The ampersand runs X as a background process, this allows other processes
you may want to run have some room to run in. If you logout of X but don't
shut it down you can run some console stuff and just use the 'fg' command to
bring X back up.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kuraiken
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 9:13 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] now what- super newbie question....
>
>
> Ken Wilson wrote:
> >
> > for Xwindows type 'startx &'
> >
>
> Excuse me but...
> (showing glaringly my newbie status :-))
> What's the ampersand for? I normally just type "startx" and hey presto! It
> starts.
>
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> Kuraiken - Python fanatic.
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