xon(1X)xon(1X)NAMExon - start an X program on a remote machine
SYNOPSISxon remote-host [-access] [-debug] [-name window-name] [-nols] [-screen
screen-no] [-user user-name] [command...]
OPTIONS
Note that the options follow the remote host name (as they do with
rlogin). Runs xhost locally to add the remote host to the host access
list in the X server. This will not work unless xhost is given permis‐
sion to modify the access list. 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 remote
execution are sent back to the originating host. This specifies a dif‐
ferent application name and window title for the default command
(xterm). Normally xon passes the -ls option to the remote xterm; this
option suspends that behaviour. This changes the screen number of the
DISPLAY variable passed to the remote command. By default, xon simply
uses rsh/remsh/rcmd to connect to the remote machine using the same
user name as on the local machine. This option cause xon to specify an
alternative user name. This will not work unless you have authoriza‐
tion to access the remote account, by placing an appropriate entry in
the remote users file.
DESCRIPTION
The xon program runs the specified command (default xterm -ls) on the
remote machine using rsh, remsh, or rcmd. xon passes the DISPLAY, XAU‐
THORITY 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 'remote-host'.
xon can only work when the remote host will allow you to log in without
a password, by having an entry in the file permitting access.
BUGSxon 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 information to
the remote host.
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