Adding Prism Resources to the Resource Database

The X resource database keeps track of default settings for programs running under X. Use the xrdb program to add a Prism resource to this database. An easy way to do this is to use the -merge option and to specify the resource and its setting from the standard input. For example, the following command specifies a default editor (the resource is described below):

% xrdb -merge
 Prism.editor: emacs

Type Ctrl-d to signal that there is no more input. Note that you must include the -merge option; otherwise, what you type replaces the contents of your database. The new settings take effect the next time you start Prism.

Another way to add your changes is to put them in a file, then merge the file into the database. For example, if your changes are in prism.defs, you could issue this command:

% xrdb -merge prism.defs

Consult your X documentation for more information about xrdb.