xrefresh
refresh all or part of an X screen
see also :
X
Synopsis
xrefresh
[-option ...]
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
examples
source
omxplayer "$@"
xrefresh -display :0
source
nautilus ~/.zip
xrefresh -white
description
Xrefresh
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 various
options can be used to indicate that a solid background (of
any color) or the root window background should be used
instead.
arguments
-white
Use a white background. The screen just appears to flash quickly,
and then repaint.
-black
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.
-solid color
Use a solid background of the specified color. Try green.
-root
Use the root window background.
-none
This is the default. All of the windows simply repaint.
-geometry WxH+X+Y
Specifies the portion of the screen to be repainted; see
X(7).
-display display
This argument allows you to specify the server and screen to
refresh; see X(7).
environment
DISPLAY - To get default host and display number.
x defaults
The xrefresh program uses the routine
XGetDefault(3) to read defaults, so its resource names are
all capitalized.
Black, White, Solid, None, Root
Determines what sort of window background to use.
Geometry
Determines the area to refresh. Not very useful.
bugs
It should have
just one default type for the background.
see also
X
authors
Jim Gettys,
Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena