Unrecognized option: --help
use: X [:<display>] [option]
-a # default pointer acceleration (factor)
-ac disable access control restrictions
-audit int set audit trail level
-auth file select authorization file
-br create root window with black background
+bs enable any backing store support
-bs disable any backing store support
+byteswappedclients Allow clients with endianess different to that of the server
-byteswappedclients Prohibit clients with endianess different to that of the server
-c turns off key-click
c # key-click volume (0-100)
-cc int default color visual class
-nocursor disable the cursor
-core generate core dump on fatal error
-displayfd fd file descriptor to write display number to when ready to connect
-dpi int screen resolution in dots per inch
-dpms disables VESA DPMS monitor control
-deferglyphs [none|all|16] defer loading of [no|all|16-bit] glyphs
-f # bell base (0-100)
-fakescreenfps # fake screen default fps (1-600)
-fp string default font path
-help prints message with these options
+iglx Allow creating indirect GLX contexts
-iglx Prohibit creating indirect GLX contexts (default)
-I ignore all remaining arguments
-ld int limit data space to N Kb
-lf int limit number of open files to N
-ls int limit stack space to N Kb
-nolock disable the locking mechanism
-maxclients n set maximum number of clients (power of two)
-nolisten string don't listen on protocol
-listen string listen on protocol
-noreset don't reset after last client exists
-background [none] create root window with no background
-reset reset after last client exists
-p # screen-saver pattern duration (minutes)
-pn accept failure to listen on all ports
-nopn reject failure to listen on all ports
-r turns off auto-repeat
r turns on auto-repeat
-render [default|mono|gray|color] set render color alloc policy
-retro start with classic stipple and cursor
-s # screen-saver timeout (minutes)
-seat string seat to run on
-t # default pointer threshold (pixels/t)
-terminate [delay] terminate at server reset (optional delay in sec)
-tst disable testing extensions
ttyxx server started from init on /dev/ttyxx
v video blanking for screen-saver
-v screen-saver without video blanking
-wr create root window with white background
-maxbigreqsize set maximal bigrequest size
+xinerama Enable XINERAMA extension
-xinerama Disable XINERAMA extension
-dumbSched Disable smart scheduling and threaded input, enable old behavior
-schedInterval int Set scheduler interval in msec
-sigstop Enable SIGSTOP based startup
+extension name Enable extension
-extension name Disable extension
Only the following extensions can be run-time enabled/disabled:
Generic Event Extension
SHAPE
MIT-SHM
XTEST
XINERAMA
XFIXES
RENDER
RANDR
COMPOSITE
DAMAGE
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
DOUBLE-BUFFER
RECORD
DPMS
X-Resource
XVideo
XVideo-MotionCompensation
GLX
-query host-name contact named host for XDMCP
-broadcast broadcast for XDMCP
-multicast [addr [hops]] IPv6 multicast for XDMCP
-indirect host-name contact named host for indirect XDMCP
-port port-num UDP port number to send messages to
-from local-address specify the local address to connect from
-once Terminate server after one session
-class display-class specify display class to send in manage
-cookie xdm-auth-bits specify the magic cookie for XDMCP
-displayID display-id manufacturer display ID for request
[+-]accessx [ timeout [ timeout_mask [ feedback [ options_mask] ] ] ]
enable/disable accessx key sequences
-ardelay set XKB autorepeat delay
-arinterval set XKB autorepeat interval
-rootless run rootless, requires wm support
-fullscreen run fullscreen when rootful
-geometry WxH set Xwayland window size when rootful
-hidpi adjust to output scale when rootful
-host-grab disable host keyboard shortcuts when rootful
-nokeymap ignore keymap from the Wayland compositor
-output specify which output to use for fullscreen when rootful
-wm fd create X client for wm on given fd
-initfd fd add given fd as a listen socket for initialization clients
-listenfd fd add given fd as a listen socket
-listen fd deprecated, use "-listenfd" instead
-shm use shared memory for passing buffers
-glamor [gl|es|off] use given API for Glamor acceleration. Incompatible with -shm option
-verbose [n] verbose startup messages
-version show the server version and exit
-noTouchPointerEmulation disable touch pointer emulation
-force-xrandr-emulation force non-native modes to be exposed when viewporter is not exposed by the compositor
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Fatal server error:
(EE) Unrecognized option: --help
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Options (77)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
-a # | default pointer acceleration (factor) | help |
-ac | disable access control restrictions | help |
-audit int | set audit trail level | help |
-auth file | select authorization file | help |
-br | create root window with black background | help |
-bs | disable any backing store support | help |
-byteswappedclients | Prohibit clients with endianess different to that of the server | help |
-c | turns off key-click | help |
-cc int | default color visual class | help |
-nocursor | disable the cursor | help |
-core | generate core dump on fatal error | help |
-displayfd fd | file descriptor to write display number to when ready to connect | help |
-dpi int | screen resolution in dots per inch | help |
-dpms | disables VESA DPMS monitor control | help |
-f # | bell base (0-100) | help |
-fakescreenfps # | fake screen default fps (1-600) | help |
-fp string | default font path | help |
-help | prints message with these options | help |
-iglx | Prohibit creating indirect GLX contexts (default) | help |
-I | ignore all remaining arguments | help |
-ld int | limit data space to N Kb | help |
-lf int | limit number of open files to N | help |
-ls int | limit stack space to N Kb | help |
-nolock | disable the locking mechanism | help |
-maxclients n | set maximum number of clients (power of two) | help |
-nolisten string | don't listen on protocol | help |
-listen string | deprecated, use -listenfd instead. | help + man |
-noreset | don't reset after last client exists | help |
-background none | create root window with no background | help |
-reset | reset after last client exists | help |
-p # | screen-saver pattern duration (minutes) | help |
-pn | accept failure to listen on all ports | help |
-nopn | reject failure to listen on all ports | help |
-r | turns off auto-repeat | help |
-retro | start with classic stipple and cursor | help |
-s # | screen-saver timeout (minutes) | help |
-seat string | seat to run on | help |
-t # | default pointer threshold (pixels/t) | help |
-terminate delay | terminate at server reset (optional delay in sec) | help |
-tst | disable testing extensions | help |
-v | screen-saver without video blanking | help |
-wr | create root window with white background | help |
-maxbigreqsize | set maximal bigrequest size | help |
-xinerama | Disable XINERAMA extension | help |
-dumbSched | Disable smart scheduling and threaded input, enable old behavior | help |
-schedInterval int | Set scheduler interval in msec | help |
-sigstop | Enable SIGSTOP based startup | help |
-extension name | Disable extension Only the following extensions can be run-time enabled/disabled: Generic Event Extension SHAPE MIT-SHM XTEST XINERAMA XFIXES RENDER RANDR COMPOSITE DAMAGE MIT-SCREEN-SAVER… | help |
-query host-name | contact named host for XDMCP | help |
-broadcast | broadcast for XDMCP | help |
-indirect host-name | contact named host for indirect XDMCP | help |
-port port-num | UDP port number to send messages to | help |
-from local-address | specify the local address to connect from | help |
-once | Terminate server after one session | help |
-class display-class | specify display class to send in manage | help |
-cookie xdm-auth-bits | specify the magic cookie for XDMCP | help |
-displayID display-id | manufacturer display ID for request | help |
-ardelay | set XKB autorepeat delay | help |
-arinterval | set XKB autorepeat interval | help |
-rootless | Run Xwayland rootless, so that X clients integrate seamlessly with Wayland clients in a Wayland desktop. | help + man |
-fullscreen | Set the Xwayland window fullscreen when running rootful. | help + man |
-geometry WxH | Sets the geometry of the Xwayland window to WxH when running rootful. | help + man |
-hidpi | Adjust to the scale of the outputs when running rootful in windowing mode. | help + man |
-host-grab | Disable host keyboard shorcuts and confine the pointer when running rootful. | help + man |
-nokeymap | Instructs Xwayland to ignore the keymap set by the Wayland compositor. | help + man |
-output | specify which output to use for fullscreen when rootful | help |
-wm fd | This option is used by the Wayland server to pass Xwayland the socket where the X window manager client connects, when Xwayland is running with -rootless. | help + man |
-initfd fd | Add the given fd as a listen socket for initialization of X clients. | help + man |
-listenfd fd | Add given fd as a listen socket. | help + man |
-shm | Force the shared memory backend instead of glamor (if available) for passing buffers to the Wayland server. | help + man |
-glamor gl|es|off | use given API for Glamor acceleration. | help |
-verbose n | verbose startup messages | help |
-version | Show the server version and exit. | help + man |
-noTouchPointerEmulation | Disable touch pointer emulation. | help + man |
-force-xrandr-emulation | Force additional non-native modes to be exposed when viewporter is not supported by the Wayland compositor. | help + man |
-decorate | Add decorations to the Xwayland root window when running rootful. (in the manual page but not in --help) | man |
-enable-ei-portal | Enable support for the XDG portal for input emulation. (in the manual page but not in --help) | man |