Use the XAUTH LIST command to display the contents of an X authority file. For example, the following XAUTH command displays the entries in the X authority file UNTRUSTED.DECW$XAUTH: $ XAUTH -f UNTRUSTED.DECW$XAUTH LIST local/ZEPHYR:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 cfcc5ef98f9718f90154f355c0ae9f62 decnet/ZEPHYR::0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 cfcc5ef98f9718f90154f355c0ae9f62 116.94.24.187:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 cfcc5ef98f9718f90154f355c0ae9f62 NOTE TCP/IP is considered the default transport for X authority file entries. As a result, the transport portion of the display name is assumed and not displayed for entries that use the TCP/IP transport. To limit the list to entries related to a particular display, enter the display name at the end of the XAUTH LIST command, as follows: $ XAUTH -f UNTRUSTED.DECW$XAUTH LIST ZEPHYR::0 decnet/ZEPHYR::0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 cfcc5ef98f9718f90154f355c0ae9f62 With the TCPIP transport, multiple addresses may correspond to the same display name. When displaying X authority file entries, it may be difficult to distinguish which entry applies to which address. To differentiate the entries, use the -n qualifier to list them in numeric format, as follows: $ XAUTH LIST test13_2:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 12 test13_2:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 23 $ XAUTH -n LIST #0006#fe800000000000000200f8fffe101905#:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 12 #0000#c0a70209#:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 23