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X Window Variables
When a client application is invoked, it automatically searches for the
following user-defined variables:
Table B-1. X Window Environment Variables
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| Variable | Description of Use |
| Name | |
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| DISPLAY | Contains the address of the display to which |
| | the client will display its user interface. |
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| XENVIRONMENT | Contains the full file name, including |
| | group and account, of the resource file used by a client. |
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| XAPPLRESDIR | Contains the name of the group in which |
| | the resource file exists, if other than the logon group. |
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It is your responsibility to create and assign the appropriate
information to these variables.
Example
You would like to run the application pizza and display its user
interface on an X display whose node name is HPMYDISP. Here is how you
use the environment variable DISPLAY to direct the output to that
display:
:SETVAR DISPLAY "HPMYDISP:0.0"
:RUN pizza