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iceauth

manages ICE authorization entries

TLDR

List entries

$ iceauth list
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Extract to file
$ iceauth extract [auth-file]
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Add entry
$ iceauth add [protocol] [address] [auth-name] [auth-data]
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Merge from file
$ iceauth merge [auth-file]
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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.

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.

SEE ALSO

xauth(1), xsm(1), Xorg(1)

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