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STARTFLUXBOX(1) 		 Fluxbox Manual 		 STARTFLUXBOX(1)

NAME
     startfluxbox - start a fluxbox session

SYNOPSIS
     startfluxbox

DESCRIPTION
     startfluxbox  is  a  script  which  runs  the file ~/.fluxbox/startup If it
     doesn't exist it will be generated.

     startfluxbox should be started from your ~/.xinitrc if you use  startx,  or
     ~/.xsession if you run a display manager, like xdm.

FILES
     ~/.fluxbox/startup
	 This  file contains all commands that should be executed before fluxbox
	 is started. The initial file contains helpful comments  for  beginners.
	 It also starts fluxbox.

EXAMPLES
     The default ~/.fluxbox/startup is as follows:

	 #!/bin/sh
	 #
	 # fluxbox startup-script:
	 #
	 # Lines starting with a '#' are ignored.

	 # Change your keymap:
	 xmodmap "$HOME/.Xmodmap"

	 # Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
	 # MAKE SURE THAT APPS THAT KEEP RUNNING HAVE AN ''&'' AT THE END.
	 #
	 # unclutter -idle 2 &
	 # wmnd &
	 # wmsmixer -w &
	 # idesk &

	 # And last but not least we start fluxbox.
	 # Because it is the last app you have to run it with ''exec'' before it.

	 exec fluxbox
	 # or if you want to keep a log:
	 # exec fluxbox -log "$fluxdir/log"

     If  you  need  to start applications after fluxbox, you can change the exec
     fluxbox line above to something like this:

	 exec fluxbox &
	 fbpid=$!

	 sleep 1
	 {
	     xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg white -bg black &
	     ipager &
	     gkrellm2 &
	 } &

	 wait $fbpid

     So xsetroot, ipager, and gkrellm2 will all be started after fluxbox,  after
     giving fluxbox 1 second to startup.

     For  more details on what else you can do in this script, see sh(1), or the
     documentation for your shell.

AUTHORS
     The author of startfluxbox(1) is Han Boetes <han at fluxbox.org>

     This manpage was converted to asciidoc format by Jim Ramsay <i.am	at  jim-
     ramsay.com> for fluxbox-1.1.2

SEE ALSO
     fluxbox(1)

AUTHOR
     Jim Ramsay <i.am@jimramsay.com>
	 Author.

startfluxbox.txt		08 February 2015		 STARTFLUXBOX(1)

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