Function: x-handle-display

x-handle-display is a byte-compiled function defined in common-win.el.gz.

Signature

(x-handle-display SWITCH)

Documentation

Handle -display DISPLAY option.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/term/common-win.el.gz
(defun x-handle-display (_switch)
  "Handle -display DISPLAY option."
  (setq x-display-name (pop x-invocation-args))
  ;; Make subshell programs see the same DISPLAY value Emacs really uses.
  ;; Note that this isn't completely correct, since Emacs can use
  ;; multiple displays.  However, there is no way to tell an already
  ;; running subshell which display the user is currently typing on.
  (setenv "DISPLAY" x-display-name))