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xprop(1)

xwininfo(1)

xlsclients(1)

NAME

xlsclients - list client applications running on a display

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

xlsclients 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 the user’s current session. 

OPTIONS

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

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

−l This option indicates that a long listing showing the window name, icon name, and class hints in addition to the machine name and command string shown in the default listing. 

−m maxcmdlen
This option specifies the maximum number of characters in a command to print out.  The default is 1000.

ENVIRONMENT

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

SEE ALSO

xprop(1), xwininfo(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

AUTHOR

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

SunOS 5.1/x86  —  Last change: 23 March 1992

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