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xinitrc

read by xinit and startx
The system-wide xinitrc is under /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. It can be »overridden« by ~/.xinitrc

sample xinitrc file

xrdb -load $HOME/.Xresources
xbiff -geometry -430+5 &
oclock -geometry 75x75-0-0 &
xload -geometry -80-0 &
xterm -geometry +0+60 -ls &
xterm -geometry +0-100 &
xconsole -geometry -0+0 -fn 5x7 &
exec twm
The last thing is to start the window manager (here: twm).

See also

~/.Xresources, ~/.Xdefaults

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