configuring xterm

Few tips for configuring xterm
Configuring Font:
Run the command xfontsel

This will open an X window where you can configure font parameters.

Copy the values from the dialog box. Create a .Xresources file in the home directory and paste  it there.

Sample .Xresources file

XTerm*font: -*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*
XTerm*background: black
XTerm*foreground:white
XTerm*geometry: 80x40


Instead of .Xresources file you can have a custom file say xsettings and run the command xrdb -merge xsettings