monitorcap(1)	       Grass User's Manual	    monitorcap(1)



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       mmoonniittoorrccaapp   -  Description of device driver database file
       format.

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       The _d_._m_o_n command  and  all  graphics  commands	access	a
       device	driver	 database   stored   in  the  file  $GIS-
       BASE/etc/monitorcap.  This file contains a line	for  each
       graphics  monitor  on  the  system.   Each line contains 6
       fields separated by colons:

       name   the name by which the user identifies the driver

       program
	      the full pathname of the	executable  driver  or	a
	      pathname relative to $GISBASE

       description
	      A short 4 or 5 word description of the driver.

       fifos  full  pathnames  to the input and output fifos over
	      which the driver communicates with the libraries

       tty    the name of the tty from which the driver  must  be
	      started, or empty if there is no such restriction

       msg    a  message  to  print  to the user if an attempt is
	      made to start the driver from the wrong tty.


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       The following is an example of a  single  monitor  system.
       The  driver  may  be  started  from  any terminal and uses
       /dev/fifo.a and /dev/fifo.b for communication with  appli-
       cation programs:


       x:driver/X:graphics monitor:/dev/fifo.a

       /dev/fifo.b::any terminal


       This  example has 2 monitors on the system, using the same
       device driver.  Note that each has a different _n_a_m_e  field
       and  uses  a  different pair of fifos.  Also, each must be
       started on a specific terminal:


       1:driver/X:monitor 1:/dev/fifo.1a
	/dev/fifo.1b:/dev/tty8:tty8
       2:driver/X:monitor 2:/dev/fifo.2a
	/dev/fifo.2b:/dev/tty10:tty10

NNOOTTEESS
       Each line in this file must refer to a valid  driver.   No
       comment	lines  are  supported.	 Also, no blank lines are
       allowed.

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