[NTLUG:Discuss] (no subject)

[Jeremy Blosser]

Richard Cobbe [cobbe at directlink.net] wrote:
> Lo, on Saturday, 27 May, 2000, Kelly Scroggins did write:
> > Quoting Richard Cobbe <cobbe at directlink.net>:
> >    
> >    Of course (especially on systems with limited RAM), why keep your login
> >    shell in memory if you don't need it?
> >    
> >    startx 1> x-server-output 2>&1 &
> >    exit
> > 
> > 
> > Should I be able to enter the 'exit' command on
> > the same line as the 'startx' line?
> > 
> > Or should I start X and then use the
> > CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE command to access the command
> > line prompt and type 'exit' there?
> 
> Well, I now use gdm, so it's been a while.
> 
> In theory, either should work...

It should be noted that on most setups, ctrl+alt+bcksp will kill the X
session, not just get you to command line you ran X from.  You probably
want something like ctrl+alt+f1 (where f1 may be another function key,
depending on which VC you ran X from).

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