Xinitrc and choosing a WM

From: nemo (nemo_at_localhost.com)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:50:01 -0400

hello all, hope i could get some input

I am trying to conditionalize my .xinitrc file so that if i type

$ startx kde
or
$ startx fluxbox

the appropriate WM gets started. I have seen examples around on the net
awhile back but I can't get it to work. The relavent section at
the bottom of my .xinitrc is

if [ "$1" = "kde" ]; then
        startkde
elif [ "$1" = fluxbox ]; then
        startfluxbox
else
        #choose some default
        startkde
fi

So as it stands the default action (else block) will happen ok. And i know
that 'startfluxbox' is the right command to use for fluxbox. The issue i
have is that whatever i type after startx gets processed by the startx
script, so i get an error that says something like "unknown option kde".
I'm pretty sure that this can be done in the .xinitrc file, but i have hit
a brickwall. Any advice would be appreciated.

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