Xrdb

Loads/Merges Xresources files, which customizes properties of the X root window.

Documentation

man x	https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/xorg-docs/X.7.en
man xrdb	https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/xorg-xrdb/xrdb.1.en

Usage

xrdb -query -all           # list all current settings
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources  # merge Xresources overtop of current

Xresources/Xdefaults syntax

Variables

#define foo #111222

Xterm.foreground: foo

Sourcing Files

You can split up your Xresources into multiple files.

#include "~/.Xresources/foo"
#include "~/.Xresources/bar"