SX(1)

NAME
sx - start an xorg server

SYNOPSIS
sx [command [arguments ...]]

DESCRIPTION
sx can be used to replace both xinit(1) and startx(1) for starting an Xorg server with an initial client. By default sx will attempt to execute XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/sxrc unless a command is provided. The command may have additional arguments.

ENVIRONMENT

XAUTHORITY
    This environment references a file which stores authorisation entries used to secure Xorg(1). If this environment is not set then sx will create and use XDG_DATA_HOME/sx/xauthority instead while also exporting this value to XAUTHORITY.

XDG_CONFIG_HOME
    The directory used when searching for sxrc. HOME/.config will be used if not set.

XDG_DATA_HOME
    The directory used for storing the xauthority file. HOME/.local/share will be used if not set.

FILES

XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/sxrc
    The default command started by sx. This file must be executable.

XDG_DATA_HOME/sx/xauthority
    The default authority used by sx if an alternative file is not provided with XAUTHORITY.

NOTES
Since the addition of Xorg.wrap(1) it may be necessary to set allowed_users to anybody in /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config. This is due to sx attempting to run commands from within a subshell and is thusly not considered a console user.

EXAMPLES
Use an existing .Xinitrc by specifying an appropriate interpreter such as sh(1) or marking it executable with a correct interpreter line:

        sx sh ~/.Xinitrc

Pass arguments to the standard sxrc by presenting it to sx as a command:

        sx ~/.config/sx/sxrc arg1 arg2

SOURCE
https://github.com/Earnestly/sx

SEE ALSO
startx(1), X(7), xinit(1), Xorg(1), Xsecurity(7), Xwrapper.config(5)