On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 01:36:39PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> Never use it myself, but I've been told that `xhost +name` is
> equivalent to `xhost + name`, granting universal access.  Even if
> that's not correct, it makes sense to leave out the +, since that
> makes for less typing and less concern over typos (wouldn't want to
> get an unintentional space after the +...).

Haven't used it myself much in years, but the symmetry (and
legibility) of "xhost +host" and "xhost -host" is nice.  And I
just tested it - "xhost + localhost" only grants access to the
localhost, so the typo would be safe.

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