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<refmeta><refentrytitle>&cmd;</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">15 Jul 2010</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>
GDM Dynamic Server Management
</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="gdmdynamic-1-name">
<refname>&cmd;</refname>
<refpurpose>
GDM Dynamic Server Management
</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="gdmdynamic-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>
<arg choice="opt">
<option>a <replaceable>display</replaceable></option> | <option>d <replaceable>display</replaceable></option> | <option>l <replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option>
</arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-help</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>
<command>&cmd;</command> allows for the management of displays in a dynamic
fashion.  The <command>&cmd;</command> command can be used to manage a new
display, or remove an existing display.  <command>&cmd;</command> can also be
used to list all attached displays, or only attached displays that match a
pattern.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-opts">
<title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>The following options are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="narrow">

<varlistentry>
<term><option>a <replaceable>display</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Add and start to manage a new display configuration.  The
<replaceable>display</replaceable> value for this option may include the
Xserver command to run for this display by specifying the value as
<replaceable>display</replaceable>=<replaceable>command</replaceable>.
This is optional, and the default Xserver command will be used if no command is
provided on the command line.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>d <replaceable>display</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Delete a display, killing the X server and purging the display configuration.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>h</option>, <option>-help</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Display detailed usage message.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term><option>l <replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option></term><listitem><para>
List displays that are started via the <command>&cmd;</command> command.
Without a pattern, all attached displays are listed.  With a pattern, all
attached displays match using glob characters '*', '?' and '[]'.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example">
<title>Adding display :20 providing the command to use.</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; -a "20=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -dev /dev/fb2"</userinput></screen></para>
</example>

<example role="example">
<title>Deleting display 20.</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; -d 20</userinput></screen></para>
</example>

<example role="example">
<title>List all displays started via <command>&cmd;</command></title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; -l</userinput></screen></para>
</example>

<example role="example">
<title>List all displays started via <command>&cmd;</command> using a pattern
to match</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; -l "Xorg*"</userinput></screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium">
<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename></term><listitem><para>
Executable for GDM Dynamic Server Management.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See
<olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5">
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:
</para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><para>Availability</para></entry>
<entry><para>system/display-manager/gdm</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para>Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle>
for your platform.</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdmflexiserver</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm-screenshot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1m</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>ck-seat-tool</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1m</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm-stop</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1m</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmdynamic-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006, 2009, 2010.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
