iceauth
manages ICE authorization entries
TLDR
List entries
$ iceauth list
Extract to file$ iceauth extract [auth-file]
Add entry$ iceauth add [protocol] [address] [auth-name] [auth-data]
Merge from file$ iceauth merge [auth-file]
SYNOPSIS
iceauth [options] [command]
DESCRIPTION
iceauth manages ICE (Inter-Client Exchange) authorization entries. ICE is used for communication between X11 clients.The tool handles authentication records for X session managers and similar applications. It's analogous to xauth for X display connections.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Command (list, add, remove, extract, merge).list
List authorization entries.add
Add entry.remove
Remove entry.extract
Extract to file.merge
Merge from file.--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install x11-xserver-utils
sudo dnf install iceauth
sudo apk add iceauth
sudo zypper install iceauth
nix profile install nixpkgs#iceauth
CAVEATS
X11 specific. Used by session managers. Low-level utility.
HISTORY
iceauth is part of X.Org for managing ICE protocol authentication, used in X session management.
