# ImageMagick: MagickCore, C API for ImageMagick: Interactively Display and Edit an Image
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## DisplayImages

DisplayImages() displays an image sequence to any X window screen. It returns a value other than 0 if successful. Check the exception member of image to determine the reason for any failure.

The format of the DisplayImages method is:

      MagickBooleanType DisplayImages(const ImageInfo *image_info,
        Image *images)

A description of each parameter follows:

##### image_info

The image info.

##### image

The image.

## RemoteDisplayCommand

RemoteDisplayCommand() encourages a remote display program to display the specified image filename.

The format of the RemoteDisplayCommand method is:

      MagickBooleanType RemoteDisplayCommand(const ImageInfo *image_info,
        const char *window,const char *filename,ExceptionInfo *exception)

A description of each parameter follows:

##### image_info

The image info.

##### window

Specifies the name or id of an X window.

##### filename

The name of the image filename to display.

##### exception

Return any errors or warnings in this structure.

## XDisplayBackgroundImage

XDisplayBackgroundImage() displays an image in the background of a window.

The format of the XDisplayBackgroundImage method is:

      MagickBooleanType XDisplayBackgroundImage(Display *display,
        XResourceInfo *resource_info,Image *image)

A description of each parameter follows:

##### display

Specifies a connection to an X server; returned from XOpenDisplay.

##### resource_info

Specifies a pointer to a X11 XResourceInfo structure.

##### image

The image.

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