X-APPLICATIONS

xterm                        Opens a terminal window.

Options: -      name gives a name to the terminal.

-title displays a title on the terminal.

-bg specifies background color.

-fg specifies foreground color.

-e gives a command to be executed.

- g specifies the geometry in the format .

<length> x <width > + <x-coord> + <y-coord of top left point>

Eg: xterm -name janus -title janus -bg ivory -fg blue &

xterm-e telnet janus.arc.cmu.edu &

xterm -g 90x28+640+600 &

xclock                       Exercise >> to be completed by students

dclock                      Displays a digital clock.

Options: -bg - fg - g

-date

Eg: dclock -date "%d %m %y" &

xemacs                     Opens emacs editor.

Usage: xemacs &

xemacs filename &

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