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openwin

/usr/openwin/bin/openwin [options]

Start the OpenWindows graphical user interface environment. This environment is now considered obsolete; the preferred environment is CDE (the Common Desktop Environment), and OpenWindows will not be supported past Solaris 7. See also cde in Chapter 2, Unix Commands.

Useful OpenWindows Commands

The following OpenWindows commands may be of interest. Look at the manpages for more information:

calctool

On-screen scientific calculator

clock

Clock

cm

Calendar manager

cmdtool

Terminal emulator

iconedit

Icon editor

mailtool

Mail reader

oclock

A round clock

pageview

PostScript viewer

perfmeter

System-performance meter

printtool

Print manager

shelltool

Another terminal emulator (respects stty settings)

snapshot

Saves portions of X display

textedit

Simple text editor

xbiff

Graphical mail arrival watchdog program

xcalc

Simple on-screen calculator

xditview

Device-independent troff output viewer

xedit

Simple text editor

xhost

Controls permissions for who can connect to display

xload

System load monitor

xlock

Screen saver/locker

xmag

Magnifies portions of the display

xman

Viewer for manpages

xterm

Standard X Window system terminal emulator


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