xon(1)

NAME

xon - start an X program on a remote machine

SYNOPSIS

xon remote-host  [-access]  [-debug]  [-name  window-name]
[-nols] [-screen screen-no] [-user user-name] [command ...]

DESCRIPTION

Xon runs the specified command (default xterm -ls) on the
remote machine using rsh, remsh, or rcmd. Xon passes the DIS
PLAY, XAUTHORITY and XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environment variables to
the remote command.
When no command is specified, xon runs 'xterm -ls'. It
additionally specifies the application name to be
'xterm-remote-host' and the window title to be '-fIremote-host'.
Xon can only work when the remote host will allow you to
log in without a password, by having an entry in the .rhosts file
permitting access.

OPTIONS

Note that the options follow the remote host name (as they
do with rlogin).
-access
Runs xhost locally to add the remote host to the
host access list in the X server. This won't work unless xhost
is given permission to modify the access list.
-debug Normally, xon disconnects the remote process from
stdin, stdout and stderr to eliminate the daemon processes which
usually connect them across the network. Specifying the -debug
option leaves them connected so that error messages from the re
mote execution are sent back to the originating host.
-name window-name
This specifies a different application name and
window title for the default command (xterm).
-nols Normally xon passes the -ls option to the remote
xterm; this option suspends that behaviour.
-screen screen-no
This changes the screen number of the DISPLAY vari
able passed to the remote command.
-user user-name
By default, xon simply uses rsh/remsh/rcmd to con
nect to the remote machine using the same user name as on the lo
cal machine. This option cause xon to specify an alternative us
er name. This will not work unless you have authorization to ac
cess the remote account, by placing an appropriate entry in the
remote users .rhosts file.

BUGS

Xon can get easily confused when the remote-host, user
name or various environment variable values contain white space.
Xon has no way to send the appropriate X authorization in
formation to the remote host.
X Version 11 scripts 1.0.1
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