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<h2 class="section">3.1 Unix Display Names</h2>

<p>A display name on Unix has the following syntax:

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<pre class="example">[hostname]:displayno[.screenno]

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<p>If <var>hostname</var> is omitted this refers to a display on the same

machine as the client is running on. A Unix socket is used to connect

to the display identified by <code>displayno</code>, which must be an integer

from 0 and upwards.

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<p>If <var>hostname</var> is specified, it gives the network name or IP-number

of the machine to contact. A TCP socket is used, connecting to port

6000+<var>displayno</var> on <var>hostname</var>.

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<p>If the display contains more than one screen, <var>screenno</var> can be

specified to make another screen than 0 the default screen. If the

number is larger than the available maximum screen number, it will be

set to the maximum.

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<p>A few examples:

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<pre class="example">:0 Display 0 on this host, connects to the Unix socket

/tmp/.X11-unix/X0

:0.1 Same as above, but specifying a different default screen

myhost:0 Display 0 on myhost, connects to TCP port 6000

myhost:10 Display 10 on myhost, connects to TCP port 6010

localhost:0 Display 0 on localhost, i.e. the same host as the client

runs on. Uses a TCP socket, while :0 uses a Unix socket

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<p>The default display name is stored in the environmental variable

<code>DISPLAY</code>. If that isn’t set, <code>error.DisplayNameError</code> is

raised.

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