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xauth

Edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server. More information: https://manned.org/xauth.
  • Start interactive mode with a specific authority file (defaults to ~/.Xauthority):
    xauth -f {{path/to/file}}
  • Display information about the authority file:
    xauth info
  • Display authorization entries for all the displays:
    xauth list
  • Add an authorization for a specific display:
    xauth add {{display_name}} {{protocol_name}} {{key}}
  • Remove the authorization for a specific display:
    xauth remove {{display_name}}
  • Print the authorization entry for the current display to stdout:
    xauth extract - $DISPLAY
  • Merge the authorization entries from a specific file into the authorization database:
    cat {{path/to/file}} | xauth merge -
  • Display help:
    xauth --help

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