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openwin

/usr/openwin/bin/openwin [options ]

Start the OpenWindows graphical user interface environment. This environment is now considered obsolete; the preferred environment is CDE (the Common Desktop Environment), and OpenWindows will not be supported past Solaris 7. See also cde in Chapter 2, Unix Commands .

Useful OpenWindows Commands

The following OpenWindows commands may be of interest. Look at the manpages for more information:

calctool

On-screen scientific calculator

clock

Clock

cm

Calendar manager

cmdtool

Terminal emulator

iconedit

Icon editor

mailtool

Mail reader

oclock

A round clock

pageview

PostScript viewer

perfmeter

System-performance meter

printtool

Print manager

shelltool

Another terminal emulator (respects stty settings)

snapshot

Saves portions of X display

textedit

Simple text editor

xbiff

Graphical mail arrival watchdog program

xcalc

Simple on-screen calculator

xditview

Device-independent troff output viewer

xedit

Simple text editor

xhost

Controls permissions for who can connect to display

xload

System load monitor

xlock

Screen saver/locker

xmag

Magnifies portions of the display

xman

Viewer for manpages

xterm

Standard X Window system terminal emulator


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