---
name: "Xmark"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbase-clients"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Xmark/1x"
---

# Xmark(1x)

summarize x11perf results

## NAME

Xmark - summarize x11perf results

## SYNTAX

**Xmark** datafile

## DESCRIPTION

**Xmark** is a shell script that reads the indicated datafile and compiles a benchmark which it writes to standard output.  It writes three numbers:

A weighted performance number for the *x11perf* results.

A weighted performance number for a standard SparcStation 1, with SunOS 4.1.2, X11R5 Xsun, and a CG3 dumb Color Frame Buffer.

The Xmark, which is the ratio of the two numbers above.

The datafile must be an ordinary file, produced by x11perf in the following way:

**x11perf -display** *display* **-v1.3 -rop GXcopy GXxor -all \>** *datafile*

It is possible to run the GXcopy and GXxor tests separately, as long as they are concatenated to the same output file:

**x11perf -display** *display* **-v1.3 -rop GXcopy -all \>** *datafile*\
 **x11perf -display** *display* **-v1.3 -rop GXxor -all \>\>** *datafile*

or

**x11perf -display** *display* **-v1.3 -rop GXxor -all \>** *datafile*\
 **x11perf -display** *display* **-v1.3 -rop GXcopy -all \>\>** *datafile*

## FILES

- **temp.$$**

  Temporary file created in the current directory, deleted after use.

## DIAGNOSTICS

- **Usage: Xmark datafile**

  *Xmark* was invoked without arguments or with more than one argument, or  with options.  Xmark takes no options.

- **Error: data file does not exist or is not ordinary.**

  *Xmark* cannot find the datafile named on its command line, or the datafile is a special file such as a directory.

- **WARNING: datafile contains** nnn**, not 441 or 447 'trep' results;**

  The file named on the command line does not seem to be a file generated by x11perf in the expected way.

- **Diagnostic: ERROR: sum of weights =**nnn**, not equal to 4566.0;**

  There is an internal error in Xmark.

## SEE ALSO

[X(7x)](/X/7x.md), [x11perf(1)](/x11perf/1.md), [x11perfcomp(1)](/x11perfcomp/1.md)