DISPLAY
To get the default host, display number, and screen.
xlsclients1
List client applications running on a display
Usage
xlsclients [-display
displayname]
[-a]
[-l]
[-m
maxcmdlen]
xlsclients {-help | -version}
Overview
Xlsclients is a utility for listing information about the client applications running on a display. It may be used to generate scripts representing a snapshot of the user's current session.
Options
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-display displayname -
This option specifies the X server to contact.
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-a -
This option indicates that clients on all screens should be listed. By default, only those clients on the default screen are listed.
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-l -
List in long format, giving the window name, icon name, and class hints, in addition to the machine name and command string shown in the default format.
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-m maxcmdlen -
This option specifies the maximum number of characters in a command to print out. The default is 10000.
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-help -
Print the program usage and exit.
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-version -
Print the program version and exit.
Environment
Releases
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 6 times.
-help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-version since Debian 8 (Jessie).