xauth Command Examples

Edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server. More information: https://manned.org/xauth.

• Start interactive mode with a specific authority file (defaults to ~/.Xauthority):

xauth -f {{path/to/file}}

• Display information about the authority file:

xauth info

• Display authorization entries for all the displays:

xauth list

• Add an authorization for a specific display:

xauth add {{display_name}} {{protocol_name}} {{key}}

• Remove the authorization for a specific display:

xauth remove {{display_name}}

• Print the authorization entry for the current display to stdout:

xauth extract - $DISPLAY

• Merge the authorization entries from a specific file into the authorization database:

cat {{path/to/file}} | xauth merge -

• Display help:

xauth --help