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So, this is a really embarrassing question: is there a reliable guide for how to use these? I've been googling, (and DDGing and Ecosia-ing), but everything se

by dhimes 14y ago

So, this is a really embarrassing question: is there a reliable guide for how to use these? I've been googling, (and DDGing and Ecosia-ing), but everything seems to be out of date. I don't have, for instance, a .Xresources file. At least not one that 'locate' can find. Or do these commands go in .bashrc? or .vimrc? Thanks.

pyre 14y ago
You just create a ~/.Xresources file and when you log into X11, the session should source that file. You can also force-load it (into your current X11 session) with: xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources or xrdb -load ~/.Xresources It's also possible to put it in the ~/.Xdefaults file, though I'm not sure what the difference is.
- ciembor 14y ago
  .Xdefaults do the same thing, but it looks this file is deprecated. I may recomend the Arch Linux Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X_resources https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X_resources .
  - dhimes 14y ago
    Thank you both.