</para></sect3>
55
56<sect3><title>x11perf</title>
57<para>An X11 server performance test program.
58</para></sect3>
59
60<sect3><title>xlsfonts</title>
61<para>A program to list fonts available to the X server.
62</para></sect3>
63
64<sect3><title>xvidtune</title>
65<para>A video mode tuner for XFree86.
66</para></sect3>
67
68<sect3><title>xload</title>
69<para>A system load average display for X.
70</para></sect3>
71
72<sect3><title>xcalc</title>
73<para>A scientific calculator for X.
74</para></sect3>
75
76<sect3><title>xclock and oclock</title>
77<para>Clock programs for X.
78</para></sect3>
79
80<sect3><title>xmodmap</title>
81<para>A utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X.
82</para></sect3>
83
84</sect2>
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