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5 | SYNOPSIS |
5 | SYNOPSIS |
6 | rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
6 | rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
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8 | DESCRIPTION |
8 | DESCRIPTION |
9 | rxvt-unicode, version 5.6, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended |
9 | rxvt-unicode, version 6.2, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended |
10 | as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such |
10 | as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such |
11 | as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a |
11 | as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a |
12 | result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant |
12 | result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant |
13 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. |
13 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. |
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93 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
93 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
94 | |
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95 | -j|+j |
95 | -j|+j |
96 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
96 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
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98 | -ip|+ip |
98 | -ip|+ip | -tr|+tr |
99 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
99 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
100 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
100 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
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102 | -fade *number* |
102 | -fade *number* |
103 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource |
103 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small |
104 | fading. |
104 | values fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by |
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105 | the fade colour; resource fading. |
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107 | -fadecolor *colour* |
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108 | Fade to this colour when fading is used (see -fade). The default |
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109 | colour is black. resource fadeColor. |
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106 | -tint *colour* |
111 | -tint *colour* |
107 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
112 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
108 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. See also the -sh option |
113 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. This only works for |
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114 | non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the -sh option that can |
109 | that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to |
115 | be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; |
110 | tinting it. |
116 | resource *tintColor*. Example: |
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118 | rxvt -tr -tint blue -sh 40 |
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112 | -sh *number* Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent |
120 | -sh *number* Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent |
113 | background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. -tint must be |
121 | background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. -tint must be |
114 | specified, too, e.g. "-tint white"). |
122 | specified, too, e.g. "-tint white"). |
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165 | characters are to be printed. See resource italicFont for details. |
173 | characters are to be printed. See resource italicFont for details. |
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167 | -fbi *fontlist* |
175 | -fbi *fontlist* |
168 | Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold |
176 | Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold |
169 | characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for |
177 | characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for |
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178 | details. |
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180 | -is|+is |
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181 | Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity |
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182 | foreground/background (default). See resource intensityStyles for |
170 | details. |
183 | details. |
171 | |
184 | |
172 | -name *name* |
185 | -name *name* |
173 | Specify the application name under which resources are to be |
186 | Specify the application name under which resources are to be |
174 | obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should |
187 | obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should |
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259 | on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on |
272 | on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on |
260 | the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to |
273 | the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to |
261 | run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, |
274 | run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, |
262 | failing that, *sh(1)*. |
275 | failing that, *sh(1)*. |
263 | |
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277 | Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you |
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278 | want to run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like |
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279 | this: |
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280 | |
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281 | rxvt -e sh -c "shell commands" |
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264 | -title *text* |
283 | -title *text* |
265 | Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename |
284 | Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename |
266 | of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the |
285 | of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the |
267 | application name; resource title. |
286 | application name; resource title. |
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312 | -ssr|+ssr |
331 | -ssr|+ssr |
313 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
332 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
314 | secondaryScroll. |
333 | secondaryScroll. |
315 | |
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335 | -hold|+hold |
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336 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
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337 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
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338 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
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339 | the user; resource hold. |
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316 | -keysym.*sym* *string* |
341 | -keysym.*sym* *string* |
317 | Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. |
342 | Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. |
318 | |
343 | |
319 | -embed *windowid* |
344 | -embed *windowid* |
320 | Tells rxvt to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, |
345 | Tells rxvt to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, |
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364 | close $pty; |
389 | close $pty; |
365 | |
390 | |
366 | # now communicate with rxvt |
391 | # now communicate with rxvt |
367 | my $slave = $pty->slave; |
392 | my $slave = $pty->slave; |
368 | while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } |
393 | while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } |
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395 | -pe *string* |
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396 | Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this |
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397 | terminal instance. See resource perl-ext. |
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398 | |
370 | RESOURCES (available also as long-options) |
399 | RESOURCES (available also as long-options) |
371 | Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options) |
400 | Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options) |
372 | compiled into your version. |
401 | compiled into your version. |
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467 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
496 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
468 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
497 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
469 | pixmap. |
498 | pixmap. |
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471 | fading: *number* |
500 | fading: *number* |
472 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. |
501 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option |
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502 | -fade. |
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504 | fadeColor: *colour* |
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505 | Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see fading:). The default |
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506 | colour is black; option -fadecolor. |
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507 | |
474 | tintColor: *colour* |
508 | tintColor: *colour* |
475 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. |
509 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option |
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510 | -tint. |
476 | |
511 | |
477 | shading: *number* |
512 | shading: *number* |
478 | Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background |
513 | Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background |
479 | image in addition to tinting it. |
514 | image in addition to tinting it. |
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514 | font: *fontlist* |
549 | font: *fontlist* |
515 | Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font |
550 | Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font |
516 | names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode |
551 | names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode |
517 | characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters; |
552 | characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters; |
518 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default |
553 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default |
519 | font list is always appended to it. option -fn. |
554 | font list is always appended to it; option -fn. |
520 | |
555 | |
521 | Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with |
556 | Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with |
522 | optional prefix "x:" or a Xft font (Compile *xft*), prefixed with |
557 | optional prefix "x:" or a Xft font (Compile *xft*), prefixed with |
523 | "xft:". |
558 | "xft:". |
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570 | tried. |
605 | tried. |
571 | |
606 | |
572 | If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the |
607 | If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the |
573 | normal text font will being used for the given style. |
608 | normal text font will being used for the given style. |
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610 | intensityStyles: *boolean* |
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611 | When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (True, |
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612 | option -is, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high |
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613 | intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option |
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614 | (False, option +is) disables this behaviour, the high intensity |
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615 | colours are not reachable. |
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616 | |
575 | selectstyle: *mode* |
617 | selectstyle: *mode* |
576 | Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is |
618 | Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is |
577 | xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
619 | xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
578 | gives xterm style selection. |
620 | gives xterm style selection. |
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737 | imLocale: *name* |
779 | imLocale: *name* |
738 | The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an "LC_CTYPE" of |
780 | The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an "LC_CTYPE" of |
739 | e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8" for normal text processing but "ja_JP.EUC-JP" for |
781 | e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8" for normal text processing but "ja_JP.EUC-JP" for |
740 | the input extension to be able to input japanese characters while |
782 | the input extension to be able to input japanese characters while |
741 | staying in another locale. option -imlocale. |
783 | staying in another locale; option -imlocale. |
742 | |
784 | |
743 | imFont: *fontset* |
785 | imFont: *fontset* |
744 | Specify the font-set used for XIM styles "OverTheSpot" or |
786 | Specify the font-set used for XIM styles "OverTheSpot" or |
745 | "OffTheSpot". It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns |
787 | "OffTheSpot". It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns |
746 | separated by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other |
788 | separated by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other |
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749 | to the base font. option -imfont. |
791 | to the base font. option -imfont. |
750 | |
792 | |
751 | tripleclickwords: *boolean* |
793 | tripleclickwords: *boolean* |
752 | Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse |
794 | Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse |
753 | button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the |
795 | button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the |
754 | selection to the end of the logical line only. option -tcw. |
796 | selection to the end of the logical line only; option -tcw. |
755 | |
797 | |
756 | insecure: *boolean* |
798 | insecure: *boolean* |
757 | Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
799 | Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
758 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This |
800 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This |
759 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, |
801 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, |
760 | whether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or |
802 | whether through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or |
761 | though write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. |
803 | through write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are |
762 | (Note that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences |
804 | disabled by default. (Note that many other terminals, including |
763 | enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean |
805 | xterm, have these sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make |
764 | resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this |
806 | it safer, though). |
765 | enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window |
807 | |
766 | title requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. |
808 | You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying |
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809 | -insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer, |
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810 | locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as |
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811 | dynamic menubar dispatch. |
767 | |
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768 | modifier: *modifier* |
813 | modifier: *modifier* |
769 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, |
814 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, |
770 | super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. |
815 | super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. |
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780 | secondaryScroll: *bool* |
825 | secondaryScroll: *bool* |
781 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
826 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
782 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
827 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
783 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
828 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
784 | instead scroll the screen up. |
829 | instead scroll the screen up. |
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831 | hold: *bool* |
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832 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
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833 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
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834 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
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835 | the user. |
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786 | keysym.*sym*: *string* |
837 | keysym.*sym*: *string* |
787 | Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The |
838 | Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The |
788 | intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. |
839 | intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. |
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834 | the following means "change the current locale to "zh_CN.GBK" when |
885 | the following means "change the current locale to "zh_CN.GBK" when |
835 | Control-Meta-c is being pressed": |
886 | Control-Meta-c is being pressed": |
836 | |
887 | |
837 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 |
888 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 |
838 | |
889 | |
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890 | If *string* takes the form "perl:STRING", then the specified STRING |
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891 | is passed to the "on_keyboard_command" perl handler. See the |
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892 | rxvtperl(3) manpage. For example, the selection extension (activated |
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893 | via "rxvt -pe selection") listens for "selection:rot13" events: |
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894 | |
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895 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 |
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896 | |
839 | Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key |
897 | Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key |
840 | mapping will match if at *at least* the specified identifiers are |
898 | mapping will match if at *at least* the specified identifiers are |
841 | being set, and no other key mappings with those and more bits are |
899 | being set, and no other key mappings with those and more bits are |
842 | being defined. That means that defining a key map for "a" will |
900 | being defined. That means that defining a key map for "a" will |
843 | automatically provide definitions for "Meta-a", "Shift-a" and so on, |
901 | automatically provide definitions for "Meta-a", "Shift-a" and so on, |
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866 | info): |
924 | info): |
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868 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t |
926 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t |
869 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t |
927 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t |
870 | |
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929 | perl-ext: *string* |
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930 | Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this |
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931 | terminal instance. Each extension is looked up in the library |
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932 | directories, loaded if necessary, and bound to the current terminal |
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933 | instance; option -pe. |
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934 | |
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935 | perl-eval: *string* |
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936 | Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. |
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937 | See the rxvtperl(3) manpage. |
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939 | perl-lib: *path* |
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940 | Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension |
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941 | scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the "perl" |
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942 | resource, rxvt will first look in these directories and then in |
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943 | /opt/rxvt/lib/urxvt/perl/. |
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945 | See the rxvtperl(3) manpage. |
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871 | THE SCROLLBAR |
947 | THE SCROLLBAR |
872 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: |
948 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: |
873 | saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by |
949 | saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by |
874 | keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is |
950 | keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is |
875 | fairly intuitive. The xterm-scrollbar is without arrows and its |
951 | fairly intuitive. The xterm-scrollbar is without arrows and its |
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901 | entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless |
977 | entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless |
902 | modified by resource tripleclickwords. |
978 | modified by resource tripleclickwords. |
903 | |
979 | |
904 | Starting a selection while pressing the Meta key (or Meta+Ctrl keys) |
980 | Starting a selection while pressing the Meta key (or Meta+Ctrl keys) |
905 | (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a |
981 | (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a |
906 | normal one. |
982 | normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in |
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983 | the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and |
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984 | removed from the selection. |
907 | |
985 | |
908 | Insertion: |
986 | Insertion: |
909 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in |
987 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in |
910 | an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as |
988 | an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as |
911 | if it had been typed on the keyboard. |
989 | if it had been typed on the keyboard. |
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915 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
993 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
916 | |
994 | |
917 | You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and |
995 | You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and |
918 | therefore using the menubar), e.g.: |
996 | therefore using the menubar), e.g.: |
919 | |
997 | |
920 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" |
998 | printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" |
921 | |
999 | |
922 | rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so |
1000 | rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so |
923 | far. |
1001 | far. |
924 | |
1002 | |
925 | ISO 14755 SUPPORT |
1003 | ISO 14755 SUPPORT |
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1094 | SEE ALSO |
1172 | SEE ALSO |
1095 | rxvt(7), rxvtc(1), rxvtd(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), |
1173 | rxvt(7), rxvtc(1), rxvtd(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), |
1096 | tty(4), utmp(5) |
1174 | tty(4), utmp(5) |
1097 | |
1175 | |
1098 | BUGS |
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1099 | Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list. |
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1101 | Cursor change support is not yet implemented. |
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1103 | Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding. |
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1105 | CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR |
1176 | CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR |
1106 | Project Coordinator |
1177 | Project Coordinator |
1107 | Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
1178 | Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
1108 | |
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1109 | <http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> |
1180 | <http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> |