xauth

linux

Edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server.

Examples (8)

Start interactive mode with a specific authority file (defaults to `~/.Xauthority`)

xauth -f path/to/file

Display information about the authority file

xauth info

Display authorization entries for all the displays

xauth list

Add an authorization for a specific display

xauth add display_name protocol_name key

Remove the authorization for a specific display

xauth remove display_name

Print the authorization entry for the current display to `stdout`

xauth extract - $DISPLAY

Merge the authorization entries from a specific file into the authorization database

cat path/to/file | xauth merge -

Display help

xauth --help