mtx(1L)

NAME
mtx - Multiplex multiple MGR windows over a single connection

SYNOPSIS
mtx

DESCRIPTION
Mtx provides the ability to run multiple MGR clients over a single communication channel. This is especially useful when only one channel is available, as is the usual case on dial-up lines.

Mtx starts by making a small window with MTX window server (hostname) displayed in it. New windows with shells are created using the middle mouse button to select the new window option from the pop-up menu. Each window created by mtx emulates an MGR window, capable of running any MGR application.

The SHELL environment variable is consulted to determine the name of the shell to run in each window. Debugging output is available by setting the DEBUG environment variable to the file name on which the debug output will appear.

Many other capabilities are available through MTX (accessed via the command menu), including inter-host communication, and dynamic routing of process connections. These facilities are currently under development and still unstable so their use is not described here.

BUGS

*   If MTX is not run as set-uid to root, the shell's do not own their controlling terminals, so commands such as biff and mesg don't work properly.

*   Uploading bitmaps and application initiated cut and paste are not yet implemented.

    * The undocumented command script capabilities seem to have broken applications that use multiple MGR windows.

SEE ALSO
mgr(1L)

AUTHOR
S. A. Uhler