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From: rajeshg@diamond.tamu.edu (Rajesh Godbole)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X-windows DISPLAY environment variable
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Date: 3 Jul 90 20:36:35 GMT
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To: gerald@ge1cbx.UUCP (Gerald Aden)


try this:


alias set_display 'set t=`finger -s $USER`;setenv DISPLAY `echo $t[13]`:0.0'
set q=`finger -s $USER | grep co`
if ($q == "") eval set_display >>& /dev/null

i've put this in my login file, it sets the DISPLAY variable to 
`logged-on-from`:0.0 if you're not logged on on the console of your machine.  




Rajesh Godbole,				|  preferred: rajeshg@diamond.tamu.edu
Department of Electrical Engineering.	|  otherwise: godbole@eemips.tamu.edu
Texas A&M University, College Station.	|  (409) 696-9528.
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