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