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SNiFF+ without display (batch mode)

You can start a SNiFF+ session without a display. This is particularly useful on Unix, since you can then run SNiFF+ without an Xserver host during unattended updates of your working environments.
SNiFF+ runs without a display when the
SNIFF_BATCH environment variable is set to 1 . To set the variable:
On Unix:

  1. Open a shell in which you will be updating your working environments.
  2. In the shell, set the SNIFF_BATCH environment variable to 1 :
    setenv SNIFF_BATCH 1
  3. When updating your working environments, run the appropriate update scripts without the <Xserver_host> parameter.
    On Windows:
  1. Open a Command Prompt in which you will be updating your working environments.
  2. In the Command Prompt, set the SNIFF_BATCH environment variable to 1 :
    set SNIFF_BATCH=1