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xon(1X)								       xon(1X)

NAME
       xon - start an X program on a remote machine

SYNOPSIS
       xon remote-host [-access] [-debug] [-name window-name] [-nols] [-screen
       screen-no] [-user user-name] [command...]

OPTIONS
       Note that the options follow the remote host  name  (as	they  do  with
       rlogin).	  Runs xhost locally to add the remote host to the host access
       list in the X server.  This will not work unless xhost is given permis‐
       sion  to	 modify the access list.  Normally, xon disconnects the remote
       process from stdin, stdout and stderr to eliminate the daemon processes
       which  usually  connect them across the network.	 Specifying the -debug
       option leaves them connected so that error  messages  from  the	remote
       execution are sent back to the originating host.	 This specifies a dif‐
       ferent application name	and  window  title  for	 the  default  command
       (xterm).	  Normally xon passes the -ls option to the remote xterm; this
       option suspends that behaviour.	This changes the screen number of  the
       DISPLAY	variable passed to the remote command.	By default, xon simply
       uses rsh/remsh/rcmd to connect to the remote  machine  using  the  same
       user name as on the local machine.  This option cause xon to specify an
       alternative user name.  This will not work unless you  have  authoriza‐
       tion  to	 access the remote account, by placing an appropriate entry in
       the remote users file.

DESCRIPTION
       The xon program runs the specified command (default xterm -ls)  on  the
       remote machine using rsh, remsh, or rcmd.  xon passes the DISPLAY, XAU‐
       THORITY and XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environment  variables  to  the	remote
       command.

       When  no	 command  is specified, xon runs 'xterm -ls'.  It additionally
       specifies the application name to be 'xterm-remote-host' and the window
       title to be 'remote-host'.

       xon can only work when the remote host will allow you to log in without
       a password, by having an entry in the file permitting access.

BUGS
       xon can get easily confused when the remote-host, user-name or  various
       environment variable values contain white space.

       xon  has	 no way to send the appropriate X authorization information to
       the remote host.

								       xon(1X)

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