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XLSCLIENTS(1) X Version 11 XLSCLIENTS(1)

NAME

xlsclients - list client applications running on a display

SYNOPSIS

xlsclients [-display displayname] [-a] [-l] [-m maxcmdlen]

xlsclients -help | -version

DESCRIPTION

Xlsclients is a utility for listing information about the client applications running on a display. It may be used to generate scripts representing a snapshot of the user's current session.

OPTIONS

This option specifies the X server to contact.
This option indicates that clients on all screens should be listed. By default, only those clients on the default screen are listed.
List in long format, giving the window name, icon name, and class hints, in addition to the machine name and command string shown in the default format.
This option specifies the maximum number of characters in a command to print out. The default is 10000.
Print the program usage and exit.
Print the program version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

To get the default host, display number, and screen.

SEE ALSO

X(7), xwininfo(1), xprop(1)

AUTHOR

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

2025-04-05 xlsclients 1.1.6