Command-line tool

xrdb

brew/xrdb

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X resource database utility

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install xrdb

Linux

brew install xrdb

Start `xrdb` in interactive mode

xrdb

Load values (e.g. style rules) from a resource file

xrdb -load ~/.Xresources

Query the resource database and print currently set values

xrdb -query

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• Databases

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