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