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Chris Tyler

"X Power Tools"

x systems such as UnixWare use Alt-SysReq followed by Fx to
switch virtual terminals.
Although most kernels support more than 12 virtual terminals, this
capability is rarely used because you can??™t usually use the keyboard to
go directly to higher-numbered VTs.
2.3 Starting a Raw X Server Manually
The simplest way to start an X server is also the least-used technique: simply type the
name of the server at a shell prompt:
$ X
Most Unix command and program names are lowercase, but the X
server is an exception. You must enter ???X??? as a capital letter.
X is actually a symbolic link to the installed server binary, which is named Xorg if
you??™re using the X.org server, XFree86 if you??™re using the XFree86 server, and so on.
If an X server is already running on display :0, you will get an error message, because
the network port will already be in use. In that case, you can give the new X server a
different display number:
$ X :1
By default, the X server will start on the first unused VT (usually VT8). You can
request a specific VT by specifying it on the command line:
$ X :1 vt10
You can also specify that a particular configuration file should be used, or a particular
ServerLayout within a configuration file:
$ X :1 -config configFile
$ X :1 -layout layoutName
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