---
name: "matchbox-session"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "matchbox-common"
version: "0.9.1+git20070606-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/matchbox-session"
---

# matchbox-session(1)

Matchbox session manager

## NAME

matchbox-session - Matchbox session manager

## SYNOPSIS

**matchbox-session**

## DESCRIPTION

**matchbox-session** is a simple X session manager for the Matchbox Project.

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

## FILES

- */etc/matchbox/session*

  System-wide default Matchbox session script

- *~/.matchbox/session*

  Per-user Matchbox session script

## AUTHOR

**matchbox-session** was written by Matthew Allum \<mallum@o-hand.com\>.