Checking if the X Server is running

[Rodrigo Medina]

O. Olson wrote:
> 	Is there any way of checking if the X Server is
> currently running? Because if you try this again, it
> gives you a fatal error which does not crash your
> computer, but is a bit annoying to me. 
> 
When XWin starts it writes a lock file /tmp/.X11-unix/X0.
When XWin ends properly it deletes the file. You can use
such file in order to know if XWin is running.

bye
RM


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