1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/xconsole.c b/xconsole.c
index f3c2bab..20cbacd 100644
--- a/xconsole.c
+++ b/xconsole.c
@@ -615,14 +615,22 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Cardinal num_args;
 
     XtSetLanguageProc(NULL,NULL,NULL);
+
+    /* Handle args that don't require opening a display */
+    for (int n = 1; n < argc; n++) {
+	const char *argn = argv[n];
+	/* accept single or double dash for -version */
+	if (argn[0] == '-' && argn[1] == '-') {
+	    argn++;
+	}
+	if (strcmp(argn, "-version") == 0) {
+	    puts(PACKAGE_STRING);
+	    exit(0);
+	}
+    }
+
     top = XtInitialize ("xconsole", "XConsole", options, XtNumber (options),
 			&argc, argv);
-    if ((argc == 2) &&
-         ((strcmp(argv[1], "-version") == 0) ||
-          (strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0))) {
-        puts(PACKAGE_STRING);
-        exit(0);
-    }
 
     XtGetApplicationResources (top, (XtPointer)&app_resources, resources,
 			       XtNumber (resources), NULL, 0);