slim(1) slim(1) NAME slim - Simple LogIn Manager SYNOPSIS slim [options] [<arguments>] DESCRIPTION SLiM is a lightweight login(1,3,5) manager for X11, allowing the initializa- tion of a graphical session by entring username and password in(1,8) a login(1,3,5) screen. OPTIONS -d run as a daemon -p /path/to/theme display a preview of the theme. An already running X11 session is required for theme preview. -h display a brief help message -v display version(1,3,5) information EXAMPLES slim -d run slim in(1,8) daemon mode slim -p /usr/share/slim/themes/default preview of the default theme STARTING SLIM AT BOOT Please refer to documentation of your Operating System to make slim automatically startup after the system boots. CONFIGURATION Global configuration is stored in(1,8) the /etc/slim.conf file. See the com- ments inside the file(1,n) for a detailed explanation of the options. AUTHORS Simone Rota <sip@varlock.com> Johannes Winkelmann <jw@tks6.net> SEE ALSO See the online documentation at the SLiM web site for further informa- tion on themes, FAQs, etc. May 15, 2005 slim(1)