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authorMichal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz>2011-10-13 17:14:53 +0200
committerMichal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz>2011-10-18 12:37:37 +0200
commitb04aff76ac2eb461c71b85525a00e25efb8bf267 (patch)
treea231361b4cd71b17c652a24882fe6b4a19f9c7ac
parentfb84be47db7cdaff406792c08e34670e8e0cbda9 (diff)
Document -background none option
Document option introduced in commit 8976e97. Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> Reviewed-by: Jeremy Huddleston <jeremyhu@apple.com> Reviewed-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
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diff --git a/man/Xserver.man b/man/Xserver.man
index 1a36b0956..fe2433766 100644
--- a/man/Xserver.man
+++ b/man/Xserver.man
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ specifies a file which contains a collection of authorization records used
to authenticate access. See also the \fIxdm\fP(1) and
\fIXsecurity\fP(__miscmansuffix__) manual pages.
.TP 8
+.BI \-background\ none
+Asks the driver not to clear the background on startup, if the driver supports that.
+May be useful for smooth transition with eg. fbdev driver.
+For security reasons this is not the default as the screen contents might
+show a previous user session.
+.TP 8
.B \-br
sets the default root window to solid black instead of the standard root weave
pattern. This is the default unless -retro or -wr is specified.