Re: test if x server is running on a given display

[Stefan O'Rear <stefanor@cox.net>]

On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 01:00:13PM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
> hi folks,
> 
> I need to be able to test whether an x server is running on a given
> display on localhost, for a script I'm writing (it's a python script
> automating openoffice, but I could launch it from a bash wrapper no
> problem). I don't know how to do that -- any hints?

Excerpt from my home-grown background randomizer:

#! /bin/bash -x

# snippage

while [ -e /tmp/.X0-lock ]
do
    # more snippage
done


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