STARTFLUXBOX(1) Fluxbox Manual STARTFLUXBOX(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

startfluxbox - start a fluxbox session

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**startfluxbox**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**startfluxbox** is a script which runs the file **~/.fluxbox/startup** If it doesn’t exist it will be generated.

**startfluxbox** should be started from your **~/.xinitrc** if you use startx, or **~/.xsession** if you run a display manager, like xdm.

# [FILES](#FILES)

**~/.fluxbox/startup**

This file contains all commands that should be executed before fluxbox is started. The initial file contains helpful comments for beginners. It also starts fluxbox.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

The default **~/.fluxbox/startup** is as follows:

```
#!/bin/sh
#
# fluxbox startup-script:
#
# Lines starting with a '#' are ignored.
# Change your keymap:
xmodmap "$HOME/.Xmodmap"
# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
# MAKE SURE THAT APPS THAT KEEP RUNNING HAVE AN ''&'' AT THE END.
#
# unclutter -idle 2 &
# wmnd &
# wmsmixer -w &
# idesk &
# And last but not least we start fluxbox.
# Because it is the last app you have to run it with ''exec'' before it.
exec fluxbox
# or if you want to keep a log:
# exec fluxbox -log "$fluxdir/log"
```

If you need to start applications after fluxbox, you can change the **exec fluxbox** line above to something like this:

```
exec fluxbox &
fbpid=$!
sleep 1
{


    xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg white -bg black &


    ipager &


    gkrellm2 &
} &
wait $fbpid
```

So xsetroot, ipager, and gkrellm2 will all be started after fluxbox, after giving fluxbox 1 second to startup.

For more details on what else you can do in this script, see [**sh(1)**](/man/os/fluxbox/sh.1), or the documentation for your shell.

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

The author of [**startfluxbox(1)**](/man/os/fluxbox/startfluxbox.1) is Han Boetes <han at fluxbox.org>

This manpage was converted to asciidoc format by Jim Ramsay <i.am at jimramsay.com> for fluxbox-1.1.2

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[fluxbox(1)](/man/os/fluxbox/fluxbox.1)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

**Jim Ramsay** <i.am@jimramsay.com>

Author.

08 February 2015 startfluxbox.txt

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Document: startfluxbox(1) from fluxbox 1.3.7_git20260617-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/fluxbox/fluxbox