xinit(2)

NAME
xinit - initialization of a graphic driver

CALLING SEQUENCE
xinit([driver-name])

PARAMETERS

driver-name
    : string (default value : DISPLAY value or 'unix:0.0')

DESCRIPTION
Initialization of a given driver.

For X-Window driver-name must be a string which gives the name of a display and this function creates a new graphic window. If the argument is omitted the value of the environment variable DISPLAY is used if it exists or the value 'unix:0.0' is used.

For Postscript or Xfig driver-name is a name of a file. The graphics operations will be recorded in the specified file.

AUTHOR
J.Ph.C.