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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 7.0, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended |
9 | rxvt-unicode, version 7.5, 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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84 | -display *displayname* |
84 | -display *displayname* |
85 | Attempt to open a window on the named X display (-d still |
85 | Attempt to open a window on the named X display (-d still |
86 | respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by |
86 | respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by |
87 | the DISPLAY environment variable is used. |
87 | the DISPLAY environment variable is used. |
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89 | -depth *bitdepth* |
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90 | Compile *xft*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; |
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91 | resource depth. |
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89 | -geometry *geom* |
93 | -geometry *geom* |
90 | Window geometry (-g still respected); resource geometry. |
94 | Window geometry (-g still respected); resource geometry. |
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92 | -rv|+rv |
96 | -rv|+rv |
93 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
97 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
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96 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
100 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
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98 | -ip|+ip | -tr|+tr |
102 | -ip|+ip | -tr|+tr |
99 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
103 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
100 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
104 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
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106 | *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported |
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107 | by the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!* |
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102 | -fade *number* |
109 | -fade *number* |
103 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small |
110 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small |
104 | values fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by |
111 | values fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by |
105 | the fade colour; resource fading. |
112 | the fade colour; resource fading. |
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107 | -fadecolor *colour* |
114 | -fadecolor *colour* |
108 | Fade to this colour when fading is used (see -fade). The default |
115 | Fade to this colour when fading is used (see -fade). The default |
109 | colour is black. resource fadeColor. |
116 | colour is opaque black. resource fadeColor. |
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111 | -tint *colour* |
118 | -tint *colour* |
112 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
119 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
113 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. This only works for |
120 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. This only works for |
114 | non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the -sh option that can |
121 | non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the -sh option that can |
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251 | externalBorder. |
258 | externalBorder. |
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253 | -bl Compile *frills*: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. |
260 | -bl Compile *frills*: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. |
254 | if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window |
261 | if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window |
255 | decorations; resource borderLess. |
262 | decorations; resource borderLess. |
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264 | -override-redirect |
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265 | Compile *frills*: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource |
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266 | override-redirect. |
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257 | -sbg |
268 | -sbg |
258 | Compile *frills*: Disable the usage of the built-in block |
269 | Compile *frills*: Disable the usage of the built-in block |
259 | graphics/line drawing characters and just rely on what the specified |
270 | graphics/line drawing characters and just rely on what the specified |
260 | fonts provide. Use this if you have a good font and want to use its |
271 | fonts provide. Use this if you have a good font and want to use its |
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428 | will be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource |
439 | will be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource |
429 | settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to check |
440 | settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to check |
430 | the rxvtperl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl extensions not |
441 | the rxvtperl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl extensions not |
431 | documented here): |
442 | documented here): |
432 | |
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444 | depth: *bitdepth* |
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445 | Compile *xft*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; |
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446 | option -depth. |
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433 | geometry: *geom* |
448 | geometry: *geom* |
434 | Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default |
449 | Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default |
435 | 80x24]; option -geometry. |
450 | 80x24]; option -geometry. |
436 | |
451 | |
437 | background: *colour* |
452 | background: *colour* |
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498 | inheritPixmap: *boolean* |
513 | inheritPixmap: *boolean* |
499 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
514 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
500 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
515 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
501 | pixmap. |
516 | pixmap. |
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518 | *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported |
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519 | by the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!* |
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503 | fading: *number* |
521 | fading: *number* |
504 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option |
522 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option |
505 | -fade. |
523 | -fade. |
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765 | The string to send when the delete key (not the keypad delete key) |
783 | The string to send when the delete key (not the keypad delete key) |
766 | is pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally |
784 | is pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally |
767 | associated with the Execute key. |
785 | associated with the Execute key. |
768 | |
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769 | cutchars: *string* |
787 | cutchars: *string* |
770 | The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. |
788 | The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection |
771 | The built-in default: |
789 | (whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given). |
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791 | When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, |
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792 | see the rxvtperl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these |
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793 | characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no |
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794 | regex will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 |
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795 | can be used. |
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797 | When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters |
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798 | can be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used: |
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773 | BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} |
800 | BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} |
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801 | |
775 | preeditType: *style* |
802 | preeditType: *style* |
776 | OverTheSpot, OffTheSpot, Root; option -pt. |
803 | OverTheSpot, OffTheSpot, Root; option -pt. |
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818 | answerbackString: *string* |
845 | answerbackString: *string* |
819 | Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ |
846 | Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ |
820 | (control-E) character is passed through. It may contain escape |
847 | (control-E) character is passed through. It may contain escape |
821 | values as described in the entry on keysym following. |
848 | values as described in the entry on keysym following. |
822 | |
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823 | secondaryScreen: *bool* |
850 | secondaryScreen: *boolean* |
824 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). |
851 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). |
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852 | |
826 | secondaryScroll: *bool* |
853 | secondaryScroll: *boolean* |
827 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
854 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
828 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
855 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
829 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
856 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
830 | instead scroll the screen up. |
857 | instead scroll the screen up. |
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832 | hold: *bool* |
859 | hold: *boolean* |
833 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
860 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
834 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
861 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
835 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
862 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
836 | the user. |
863 | the user. |
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982 | urlLauncher: *string* |
1009 | urlLauncher: *string* |
983 | Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the |
1010 | Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the |
984 | "selection-popup" and "mark-urls" perl extensions. |
1011 | "selection-popup" and "mark-urls" perl extensions. |
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986 | transient-for: *windowid* |
1013 | transient-for: *windowid* |
987 | Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw. |
1014 | Compile *frills*: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given |
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1015 | window id. |
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1017 | override-redirect: *boolean* |
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1018 | Compile *frills*: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, |
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1019 | making it almost invisible to window managers; option |
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1020 | -override-redirect. |
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989 | THE SCROLLBAR |
1022 | THE SCROLLBAR |
990 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: |
1023 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: |
991 | saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by |
1024 | saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by |
992 | keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is |
1025 | keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is |
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1024 | normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in |
1057 | normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in |
1025 | the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and |
1058 | the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and |
1026 | removed from the selection. |
1059 | removed from the selection. |
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1028 | Insertion: |
1061 | Insertion: |
1029 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in |
1062 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an rxvt window |
1030 | an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as |
1063 | causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the |
1031 | if it had been typed on the keyboard. |
1064 | Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the |
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1065 | keyboard. |
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1067 | Pressing Shift-Insert causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to |
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1068 | be inserted too. |
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1033 | CHANGING FONTS |
1070 | CHANGING FONTS |
1034 | Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet |
1071 | Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet |
1035 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
1072 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
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1112 | setgid to root or to some other group on others. |
1149 | setgid to root or to some other group on others. |
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1114 | COLORS AND GRAPHICS |
1151 | COLORS AND GRAPHICS |
1115 | In addition to the default foreground and background colours, rxvt can |
1152 | In addition to the default foreground and background colours, rxvt can |
1116 | display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus high-intensity bold/blink |
1153 | display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus high-intensity bold/blink |
1117 | versions of the same). Here is a list of the colours with their rgb.txt |
1154 | versions of the same). Here is a list of the colours with their names. |
1118 | names. |
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1120 | color0 (black) = Black |
1156 | color0 (black) = Black |
1121 | color1 (red) = Red3 |
1157 | color1 (red) = Red3 |
1122 | color2 (green) = Green3 |
1158 | color2 (green) = Green3 |
1123 | color3 (yellow) = Yellow3 |
1159 | color3 (yellow) = Yellow3 |
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1139 | It is also possible to specify the colour values of foreground, |
1175 | It is also possible to specify the colour values of foreground, |
1140 | background, cursorColor, cursorColor2, colorBD, colorUL as a number |
1176 | background, cursorColor, cursorColor2, colorBD, colorUL as a number |
1141 | 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of |
1177 | 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of |
1142 | color0-color15. |
1178 | color0-color15. |
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1180 | In addition to the colours defined above, rxvt offers an additional 72 |
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1181 | colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) consist of a |
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1182 | 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. *index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b + 16*), followed |
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1183 | by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87). |
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1185 | Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only |
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1186 | the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only |
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1187 | be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). |
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1144 | Note that -rv ("reverseVideo: True") simulates reverse video by always |
1189 | Note that -rv ("reverseVideo: True") simulates reverse video by always |
1145 | swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to |
1190 | swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to |
1146 | *xterm*(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise |
1191 | *xterm*(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise |
1147 | been specified. For example, |
1192 | been specified. For example, |
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1149 | rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv |
1194 | rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv |
1150 | would yield White on Black, while on *xterm*(1) it would yield Black |
1195 | would yield White on Black, while on *xterm*(1) it would yield Black |
1151 | on White. |
1196 | on White. |
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1198 | ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT |
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1199 | If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't |
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1200 | get their act together, rxvt-unicode will support |
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1201 | "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" (recommended, but MUST have 4 |
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1202 | digits/component) colour specifications, in addition to the ones |
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1203 | provided by X, where the additional A component specifies opacity |
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1204 | (alpha) values. The minimum value of 0 is completely transparent). You |
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1205 | can also prefix any color with "[a]", where "a" is on to four hex digits |
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1206 | specifiying the opacity value. |
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1208 | You probably need to specify "-depth 32", too, and have the luck that |
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1209 | your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting |
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1210 | ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around. |
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1212 | For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red |
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1213 | background, and an almost opaque pink foreground: |
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1215 | rxvt -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink" |
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1217 | *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by |
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1218 | the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!* |
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1153 | ENVIRONMENT |
1220 | ENVIRONMENT |
1154 | rxvt sets and/or uses the following environment variables: |
1221 | rxvt sets and/or uses the following environment variables: |
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1222 | |
1156 | TERM |
1223 | TERM |
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1185 | display in it's child processes. |
1252 | display in it's child processes. |
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1187 | SHELL |
1254 | SHELL |
1188 | The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to "/bin/sh". |
1255 | The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to "/bin/sh". |
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1190 | RXVTPATH |
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1191 | The path where rxvt looks for support files such as menu and xpm |
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1192 | files. |
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1194 | PATH |
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1195 | Used in the same way as "RXVTPATH". |
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1197 | RXVT_SOCKET |
1257 | RXVT_SOCKET |
1198 | The unix domain socket path used by rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1). |
1258 | The unix domain socket path used by rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1). |
1199 | |
1259 | |
1200 | Default $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-*<nodename*. |
1260 | Default $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-*<nodename*. |
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1302 | |
1243 | Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> |
1303 | Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> |
1244 | Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) |
1304 | Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) |
1245 | |
1305 | |
1246 | Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com> |
1306 | Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com> |
1247 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project |
1307 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. |
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1308 | |
1248 | Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
1309 | Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
1249 | |
1310 | |
1250 | Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
1311 | Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
1251 | Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal |
1312 | Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, |
1252 | character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm |
1313 | perl extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. |
1253 | compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. |
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1254 | |
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1255 | Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) |
1315 | Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) |
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1317 | Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> |
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1318 | Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. |
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