Linux mcookie Command

What is Linux mcookie Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mcookie command in Linux. mcookie command is mcookie - generate magic cookies for xauth.

mcookie Syntax#

mcookie [options]

mcookie Examples#

mcookie Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mcookie command. mcookie command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mcookie command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mcookie

To open info page for mcookie command we can use command below.

info mcookie

To open help page from mcookie command we can run command below.

mcookie --help

Linux mcookie Command Source Code#

You can find mcookie command source code from the folowing repositories:

• mcookie source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mcookie in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.