remote_xterm

foreign_xterm − starts xterm or given x application on given machine using rsh.

foreign_xerm [rsh options] host [xterm options]

foreign_xapp [rsh options] host command [args]

foreign_xterm starts xterm(1x) on given host, provided that your rhosts(5) file allows you access to it using rsh(1). Before attempting to start xterm, it uses xauth(1) to transfer your authentication info for current display. Thus it allows to start programs on machines, which don’t share Xauthority file with your local machine.

When invoked as foreign_xapp doesn’t attempt to start remote xterm, just executes given command, setting DISPLAY environment variable to your display

Command is started in the background.

Any option which occurs in command line before first non-option argument. is passed to rsh. First non-option argument is treated as hostname.

Any option or argument which occurs after hostname are passed to xterm or program being execited.

DISPLAY, XAUTHORITY

rsh(1), xauth(1x), xterm(1x), Xsecurity(1x), rhosts(5)

V.B.Wagner <vitus@ice.ru>