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Re: Checking if the X Server is running


O. Olson schrieb:
> 	Is there any way of checking if the X Server is
> currently running? Because if you try this again, it
> gives you âA fatal errorâ â which does not crash your
> computer â but is a bit annoying to me. 
> 

There probably is a more elegant solution but doing
ps |grep Xwin >/dev/null || run Xwin -your options here

will only start Xwin if it is not running already.
(Assuming you will only start one Xwin)

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