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1.1     ! root        1: .TH XSET 1 "1 August 1987" "X Version 11"
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: xset - X window system user setup program
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .B xset
        !             6: option [ option ] [ \fIhost\fP:\fIdisplay\fP ]
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: This program is used to set various user preference options of the display.
        !             9: the \fBb\fP option controls bell volume, pitch and duration,
        !            10: The \fBc\fP option controls key click,
        !            11: the \fBfp\fP option sets the font path,
        !            12: the \fBled\fP option controls the keyboard LEDs,
        !            13: the \fBm\fP option controls the mouse parameters,
        !            14: the \fBp\fP option controls pixel color values,
        !            15: the \fBr\fP option controls the auto repeat,
        !            16: the \fBs\fP option lets you set the screen saver parameters,
        !            17: and the \fBq\fP option gives you information on the current settings.
        !            18: Most of these can be preceded with a \fB-\fP to disable the feature,
        !            19: or followed by \fBon\fP or \fBoff\fP if you prefer.  They can also be
        !            20: given with no further specifications, to reset the system defaults.
        !            21: For example: ``xset c on'' turns on keyclick;
        !            22: ``xset -r'' would turn off autorepeat;
        !            23: ``xset b'' sets the bell volume, pitch and duration to the defaults.
        !            24: .PP
        !            25: The bell option accepts up to three numerical parameters.  If none are
        !            26: given, the system defaults will be used.  If only one is given, the
        !            27: bell volume will be set to that value, as a percentage of its maximum.
        !            28: Likewise, the second parameter specifies the bell pitch, in hertz, and
        !            29: the third one specifies the duration in milliseconds.  Note that not
        !            30: all hardware can vary the bell characteristics.  The X server will set
        !            31: the characteristics of the bell as closely as it can to the user's
        !            32: specifications.
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: The keyclick option also takes an optional value from 0 to 100 to
        !            35: indicate volume, as a percentage of maximum.  The X server will set
        !            36: the volume to the nearest value that the hardware can support.
        !            37: .PP
        !            38: The font path option should be followed by a comma-separated list of
        !            39: (operating system dependent) directories.  To restore the default
        !            40: font path, use \fBfp default\fP.
        !            41: .PP
        !            42: The LED controls are for turning on or off one or all of the LEDs.
        !            43: A common LED which can be controlled is the ``Caps Lock'' LED.  ``xset
        !            44: led 3'' would turn led #3 on.  ``xset -led 3'' would turn it off.
        !            45: The particular LED values may refer to different LEDs on different
        !            46: hardware.  Omitting the LED number in these commands would turn all of
        !            47: the LEDs on or off, respectively.
        !            48: .PP
        !            49: The parameters for the mouse are ``acceleration'' and ``threshold''.
        !            50: The mouse, or whatever pointer the machine is connected to, will go
        !            51: ``acceleration'' times as fast when it travels more than ``threshold''
        !            52: pixels in a short time.  This way, the mouse can be used for precise
        !            53: alignment when it is moved slowly, yet it can be set to travel across
        !            54: the screen in a flick of the wrist when desired.  One or both
        !            55: parameters for the ``m'' option can be omitted, but if only one is
        !            56: given, it will be interpreted as the acceleration.
        !            57: .PP
        !            58: The parameters for a pixel are the color map entry number in decimal,
        !            59: and a color specification.  The root window colors can be changed by
        !            60: altering entries 0 and 1.  The map entry must not be a read-only color,
        !            61: or an error will result.
        !            62: .PP
        !            63: The parameters for the screen saver function determines how long the
        !            64: server must be inactive for screen saving to go on, and the period
        !            65: to change the background pattern to avoid burn in.
        !            66: The arguments are specified in seconds.  ``xset s blank'' sets the
        !            67: preference to blank the video (if the hardware can do so) rather than
        !            68: display a background pattern.  ``xset s noblank'' sets the
        !            69: preference to display a pattern rather than blank the video.
        !            70: .PP
        !            71: These settings will be reset to default values when you log out.
        !            72: .PP
        !            73: Note that not all X implementations are guaranteed to honor all of these
        !            74: options.
        !            75: .SH AUTHOR
        !            76: Copyright (c) 1985, 1986, 1987 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
        !            77: .br
        !            78: See \fIX(1)\fP for a full copyright notice.
        !            79: .br
        !            80: Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
        !            81: David Krikorian, MIT Project Athena (X11 version)
        !            82: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            83: X(8C)

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