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From: ks@cs.tut.fi (Syst{ Kari)
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Subject: Re: Setting the correct DISPLAY when starting up OpenWindows
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Date: 2 Apr 91 15:03:32 GMT
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In article <656uu7u@openlook.Unify.Com> sane!genmri!doug@crdgw1.ge.com (Doug Becker) writes:

My .xinitrc (yes I have a copy in my $HOME) says:

DISPLAY="`hostname`:0.0"; export DISPLAY

echo "(DISPLAY) ($DISPLAY) putenv" | psh


before starting applications or wm.


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