xrefresh(1X)xrefresh(1X)NAMExrefresh - refresh all or part of an X screen
SYNOPSISxrefresh [-option...]
OPTIONS
Use a white background. The screen just appears to flash quickly, and
then repaint. Use a black background (in effect, turning off all of
the electron guns to the tube). This can be somewhat disorienting as
everything goes black for a moment. Use a solid background of the
specified color. Try green. Use the root window background. This is
the default. All of the windows simply repaint. Specifies the portion
of the screen to be repainted; see X(1X). This argument allows you to
specify the server and screen to refresh; see X(1X).
DESCRIPTIONxrefresh is a simple X program that causes all or part of your screen
to be repainted. This is useful when system messages have messed up
your screen. xrefresh maps a window on top of the desired area of the
screen and then immediately unmaps it, causing refresh events to be
sent to all applications. By default, a window with no background is
used, causing all applications to repaint “smoothly.” However, the var‐
ious options can be used to indicate that a solid background (of any
color) or the root window background should be used instead.
X DEFAULTS
The xrefresh program uses the routine XGetDefault(3X11) to read
defaults, so its resource names are all capitalized. Determines what
sort of window background to use. Determines the area to refresh. Not
very useful.
ENVIRONMENT
To get default host and display number.
BUGS
It should have just one default type for the background.
SEE ALSOX(1X)AUTHORS
Jim Gettys, Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena
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