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XPCE-CLIENT

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
Options
SEE ALSO
COPYING
AUTHOR

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NAME

xpce-client - Contact an XPCE server socket

SYNOPSIS

xpce-client socket [ -b ] [ -c command ]

DESCRIPTION

xpce-client is a small program to contact an xpce(1) server socket and feed the xpce process commands. A generic server that provides the possibility to execute Prolog goals is available in the library(pce_server). This server may be started from xpce using the command

?- pce_server(socket).

after which this server may be contacted using:

% xpce-client socket
(pce) send(new(P, picture), open).
P = @717363
(pce) exit
%

Options

-b

Block until the xpce server closes the connection. Otherwise xpce-client exists as soon as it has send all requests to the server without waiting for response.

-c command

Send command as a command to the server. Without this option, xpce-client will copy standard input to the server socket and copy any output from the socket to standard output.

SEE ALSO

swipl(1)

COPYING

xpce-client(1) is not copyrighted. You may use, copy and modify its sources and/or binaries as you like.

AUTHOR

Jan Wielemaker, SWI, University of Amsterdam

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