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.\"     Title: startfluxbox
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.\"    Manual: Fluxbox Manual
.\"    Source: startfluxbox.txt 1.1.2
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.TH "STARTFLUXBOX" "1" "02/19/2009" "startfluxbox\&.txt 1\&.1\&.2" "Fluxbox Manual"
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.SH "Name"
startfluxbox \- start a fluxbox session
.SH "Synopsis"
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\fBstartfluxbox\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBstartfluxbox\fR is a script which runs the file \fB~/\&.fluxbox/startup\fR If it doesn\'t exist it will be generated\&.
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\fBstartfluxbox\fR should be started from your \fB~/\&.xinitrc\fR if you use startx, or \fB~/\&.xsession\fR if you run a display manager, like xdm\&.
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fB~/\&.fluxbox/startup\fR
.RS 4
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\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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The default \fB~/\&.fluxbox/startup\fR is as follows:
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#!/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 "$fluxdir/log"
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If you need to start applications after fluxbox, you can change the \fBexec fluxbox\fR line above to something like this:
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exec fluxbox &
fbpid=$!

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

wait $fbpid
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So xsetroot, ipager, and gkrellm2 will all be started after fluxbox, after giving fluxbox 1 second to startup\&.
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For more details on what else you can do in this script, see \fBsh(1p)\fR, or the documentation for your shell\&.
.SH "ONLINE DOCUMENTATION"
.PP
More extensive documentation for \fBstartfluxbox(1)\fR can be found at:
.RS 4

\m[blue]\fBhttp://www\&.xs4all\&.nl/~hanb/software/fluxbox/startfluxbox\&.html\fR\m[]
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.SH "AUTHORS"
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The author of \fBstartfluxbox(1)\fR is Han Boetes <han at fluxbox\&.org>
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This manpage was converted to asciidoc format by Jim Ramsay <i\&.am at jimramsay\&.com> for fluxbox\-1\&.1\&.2
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
fluxbox(1)