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From: mcgrath@tully.Berkeley.EDU.berkeley.edu (Roland McGrath)
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Subject: Re: How do you use a xbackground?
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Date: 21 May 88 08:01:18 GMT
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You want the `xsetroot' command.  Try:
	xsetroot -bitmap filename