---
name: "xlsatoms"
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/xlsatoms/1x"
---

# xlsatoms(1x)

list interned atoms defined on server

## NAME

xlsatoms - list interned atoms defined on server

## SYNOPSIS

**xlsatoms** \[-options ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Xlsatoms* lists the interned atoms.  By default, all atoms starting from 1 (the lowest atom value defined by the protocol) are listed until unknown atom is found. If an explicit range is given, *xlsatoms* will try all atoms in the range, regardless of whether or not any are undefined.

## OPTIONS

- **-display *dpy***

  This option specifies the X server to which to connect.

- **-format *string***

  This option specifies a *printf*-style string used to list each atom *\<value,name\>* pair, printed in that order (*value* is an *unsigned* *long* and *name* is a *char \**).  *Xlsatoms* will supply a newline at the end of each line.  The default is *%ld\\t%s*.

- **-range *\[low\]-\[high\]***

  This option specifies the range of atom values to check.  If *low* is not given, a value of 1 assumed.  If *high* is not given, *xlsatoms* will stop at the first undefined atom at or above *low*.

- **-name *string***

  This option specifies the name of an atom to list.  If the atom does not  exist, a message will be printed on the standard error.

## SEE ALSO

[X(7x)](/X/7x.md), [Xserver(1)](/Xserver/1.md), [xprop(1)](/xprop/1.md)

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display to use.

## AUTHOR

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium