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/usr/bin/wish

GUI toolkit for the Tcl scripting language

From tk 9.1.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-09 by running wish -help (exit 0). permalink

application-specific initialization failed: Command-specific options:
 -sync:     Use synchronous mode for display server
 -colormap: Colormap for main window
 -display:  Display to use
 -geometry: Initial geometry for window
 -name:     Name to use for application
 -visual:   Visual for main window
 -use:      Id of window in which to embed application
 --:        Marks the end of the options
 -help:     Print summary of command-line options and abort
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-syncExecute all X server commands synchronously, so that errors are reported immediately.help + man
-display displayDisplay (and screen) on which to display window.help + man
-name nameUse name as the title to be displayed in the window, and as the name of the interpreter for send commands.help + man
-visual visualSpecifies the visual to use for the window.help + man
-use idSpecifies that the main window for the application is to be embedded in the window whose identifier is id, instead of being created as an independent toplevel window.help + man
-helpPrint summary of command-line options and aborthelp
-encoding nameSpecifies the encoding of the text stored in fileName. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-colormap newSpecifies that the window should have a new private colormap instead of using the default colormap for the screen. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-geometry geometryInitial geometry to use for window. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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