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xrefresh -refresh all or part of an X screen
xrefresh[-option ...]
Xrefreshis a simple X program that causes all or part of your screento be repainted. This is useful when system messages havemessed up your screen. Xrefresh maps a window on topof the desired area of the screen and then immediatelyunmaps it, causing refresh events to be sent to allapplications. By default, a window with no background isused, causing all applications to repaint‘‘smoothly.’’ However, the variousoptions can be used to indicate that a solid background (ofany color) or the root window background should be usedinstead.
−white | Use a white background. Thescreen just appears to flash quickly, and then repaint. | ||
−black | Use a black background (in effect, turning off all ofthe electron guns to the tube). This can be somewhatdisorienting as everything goes black for a moment. |
−solidcolor
Use a solid background of thespecified color. Try green.
−root | Use the root window background. | ||
−none | This is the default. All of the windows simplyrepaint. |
−geometryWxH+X+Y
Specifies the portion of thescreen to be repainted; see X(7).
−displaydisplay
This argument allows you tospecify the server and screen to refresh; seeX(7).
Thexrefresh program uses the routineXGetDefault(3) to read defaults, so its resourcenames are all capitalized.
Black, White, Solid, None,Root
Determines what sort of windowbackground to use.
Geometry
Determines the area to refresh.Not very useful.
DISPLAY - Toget default host and display number.
It should havejust one default type for the background.
Jim Gettys,Digital Equipment Corp., MIT Project Athena