DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
X window system logo
xlogo [-toolkitoption ...]
The xlogo program displays the X Window System logo.
Xlogo accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options, as well as the following:
-render
This option indicates that the logo should be drawn with anti-aliased edges using the RENDER extension.
-sharp
If -render is also specified, this forces the edges to be rendered in sharp mode, (ie. 1-bit alpha channel).
-shape
This option indicates that the logo window should be shaped rather than rectangular.
-help
This option indicates that xlogo should print a usage message and exit.
-version
This option indicates that xlogo should print version info and exit.
The default width and the default height are each 100 pixels. This program uses the Logo widget in the Athena widget set. It understands all of the Simple widget resource names and classes as well as:
Specifies the color for the logo. The default is depends on whether reverseVideo is specified. If reverseVideo is specified the default is XtDefaultForeground, otherwise the default is XtDefaultBackground.
Specifies that the window is shaped to the X logo. The default is False.
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of the widgets which compose xlogo. In the notation below, indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name is given first, followed by the widget instance name.
XLogo xlogoLogo xlogo
DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XLogo
specifies required resources
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.
-help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.