July 27, 2012

Howto Keep xterm from starting with X11 or XQuartz

Stop xterm from auto-launching with X11 or XQuartz on macOS. Use this simple terminal command to keep your workspace clean and distraction-free.

If you are running OSX 10.7 or newer and X11.app use:

defaults write org.x.X11 app_to_run /usr/bin/true

For XQuartz.app use:

defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 app_to_run /usr/bin/true