XON(1)

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
       ...]

DESCRIPTION
       Xon  runs the specified command (default xterm -ls) on the
       remote machine using rsh, remsh, or rcmd.  Xon passes  the
       DISPLAY,  XAUTHORITY  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  '-fIremote-host'.

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

OPTIONS
       Note that the options follow the remote host name (as they
       do with rlogin).

       -access
              Runs xhost locally to add the remote  host  to  the
              host  access list in the X server.  This won't work
              unless xhost is  given  permission  to  modify  the
              access list.

       -debug 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.

       -name window-name
              This specifies a  different  application  name  and
              window title for the default command (xterm).

       -nols  Normally  xon  passes  the -ls option to the remote
              xterm; this option suspends that behaviour.

       -screen screen-no
              This changes the screen number of the DISPLAY vari-
              able passed to the remote command.

       -user user-name
              By  default, xon simply uses rsh/remsh/rcmd to con-
              nect 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 authorization to access the
              remote account, by placing an appropriate entry  in
              the remote users .rhosts file.

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.