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131 .IX Title "@@RXVT_NAME@@ 1"
132 .TH @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1 "2006-08-07" "7.9" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133 .SH "NAME"
134 rxvt\-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- (a VT102 emulator for the X window system)
135 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136 .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR [options] [\-e command [ args ]]
138 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
139 .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
140 \&\fBrxvt-unicode\fR, version \fB@@RXVT_VERSION@@\fR, is a colour vt102 terminal
141 emulator intended as an \fIxterm\fR(1) replacement for users who do not
142 require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
143 configurability. As a result, \fBrxvt-unicode\fR uses much less swap space \*(--
144 a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
145 .SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
146 .IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
147 See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try \f(CW\*(C`man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@\*(C'\fR) for a list of
148 frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
149 problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
150 <http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
151 .SH "RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT"
152 .IX Header "RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT"
153 Unlike the original rxvt, \fBrxvt-unicode\fR stores all text in Unicode
154 internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
155 world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
156 especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
157 like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
158 like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
159 scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
160 fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
161 as hebrew: \fBrxvt-unicode\fR adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
162 belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things \*(--
163 such as cursor-movement while editing \*(-- break otherwise), but that might
164 change.
165 .PP
166 If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
167 me recommend \f(CW\*(C`mlterm\*(C'\fR, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
168 terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
169 because the author couldn't get \f(CW\*(C`mlterm\*(C'\fR to use one font for latin1 and
170 another for japanese.
171 .PP
172 Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
173 display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
174 programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
175 to choose any font for any script freely.
176 .PP
177 Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
178 its predecessor, supports things such as \s-1XFT\s0 and \s-1ISO\s0 14755 that are handy
179 in i18n\-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
180 rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
181 .PP
182 It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
183 and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
184 without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
185 a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
186 from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
187 drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
188 @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
189 .PP
190 It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
191 been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
192 reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
193 .SH "OPTIONS"
194 .IX Header "OPTIONS"
195 The \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR options (mostly a subset of \fIxterm\fR's) are listed
196 below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
197 eliminated or default values chosen at compile\-time, so options and
198 defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
199 your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
200 the \fIOptions\fR line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
201 compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR:' requires
202 \&\fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR on the \fIOptions\fR line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-help' gives a list of all
203 command-line options compiled into your version.
204 .PP
205 Note that \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR permits the resource name to be used as a
206 long-option (\-\-/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
207 far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-\-loginShell \-\-color1
208 Orange'.
209 .PP
210 The following options are available:
211 .IP "\fB\-help\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR" 4
212 .IX Item "-help, --help"
213 Print out a message describing available options.
214 .IP "\fB\-display\fR \fIdisplayname\fR" 4
215 .IX Item "-display displayname"
216 Attempt to open a window on the named X display (\fB\-d\fR still
217 respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
218 \&\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR environment variable is used.
219 .IP "\fB\-depth\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
220 .IX Item "-depth bitdepth"
221 Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
222 resource \fBdepth\fR.
223 .IP "\fB\-geometry\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
224 .IX Item "-geometry geom"
225 Window geometry (\fB\-g\fR still respected); resource \fBgeometry\fR.
226 .IP "\fB\-rv\fR|\fB+rv\fR" 4
227 .IX Item "-rv|+rv"
228 Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource \fBreverseVideo\fR.
229 .IP "\fB\-j\fR|\fB+j\fR" 4
230 .IX Item "-j|+j"
231 Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource \fBjumpScroll\fR.
232 .IP "\fB\-ip\fR|\fB+ip\fR | \fB\-tr\fR|\fB+tr\fR" 4
233 .IX Item "-ip|+ip | -tr|+tr"
234 Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
235 \&\fB\-tr\fR; resource \fBinheritPixmap\fR.
236 .Sp
237 \&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
238 the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the \s-1FAQ\s0 (man 7
239 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!\fR
240 .IP "\fB\-fade\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
241 .IX Item "-fade number"
242 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
243 fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
244 colour; resource \fBfading\fR.
245 .IP "\fB\-fadecolor\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
246 .IX Item "-fadecolor colour"
247 Fade to this colour when fading is used (see \fB\-fade\fR). The default colour
248 is opaque black. resource \fBfadeColor\fR.
249 .IP "\fB\-tint\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
250 .IX Item "-tint colour"
251 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
252 transparency is enabled with \fB\-tr\fR or \fB\-ip\fR. This only works for
253 non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the \fB\-sh\fR option that can be
254 used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
255 \&\fItintColor\fR. Example:
256 .Sp
257 .Vb 1
258 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ \-tr \-tint blue \-sh 40
259 .Ve
260 .IP "\fB\-sh\fR" 4
261 .IX Item "-sh"
262 \&\fInumber\fR Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (\-1 .. \-100) the transparent
263 background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. \fB\-tint\fR must be
264 specified, too, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`\-tint white\*(C'\fR).
265 .IP "\fB\-bg\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
266 .IX Item "-bg colour"
267 Window background colour; resource \fBbackground\fR.
268 .IP "\fB\-fg\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
269 .IX Item "-fg colour"
270 Window foreground colour; resource \fBforeground\fR.
271 .IP "\fB\-pixmap\fR \fIfile[;geom]\fR" 4
272 .IX Item "-pixmap file[;geom]"
273 Compile \fI\s-1XPM\s0\fR: Specify \s-1XPM\s0 file for the background and also optionally
274 specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
275 add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the \f(CW\*(C`;\*(C'\fR in the
276 command\-line; resource \fBbackgroundPixmap\fR.
277 .IP "\fB\-cr\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
278 .IX Item "-cr colour"
279 The cursor colour; resource \fBcursorColor\fR.
280 .IP "\fB\-pr\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
281 .IX Item "-pr colour"
282 The mouse pointer foreground colour; resource \fBpointerColor\fR.
283 .IP "\fB\-pr2\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
284 .IX Item "-pr2 colour"
285 The mouse pointer background colour; resource \fBpointerColor2\fR.
286 .IP "\fB\-bd\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
287 .IX Item "-bd colour"
288 The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
289 resource \fBborderColor\fR.
290 .IP "\fB\-fn\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
291 .IX Item "-fn fontlist"
292 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
293 that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
294 first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
295 smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
296 font list is always appended to it. See resource \fBfont\fR for more details.
297 .Sp
298 In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
299 with \f(CW\*(C`x:\*(C'\fR. To specify an XFT\-font, you need to prefix it with \f(CW\*(C`xft:\*(C'\fR,
300 e.g.:
301 .Sp
302 .Vb 2
303 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ \-fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
304 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ \-fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
305 .Ve
306 .Sp
307 See also the question \*(L"How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?\*(R" in the \s-1FAQ\s0
308 section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
309 .IP "\fB\-fb\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
310 .IX Item "-fb fontlist"
311 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The bold font list to use when \fBbold\fR characters
312 are to be printed. See resource \fBboldFont\fR for details.
313 .IP "\fB\-fi\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
314 .IX Item "-fi fontlist"
315 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The italic font list to use when \fIitalic\fR
316 characters are to be printed. See resource \fBitalicFont\fR for details.
317 .IP "\fB\-fbi\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
318 .IX Item "-fbi fontlist"
319 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The bold italic font list to use when \fB\f(BIbold
320 italic\fB\fR characters are to be printed. See resource \fBboldItalicFont\fR
321 for details.
322 .IP "\fB\-is\fR|\fB+is\fR" 4
323 .IX Item "-is|+is"
324 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
325 foreground/background (default). See resource \fBintensityStyles\fR for
326 details.
327 .IP "\fB\-name\fR \fIname\fR" 4
328 .IX Item "-name name"
329 Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
330 rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
331 `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title name.
332 .IP "\fB\-ls\fR|\fB+ls\fR" 4
333 .IX Item "-ls|+ls"
334 Start as a login\-shell/sub\-shell; resource \fBloginShell\fR.
335 .IP "\fB\-ut\fR|\fB+ut\fR" 4
336 .IX Item "-ut|+ut"
337 Compile \fIutmp\fR: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
338 \&\fButmpInhibit\fR.
339 .IP "\fB\-vb\fR|\fB+vb\fR" 4
340 .IX Item "-vb|+vb"
341 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character; resource
342 \&\fBvisualBell\fR.
343 .IP "\fB\-sb\fR|\fB+sb\fR" 4
344 .IX Item "-sb|+sb"
345 Turn on/off scrollbar; resource \fBscrollBar\fR.
346 .IP "\fB\-si\fR|\fB+si\fR" 4
347 .IX Item "-si|+si"
348 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on \s-1TTY\s0 output inhibit; resource
349 \&\fBscrollTtyOutput\fR has opposite effect.
350 .IP "\fB\-sk\fR|\fB+sk\fR" 4
351 .IX Item "-sk|+sk"
352 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress; resource
353 \&\fBscrollTtyKeypress\fR.
354 .IP "\fB\-sw\fR|\fB+sw\fR" 4
355 .IX Item "-sw|+sw"
356 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
357 This only takes effect if \fB\-si\fR is also given; resource
358 \&\fBscrollWithBuffer\fR.
359 .IP "\fB\-sr\fR|\fB+sr\fR" 4
360 .IX Item "-sr|+sr"
361 Put scrollbar on right/left; resource \fBscrollBar_right\fR.
362 .IP "\fB\-st\fR|\fB+st\fR" 4
363 .IX Item "-st|+st"
364 Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
365 resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fR.
366 .IP "\fB\-ptab\fR|\fB+ptab\fR" 4
367 .IX Item "-ptab|+ptab"
368 If enabled (default), \*(L"Horizontal Tab\*(R" characters are being stored as
369 actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
370 select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
371 not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
372 on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource \fBpastableTabs\fR.
373 .IP "\fB\-bc\fR|\fB+bc\fR" 4
374 .IX Item "-bc|+bc"
375 Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fR.
376 .IP "\fB\-iconic\fR" 4
377 .IX Item "-iconic"
378 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
379 Alternative form is \fB\-ic\fR.
380 .IP "\fB\-sl\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
381 .IX Item "-sl number"
382 Save \fInumber\fR lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry for
383 limits; resource \fBsaveLines\fR.
384 .IP "\fB\-b\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
385 .IX Item "-b number"
386 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Internal border of \fInumber\fR pixels. See resource
387 entry for limits; resource \fBinternalBorder\fR.
388 .IP "\fB\-w\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
389 .IX Item "-w number"
390 Compile \fIfrills\fR: External border of \fInumber\fR pixels. Also, \fB\-bw\fR
391 and \fB\-borderwidth\fR. See resource entry for limits; resource
392 \&\fBexternalBorder\fR.
393 .IP "\fB\-bl\fR" 4
394 .IX Item "-bl"
395 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Set \s-1MWM\s0 hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
396 if honoured by the \s-1WM\s0, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
397 decorations; resource \fBborderLess\fR.
398 .IP "\fB\-override\-redirect\fR" 4
399 .IX Item "-override-redirect"
400 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
401 \&\fBoverride-redirect\fR.
402 .IP "\fB\-sbg\fR" 4
403 .IX Item "-sbg"
404 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
405 drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
406 this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
407 resource \fBskipBuiltinGlyphs\fR.
408 .IP "\fB\-lsp\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
409 .IX Item "-lsp number"
410 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
411 the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
412 \&\fBlinespace\fR.
413 .IP "\fB\-tn\fR \fItermname\fR" 4
414 .IX Item "-tn termname"
415 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
416 \&\fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
417 \&\fI\fItermcap\fI\|(5)\fR database and should have \fIli#\fR and \fIco#\fR entries;
418 resource \fBtermName\fR.
419 .IP "\fB\-e\fR \fIcommand [arguments]\fR" 4
420 .IX Item "-e command [arguments]"
421 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
422 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of
423 the program being executed if neither \fI\-title\fR (\fI\-T\fR) nor \fI\-n\fR are
424 given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
425 on the command\-line. If there is no \fB\-e\fR option then the default is to
426 run the program specified by the \fB\s-1SHELL\s0\fR environment variable or,
427 failing that, \fI\fIsh\fI\|(1)\fR.
428 .Sp
429 Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
430 run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
431 .Sp
432 .Vb 1
433 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ \-e sh \-c "shell commands"
434 .Ve
435 .IP "\fB\-title\fR \fItext\fR" 4
436 .IX Item "-title text"
437 Window title (\fB\-T\fR still respected); the default title is the basename
438 of the program specified after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the
439 application name; resource \fBtitle\fR.
440 .IP "\fB\-n\fR \fItext\fR" 4
441 .IX Item "-n text"
442 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
443 after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the application name;
444 resource \fBiconName\fR.
445 .IP "\fB\-C\fR" 4
446 .IX Item "-C"
447 Capture system console messages.
448 .IP "\fB\-pt\fR \fIstyle\fR" 4
449 .IX Item "-pt style"
450 Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR: input style for input method; \fBOverTheSpot\fR,
451 \&\fBOffTheSpot\fR, \fBRoot\fR; resource \fBpreeditType\fR.
452 .IP "\fB\-im\fR \fItext\fR" 4
453 .IX Item "-im text"
454 Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR: input method name. resource \fBinputMethod\fR.
455 .IP "\fB\-imlocale\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
456 .IX Item "-imlocale string"
457 The locale to use for opening the \s-1IM\s0. You can use an \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE\*(C'\fR of e.g.
458 \&\f(CW\*(C`de_DE.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR for normal text processing but \f(CW\*(C`ja_JP.EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR for the
459 input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
460 another locale. resource \fBimLocale\fR.
461 .IP "\fB\-imfont\fR \fIfontset\fR" 4
462 .IX Item "-imfont fontset"
463 Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource \fBimFont\fR
464 for more info.
465 .IP "\fB\-tcw\fR" 4
466 .IX Item "-tcw"
467 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
468 button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
469 end of the logical line only. resource \fBtripleclickwords\fR.
470 .IP "\fB\-insecure\fR" 4
471 .IX Item "-insecure"
472 Enable \*(L"insecure\*(R" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
473 sequences that echo strings. See the resource \fBinsecure\fR for more
474 info.
475 .IP "\fB\-mod\fR \fImodifier\fR" 4
476 .IX Item "-mod modifier"
477 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: \fBalt\fR,
478 \&\fBmeta\fR, \fBhyper\fR, \fBsuper\fR, \fBmod1\fR, \fBmod2\fR, \fBmod3\fR, \fBmod4\fR,
479 \&\fBmod5\fR; resource \fImodifier\fR.
480 .IP "\fB\-ssc\fR|\fB+ssc\fR" 4
481 .IX Item "-ssc|+ssc"
482 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled); resource
483 \&\fBsecondaryScreen\fR.
484 .IP "\fB\-ssr\fR|\fB+ssr\fR" 4
485 .IX Item "-ssr|+ssr"
486 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
487 \&\fBsecondaryScroll\fR.
488 .IP "\fB\-hold\fR|\fB+hold\fR" 4
489 .IX Item "-hold|+hold"
490 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
491 will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
492 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
493 user; resource \fBhold\fR.
494 .IP "\fB\-keysym.\fR\fIsym\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
495 .IX Item "-keysym.sym string"
496 Remap a key symbol. See resource \fBkeysym\fR.
497 .IP "\fB\-embed\fR \fIwindowid\fR" 4
498 .IX Item "-embed windowid"
499 Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
500 which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
501 .Sp
502 Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
503 shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
504 quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
505 create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
506 .Sp
507 The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
508 .Sp
509 It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
510 descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
511 can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
512 terminal. This works regardless of whether the \f(CW\*(C`\-embed\*(C'\fR option was used or
513 not.
514 .Sp
515 Here is a short Gtk2\-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
516 used (a longer example is in \fIdoc/embed\fR):
517 .Sp
518 .Vb 5
519 \& my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
520 \& $rxvt\->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
521 \& my $xid = $_[0]\->window\->get_xid;
522 \& system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-embed $xid &";
523 \& });
524 .Ve
525 .IP "\fB\-pty\-fd\fR \fIfile descriptor\fR" 4
526 .IX Item "-pty-fd file descriptor"
527 Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ \s-1NOT\s0 to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
528 pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
529 useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
530 without having to run a program within it.
531 .Sp
532 If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
533 entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions \- you have to do that
534 yourself if you want that.
535 .Sp
536 As an extremely special case, specifying \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR will completely suppress
537 pty/tty operations.
538 .Sp
539 Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
540 longer example is in \fIdoc/pty\-fd\fR):
541 .Sp
542 .Vb 2
543 \& use IO::Pty;
544 \& use Fcntl;
545 \&
546 \& my $pty = new IO::Pty;
547 \& fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close\-on\-exec
548 \& system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-pty\-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
549 \& close $pty;
550 \&
551 \& # now communicate with rxvt
552 \& my $slave = $pty\->slave;
553 \& while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\en" }
554 .Ve
555 .IP "\fB\-pe\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
556 .IX Item "-pe string"
557 Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
558 this terminal instance. See resource \fBperl-ext\fR for details.
559 .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long\-options)"
560 .IX Header "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)"
561 Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-\-help' gives a list of all resources (long
562 options) compiled into your version.
563 .PP
564 You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like \fBxrdb\fR. Many
565 distribution do also load settings from the \fB~/.Xresources\fR file when X
566 starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
567 with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
568 .PP
569 .Vb 5
570 \& 1. system\-wide app\-defaults file, either locale\-dependent OR global
571 \& 2. app\-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
572 \& 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root\-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
573 \& 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
574 \& 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults\-<nodename>
575 .Ve
576 .PP
577 Note that when reading X resources, \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR recognizes two class
578 names: \fBRxvt\fR and \fBURxvt\fR. The class name \fBRxvt\fR allows resources
579 common to both \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR and the original \fIrxvt\fR to be easily
580 configured, while the class name \fBURxvt\fR allows resources unique to
581 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR, to be shared between different \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
582 configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
583 be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
584 settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
585 check the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
586 extensions not documented here):
587 .IP "\fBdepth:\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
588 .IX Item "depth: bitdepth"
589 Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
590 option \fB\-depth\fR.
591 .IP "\fBgeometry:\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
592 .IX Item "geometry: geom"
593 Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
594 option \fB\-geometry\fR.
595 .IP "\fBbackground:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
596 .IX Item "background: colour"
597 Use the specified colour as the window's background colour [default
598 White]; option \fB\-bg\fR.
599 .IP "\fBforeground:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
600 .IX Item "foreground: colour"
601 Use the specified colour as the window's foreground colour [default
602 Black]; option \fB\-fg\fR.
603 .IP "\fBcolor\fR\fIn\fR\fB:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
604 .IX Item "colorn: colour"
605 Use the specified colour for the colour value \fIn\fR, where 0\-7
606 corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8\-15 corresponds to
607 high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
608 colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
609 3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
610 names used are listed in the \fB\s-1COLORS\s0 \s-1AND\s0 \s-1GRAPHICS\s0\fR section.
611 .Sp
612 Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
613 changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
614 .Sp
615 Colours 16\-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
616 88 colour support). Colours 80\-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
617 .IP "\fBcolorBD:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
618 .IX Item "colorBD: colour"
619 .PD 0
620 .IP "\fBcolorIT:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
621 .IX Item "colorIT: colour"
622 .PD
623 Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
624 foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
625 (Compile \fIstyles\fR) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
626 .IP "\fBcolorUL:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
627 .IX Item "colorUL: colour"
628 Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
629 foreground colour is the default.
630 .IP "\fBcolorRV:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
631 .IX Item "colorRV: colour"
632 Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
633 characters.
634 .IP "\fBunderlineColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
635 .IX Item "underlineColor: colour"
636 If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
637 itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
638 .IP "\fBcursorColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
639 .IX Item "cursorColor: colour"
640 Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
641 foreground colour; option \fB\-cr\fR.
642 .IP "\fBcursorColor2:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
643 .IX Item "cursorColor2: colour"
644 Use the specified colour for the colour of the cursor text. For this to
645 take effect, \fBcursorColor\fR must also be specified. The default is to
646 use the background colour.
647 .IP "\fBreverseVideo:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
648 .IX Item "reverseVideo: boolean"
649 \&\fBTrue\fR: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
650 option \fB\-rv\fR. \fBFalse\fR: regular screen colours [default]; option
651 \&\fB+rv\fR. See note in \fB\s-1COLORS\s0 \s-1AND\s0 \s-1GRAPHICS\s0\fR section.
652 .IP "\fBjumpScroll:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
653 .IX Item "jumpScroll: boolean"
654 \&\fBTrue\fR: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling
655 quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option \fB\-j\fR.
656 \&\fBFalse\fR: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option \fB+j\fR.
657 .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
658 .IX Item "inheritPixmap: boolean"
659 \&\fBTrue\fR: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
660 artificial transparency. \fBFalse\fR: do not inherit the parent windows'
661 pixmap.
662 .Sp
663 \&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
664 the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
665 .IP "\fBfading:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
666 .IX Item "fading: number"
667 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option \fB\-fade\fR.
668 .IP "\fBfadeColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
669 .IX Item "fadeColor: colour"
670 Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see \fBfading:\fR). The default
671 colour is black; option \fB\-fadecolor\fR.
672 .IP "\fBtintColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
673 .IX Item "tintColor: colour"
674 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
675 \&\fB\-tint\fR.
676 .IP "\fBshading:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
677 .IX Item "shading: number"
678 Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (\-1 .. \-100) the transparent background
679 image in addition to tinting it.
680 .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
681 .IX Item "scrollColor: colour"
682 Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
683 .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
684 .IX Item "troughColor: colour"
685 Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
686 #969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
687 .IP "\fBborderColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
688 .IX Item "borderColor: colour"
689 The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
690 and the text.
691 .IP "\fBbackgroundPixmap:\fR \fIfile[;geom]\fR" 4
692 .IX Item "backgroundPixmap: file[;geom]"
693 Use the specified \s-1XPM\s0 file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
694 the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
695 string \fBWxH+X+Y\fR, in which \fB\*(L"W\*(R" / \*(L"H\*(R"\fR specify the
696 horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and \fB\*(L"X\*(R" / \*(L"Y\*(R"\fR locate the image
697 centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
698 of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
699 specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
700 be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
701 scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
702 .IP "\fBpath:\fR \fIpath\fR" 4
703 .IX Item "path: path"
704 Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding \s-1XPM\s0 files.
705 .IP "\fBfont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
706 .IX Item "font: fontlist"
707 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
708 that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
709 first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
710 smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
711 font list is always appended to it; option \fB\-fn\fR.
712 .Sp
713 Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (\s-1XLFD\s0) name, with
714 optional prefix \f(CW\*(C`x:\*(C'\fR or a Xft font (Compile \fIxft\fR), prefixed with \f(CW\*(C`xft:\*(C'\fR.
715 .Sp
716 In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
717 specifications enclosed in square brackets (\f(CW\*(C`[]\*(C'\fR). The only available
718 hint currently is \f(CW\*(C`codeset=codeset\-name\*(C'\fR, and this is only used for Xft
719 fonts.
720 .Sp
721 For example, this font resource
722 .Sp
723 .Vb 5
724 \& URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\e
725 \& \-misc\-fixed\-bold\-r\-normal\-\-15\-140\-75\-75\-c\-90\-iso10646\-1,\e
726 \& \-misc\-fixed\-medium\-r\-normal\-\-15\-140\-75\-75\-c\-90\-iso10646\-1, \e
727 \& [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \e
728 \& xft:Code2000:antialias=false
729 .Ve
730 .Sp
731 specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is \f(CW\*(C`9x15bold\*(C'\fR (actually
732 the iso8859\-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
733 it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
734 wide and 15 pixels high.
735 .Sp
736 The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
737 the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non\-bold, but
738 the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
739 useful supplement.
740 .Sp
741 The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
742 are limited to the \fB\s-1JIS\s0 0208\fR codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
743 contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
744 .Sp
745 The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
746 remaining unicode characters.
747 .IP "\fBboldFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
748 .IX Item "boldFont: fontlist"
749 .PD 0
750 .IP "\fBitalicFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
751 .IX Item "italicFont: fontlist"
752 .IP "\fBboldItalicFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
753 .IX Item "boldItalicFont: fontlist"
754 .PD
755 The font list to use for displaying \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR or \fB\f(BIbold
756 italic\fB\fR characters, respectively.
757 .Sp
758 If specified and non\-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
759 \&\fBfont\fR\-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
760 it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
761 italic.
762 .Sp
763 If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
764 \&\*(L"morphing\*(R" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
765 not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
766 .Sp
767 If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
768 text font will being used for the given style.
769 .IP "\fBintensityStyles:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
770 .IX Item "intensityStyles: boolean"
771 When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (\fBTrue\fR,
772 option \fB\-is\fR, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
773 intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (\fBFalse\fR,
774 option \fB+is\fR) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
775 reachable.
776 .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
777 .IX Item "selectstyle: mode"
778 Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fR which is 2.20, \fBoldword\fR which is
779 xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
780 xterm style selection.
781 .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
782 .IX Item "scrollstyle: mode"
783 Set scrollbar style to \fBrxvt\fR, \fBplain\fR, \fBnext\fR or \fBxterm\fR. \fBplain\fR is
784 the author's favourite.
785 .IP "\fBtitle:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
786 .IX Item "title: string"
787 Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
788 specified after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the application
789 name; option \fB\-title\fR.
790 .IP "\fBiconName:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
791 .IX Item "iconName: string"
792 Set the name used to label the window's icon or displayed in an icon
793 manager window, it also sets the window's title unless it is explicitly
794 set; option \fB\-n\fR.
795 .IP "\fBmapAlert:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
796 .IX Item "mapAlert: boolean"
797 \&\fBTrue\fR: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. \fBFalse\fR: no
798 de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
799 .IP "\fBvisualBell:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
800 .IX Item "visualBell: boolean"
801 \&\fBTrue\fR: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option \fB\-vb\fR.
802 \&\fBFalse\fR: no visual bell [default]; option \fB+vb\fR.
803 .IP "\fBloginShell:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
804 .IX Item "loginShell: boolean"
805 \&\fBTrue\fR: start as a login shell by prepending a `\-' to \fBargv[0]\fR of
806 the shell; option \fB\-ls\fR. \fBFalse\fR: start as a normal sub-shell
807 [default]; option \fB+ls\fR.
808 .IP "\fButmpInhibit:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
809 .IX Item "utmpInhibit: boolean"
810 \&\fBTrue\fR: inhibit writing record into the system log file \fButmp\fR;
811 option \fB\-ut\fR. \fBFalse\fR: write record into the system log file \fButmp\fR
812 [default]; option \fB+ut\fR.
813 .IP "\fBprint\-pipe:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
814 .IX Item "print-pipe: string"
815 Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default \fI\fIlpr\fI\|(1)\fR]. Use
816 \&\fBPrint\fR to initiate a screen dump to the printer and \fBCtrl-Print\fR or
817 \&\fBShift-Print\fR to include the scrollback as well.
818 .Sp
819 The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as\-is.
820 .Sp
821 Example:
822 .Sp
823 .Vb 1
824 \& URxvt.print\-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
825 .Ve
826 .Sp
827 This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
828 every time you hit \f(CW\*(C`Print\*(C'\fR.
829 .IP "\fBscrollBar:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
830 .IX Item "scrollBar: boolean"
831 \&\fBTrue\fR: enable the scrollbar [default]; option \fB\-sb\fR. \fBFalse\fR:
832 disable the scrollbar; option \fB+sb\fR.
833 .IP "\fBscrollBar_right:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
834 .IX Item "scrollBar_right: boolean"
835 \&\fBTrue\fR: place the scrollbar on the right of the window; option \fB\-sr\fR.
836 \&\fBFalse\fR: place the scrollbar on the left of the window; option \fB+sr\fR.
837 .IP "\fBscrollBar_floating:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
838 .IX Item "scrollBar_floating: boolean"
839 \&\fBTrue\fR: display an rxvt scrollbar without a trough; option \fB\-st\fR.
840 \&\fBFalse\fR: display an rxvt scrollbar with a trough; option \fB+st\fR.
841 .IP "\fBscrollBar_align:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
842 .IX Item "scrollBar_align: mode"
843 Align the \fBtop\fR, \fBbottom\fR or \fBcentre\fR [default] of the scrollbar
844 thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
845 .IP "\fBscrollTtyOutput:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
846 .IX Item "scrollTtyOutput: boolean"
847 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option \fB\-si\fR.
848 \&\fBFalse\fR: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
849 \&\fB+si\fR.
850 .IP "\fBscrollWithBuffer:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
851 .IX Item "scrollWithBuffer: boolean"
852 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
853 \&\fBscrollTtyOutput\fR is False); option \fB\-sw\fR. \fBFalse\fR: do not scroll
854 with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option \fB+sw\fR.
855 .IP "\fBscrollTtyKeypress:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
856 .IX Item "scrollTtyKeypress: boolean"
857 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
858 are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
859 are not passed onto the shell; option \fB\-sk\fR. \fBFalse\fR: do not scroll to
860 bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option \fB+sk\fR.
861 .IP "\fBsaveLines:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
862 .IX Item "saveLines: number"
863 Save \fInumber\fR lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
864 resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option \fB\-sl\fR.
865 .IP "\fBinternalBorder:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
866 .IX Item "internalBorder: number"
867 Internal border of \fInumber\fR pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
868 option \fB\-b\fR.
869 .IP "\fBexternalBorder:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
870 .IX Item "externalBorder: number"
871 External border of \fInumber\fR pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
872 option \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-bw\fR, \fB\-borderwidth\fR.
873 .IP "\fBborderLess:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
874 .IX Item "borderLess: boolean"
875 Set \s-1MWM\s0 hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
876 \&\s-1WM\s0, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option \fB\-bl\fR.
877 .IP "\fBskipBuiltinGlyphs:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
878 .IX Item "skipBuiltinGlyphs: boolean"
879 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
880 drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
881 this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
882 option \fB\-sbg\fR.
883 .IP "\fBtermName:\fR \fItermname\fR" 4
884 .IX Item "termName: termname"
885 Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the \fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR environment
886 variable; option \fB\-tn\fR.
887 .IP "\fBlinespace:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
888 .IX Item "linespace: number"
889 Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
890 the display [default 0]; option \fB\-lsp\fR.
891 .IP "\fBmeta8:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
892 .IX Item "meta8: boolean"
893 \&\fBTrue\fR: handle Meta (Alt) + keypress to set the 8th bit. \fBFalse\fR:
894 handle Meta (Alt) + keypress as an escape prefix [default].
895 .IP "\fBmouseWheelScrollPage:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
896 .IX Item "mouseWheelScrollPage: boolean"
897 \&\fBTrue\fR: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. \fBFalse\fR: the mouse wheel
898 scrolls five lines [default].
899 .IP "\fBpastableTabs:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
900 .IX Item "pastableTabs: boolean"
901 \&\fBTrue\fR: store tabs as wide characters. \fBFalse\fR: interpret tabs as cursor
902 movement only; option \f(CW\*(C`\-ptab\*(C'\fR.
903 .IP "\fBcursorBlink:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
904 .IX Item "cursorBlink: boolean"
905 \&\fBTrue\fR: blink the cursor. \fBFalse\fR: do not blink the cursor [default];
906 option \fB\-bc\fR.
907 .IP "\fBpointerBlank:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
908 .IX Item "pointerBlank: boolean"
909 \&\fBTrue\fR: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
910 of seconds of inactivity. \fBFalse\fR: the pointer is always visible
911 [default].
912 .IP "\fBpointerColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
913 .IX Item "pointerColor: colour"
914 Mouse pointer foreground colour.
915 .IP "\fBpointerColor2:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
916 .IX Item "pointerColor2: colour"
917 Mouse pointer background colour.
918 .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
919 .IX Item "pointerBlankDelay: number"
920 Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
921 large number (e.g. \f(CW987654321\fR) to effectively disable the timeout.
922 .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
923 .IX Item "backspacekey: string"
924 The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to \fB\s-1DEC\s0\fR
925 or unset it will send \fBDelete\fR (code 127) or, if shifted, \fBBackspace\fR
926 (code 8) \- which can be reversed with the appropriate \s-1DEC\s0 private mode
927 escape sequence.
928 .IP "\fBdeletekey:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
929 .IX Item "deletekey: string"
930 The string to send when the delete key (not the keypad delete key) is
931 pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
932 with the \fBExecute\fR key.
933 .IP "\fBcutchars:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
934 .IX Item "cutchars: string"
935 The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
936 (whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
937 .Sp
938 When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see
939 the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters
940 will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be
941 created). In this mode, characters outside \s-1ISO\-8859\-1\s0 can be used.
942 .Sp
943 When the selection extension is not used, only \s-1ISO\-8859\-1\s0 characters can
944 be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
945 .Sp
946 \&\fB\s-1BACKSLASH\s0 `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|}\fR
947 .IP "\fBpreeditType:\fR \fIstyle\fR" 4
948 .IX Item "preeditType: style"
949 \&\fBOverTheSpot\fR, \fBOffTheSpot\fR, \fBRoot\fR; option \fB\-pt\fR.
950 .IP "\fBinputMethod:\fR \fIname\fR" 4
951 .IX Item "inputMethod: name"
952 \&\fIname\fR of inputMethod to use; option \fB\-im\fR.
953 .IP "\fBimLocale:\fR \fIname\fR" 4
954 .IX Item "imLocale: name"
955 The locale to use for opening the \s-1IM\s0. You can use an \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE\*(C'\fR of e.g.
956 \&\f(CW\*(C`de_DE.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR for normal text processing but \f(CW\*(C`ja_JP.EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR for the
957 input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
958 another locale; option \fB\-imlocale\fR.
959 .IP "\fBimFont:\fR \fIfontset\fR" 4
960 .IX Item "imFont: fontset"
961 Specify the font-set used for \s-1XIM\s0 styles \f(CW\*(C`OverTheSpot\*(C'\fR or
962 \&\f(CW\*(C`OffTheSpot\*(C'\fR. It must be a standard X font set (\s-1XLFD\s0 patterns separated
963 by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
964 in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
965 found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
966 option \fB\-imfont\fR.
967 .IP "\fBtripleclickwords:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
968 .IX Item "tripleclickwords: boolean"
969 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
970 button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
971 the end of the logical line only; option \fB\-tcw\fR.
972 .IP "\fBinsecure:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
973 .IX Item "insecure: boolean"
974 Enables \*(L"insecure\*(R" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
975 echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
976 abused if somebody gets 8\-bit\-clean access to your display, whether
977 through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
978 \&\fIwrite\fR\|(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
979 default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
980 sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
981 .Sp
982 You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
983 \&\fB\-insecure\fR as an option. At the moment, this enables display\-answer,
984 locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
985 .IP "\fBmodifier:\fR \fImodifier\fR" 4
986 .IX Item "modifier: modifier"
987 Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: \fBalt\fR, \fBmeta\fR,
988 \&\fBhyper\fR, \fBsuper\fR, \fBmod1\fR, \fBmod2\fR, \fBmod3\fR, \fBmod4\fR, \fBmod5\fR; option
989 \&\fB\-mod\fR.
990 .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
991 .IX Item "answerbackString: string"
992 Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an \s-1ENQ\s0 (control\-E)
993 character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
994 in the entry on \fBkeysym\fR following.
995 .IP "\fBsecondaryScreen:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
996 .IX Item "secondaryScreen: boolean"
997 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
998 .IP "\fBsecondaryScroll:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
999 .IX Item "secondaryScroll: boolean"
1000 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
1001 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1002 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
1003 instead scroll the screen up.
1004 .IP "\fBhold\fR: \fIboolean\fR" 4
1005 .IX Item "hold: boolean"
1006 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1007 will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1008 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1009 user.
1010 .IP "\fBkeysym.\fR\fIsym\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1011 .IX Item "keysym.sym: string"
1012 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Associate \fIstring\fR with keysym \fIsym\fR. The
1013 intervening resource name \fBkeysym.\fR cannot be omitted.
1014 .Sp
1015 The format of \fIsym\fR is "\fI(modifiers\-)key\fR", where \fImodifiers\fR can be
1016 any combination of \fBISOLevel3\fR, \fBAppKeypad\fR, \fBControl\fR, \fBNumLock\fR,
1017 \&\fBShift\fR, \fBMeta\fR, \fBLock\fR, \fBMod1\fR, \fBMod2\fR, \fBMod3\fR, \fBMod4\fR, \fBMod5\fR,
1018 and the abbreviated \fBI\fR, \fBK\fR, \fBC\fR, \fBN\fR, \fBS\fR, \fBM\fR, \fBA\fR, \fBL\fR, \fB1\fR,
1019 \&\fB2\fR, \fB3\fR, \fB4\fR, \fB5\fR.
1020 .Sp
1021 The \fBNumLock\fR, \fBMeta\fR and \fBISOLevel3\fR modifiers are usually aliased to
1022 whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or \s-1ISO\s0 Level3 Shift/AltGr
1023 keys are being mapped. \fBAppKeypad\fR is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1024 current application keymap mode state.
1025 .Sp
1026 The spellings of \fIkey\fR can be obtained by using \fBxev\fR(1) command or
1027 searching keysym macros from \fB/usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h\fR and
1028 omitting the prefix \fB\s-1XK_\s0\fR. Alternatively you can specify \fIkey\fR by its hex
1029 keysym value (\fB0x0000 \- 0xFFFF\fR). Note that the lookup of \fIsym\fRs is not
1030 performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1031 .Sp
1032 \&\fIstring\fR may contain escape values (\f(CW\*(C`\ea\*(C'\fR: bell, \f(CW\*(C`\eb\*(C'\fR: backspace,
1033 \&\f(CW\*(C`\ee\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`\eE\*(C'\fR: escape, \f(CW\*(C`\en\*(C'\fR: newline, \f(CW\*(C`\er\*(C'\fR: carriage return, \f(CW\*(C`\et\*(C'\fR: tab,
1034 \&\f(CW\*(C`\e000\*(C'\fR: octal number) or verbatim control characters (\f(CW\*(C`^?\*(C'\fR: delete,
1035 \&\f(CW\*(C`^@\*(C'\fR: null, \f(CW\*(C`^A\*(C'\fR ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1036 can start or end with whitespace.
1037 .Sp
1038 Please note that you need to double the \f(CW\*(C`\e\*(C'\fR in resource files, as
1039 Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use \f(CW\*(C`\e033\*(C'\fR instead of
1040 \&\f(CW\*(C`\ee\*(C'\fR (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1041 processing).
1042 .Sp
1043 You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a \fIstring\fR
1044 with pattern \fBlist/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX\fR, where the delimiter `/'
1045 should be a character not used by the strings.
1046 .Sp
1047 Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1048 .Sp
1049 .Vb 1
1050 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-0x61: list|\e033<M\-C\-|abc|>
1051 .Ve
1052 .Sp
1053 The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1054 .Sp
1055 .Vb 3
1056 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta\-Control\-0x61: \e033<M\-C\-a>
1057 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta\-Control\-0x62: \e033<M\-C\-b>
1058 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta\-Control\-0x63: \e033<M\-C\-c>
1059 .Ve
1060 .Sp
1061 If \fIstring\fR takes the form of \f(CW\*(C`command:STRING\*(C'\fR, the specified \fB\s-1STRING\s0\fR
1062 is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1063 example the following means "change the current locale to \f(CW\*(C`zh_CN.GBK\*(C'\fR
1064 when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1065 .Sp
1066 .Vb 1
1067 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-c: command:\e033]701;zh_CN.GBK\e007
1068 .Ve
1069 .Sp
1070 If \fIstring\fR takes the form \f(CW\*(C`perl:STRING\*(C'\fR, then the specified \fB\s-1STRING\s0\fR
1071 is passed to the \f(CW\*(C`on_keyboard_command\*(C'\fR perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3)
1072 manpage. For example, the \fIselection\fR extension (activated via
1073 \&\f(CW\*(C`@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-pe selection\*(C'\fR) listens for \f(CW\*(C`selection:rot13\*(C'\fR events:
1074 .Sp
1075 .Vb 1
1076 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-c: perl:selection:rot13
1077 .Ve
1078 .Sp
1079 Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1080 will match if at \fIat least\fR the specified identifiers are being set, and
1081 no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1082 means that defining a key map for \f(CW\*(C`a\*(C'\fR will automatically provide
1083 definitions for \f(CW\*(C`Meta\-a\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`Shift\-a\*(C'\fR and so on, unless some of those are defined
1084 mappings themselves.
1085 .Sp
1086 Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1087 if you overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`Insert\*(C'\fR key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1088 \&\f(CW\*(C`Shift\-Insert\*(C'\fR mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke \*(L"holes\*(R" into the
1089 user-defined keymap using the \f(CW\*(C`builtin:\*(C'\fR replacement:
1090 .Sp
1091 .Vb 2
1092 \& URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1093 \& URxvt.keysym.S\-Insert: builtin:
1094 .Ve
1095 .Sp
1096 The first line defines a mapping for \f(CW\*(C`Insert\*(C'\fR and \fIany\fR combination
1097 of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1098 \&\f(CW\*(C`Shift\-Insert\*(C'\fR.
1099 .Sp
1100 The following example will map Control\-Meta\-1 and Control\-Meta\-2 to
1101 the fonts \f(CW\*(C`suxuseuro\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`9x15bold\*(C'\fR, so you can have some limited
1102 font-switching at runtime:
1103 .Sp
1104 .Vb 2
1105 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-1: command:\e033]50;suxuseuro\e007
1106 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-2: command:\e033]50;9x15bold\e007
1107 .Ve
1108 .Sp
1109 Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1110 info):
1111 .Sp
1112 .Vb 2
1113 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-3: command:\e033[8;25;80t
1114 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-4: command:\e033[8;48;110t
1115 .Ve
1116 .IP "\fBperl-ext-common\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1117 .IX Item "perl-ext-common: string"
1118 .PD 0
1119 .IP "\fBperl-ext\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1120 .IX Item "perl-ext: string"
1121 .PD
1122 Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR) to
1123 use in this terminal instance; option \fB\-pe\fR.
1124 .Sp
1125 Extension names can be prefixed with a \f(CW\*(C`\-\*(C'\fR sign to prohibit using
1126 them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1127 by default, or specified via the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource. For
1128 example, \f(CW\*(C`default,\-selection\*(C'\fR will use all the default extension except
1129 \&\f(CW\*(C`selection\*(C'\fR.
1130 .Sp
1131 Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1132 (e.g. \f(CW\*(C`searchable\-scrollback<M\-s>\*(C'\fR, which binds the hotkey for
1133 searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta\-s). Mentioning the same extension
1134 multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1135 the extension.
1136 .Sp
1137 Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1138 necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1139 .Sp
1140 If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1141 interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1142 \&\fBperl-ext-common\fR will be used for extensions that should be available to
1143 all instances, while \fBperl-ext\fR is used for specific instances.
1144 .IP "\fBperl-eval\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1145 .IX Item "perl-eval: string"
1146 Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1147 the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
1148 will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1149 .IP "\fBperl-lib\fR: \fIpath\fR" 4
1150 .IX Item "perl-lib: path"
1151 Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1152 scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the \f(CW\*(C`perl\*(C'\fR resource,
1153 @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1154 \&\fI@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/\fR. Due to security reasons, this resource
1155 will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1156 .Sp
1157 See the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage.
1158 .IP "\fBselection.pattern\-\f(BIidx\fB\fR: \fIperl-regex\fR" 4
1159 .IX Item "selection.pattern-idx: perl-regex"
1160 Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage for
1161 details.
1162 .IP "\fBselection\-autotransform.\f(BIidx\fB\fR: \fIperl-transform\fR" 4
1163 .IX Item "selection-autotransform.idx: perl-transform"
1164 Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage
1165 for details.
1166 .IP "\fBsearchable\-scrollback:\fR \fIkeysym\fR" 4
1167 .IX Item "searchable-scrollback: keysym"
1168 Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1169 (default: \f(CW\*(C`M\-s\*(C'\fR).
1170 .IP "\fBurlLauncher\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1171 .IX Item "urlLauncher: string"
1172 Specifies the program to be started with a \s-1URL\s0 argument. Used by the
1173 \&\f(CW\*(C`selection\-popup\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`mark\-urls\*(C'\fR perl extensions.
1174 .IP "\fBtransient-for\fR: \fIwindowid\fR" 4
1175 .IX Item "transient-for: windowid"
1176 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets the \s-1WM_TRANSIENT_FOR\s0 property to the given window id.
1177 .IP "\fBoverride-redirect\fR: \fIboolean\fR" 4
1178 .IX Item "override-redirect: boolean"
1179 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1180 it almost invisible to window managers; option \fB\-override\-redirect\fR.
1181 .SH "THE SCROLLBAR"
1182 .IX Header "THE SCROLLBAR"
1183 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR window
1184 (resource: \fBsaveLines\fR) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar
1185 or by keystrokes. The normal \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR scrollbar has arrows and
1186 its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The \fBxterm-scrollbar\fR is without
1187 arrows and its behaviour mimics that of \fIxterm\fR
1188 .PP
1189 Scroll down with \fBButton1\fR (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fR) or \fBShift-Next\fR.
1190 Scroll up with \fBButton3\fR (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fR) or \fBShift-Prior\fR.
1191 Continuous scroll with \fBButton2\fR.
1192 .SH "MOUSE REPORTING"
1193 .IX Header "MOUSE REPORTING"
1194 To temporarily override mouse reporting, for either the scrollbar or
1195 the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
1196 (Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
1197 .PP
1198 If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
1199 disabled \*(-- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
1200 application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ 6 ~\fR
1201 (Next) and \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ 5 ~\fR (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1202 up and down arrows sends \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ A\fR (Up) and \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ B\fR (Down),
1203 respectively.
1204 .SH "TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION"
1205 .IX Header "TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION"
1206 The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
1207 \&\fIxterm\fR(1).
1208 .IP "\fBSelection\fR:" 4
1209 .IX Item "Selection:"
1210 Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1211 and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1212 to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1213 (which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1214 \&\fBtripleclickwords\fR.
1215 .Sp
1216 Starting a selection while pressing the \fBMeta\fR key (or \fBMeta+Ctrl\fR keys)
1217 (Compile: \fIfrills\fR) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1218 normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1219 selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1220 the selection.
1221 .IP "\fBInsertion\fR:" 4
1222 .IX Item "Insertion:"
1223 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
1224 window causes the value of the \s-1PRIMARY\s0 selection (or \s-1CLIPBOARD\s0 with the
1225 Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1226 .Sp
1227 Pressing \fBShift-Insert\fR causes the value of the \s-1PRIMARY\s0 selection to be
1228 inserted too.
1229 .SH "CHANGING FONTS"
1230 .IX Header "CHANGING FONTS"
1231 Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1232 supported in rxvt\-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1233 .PP
1234 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1235 .PP
1236 .Vb 1
1237 \& printf '\ee]710;%s\e007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1238 .Ve
1239 .PP
1240 You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1241 .PP
1242 .Vb 2
1243 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-1: command:\e033]710;suxuseuro\e007\e033]711;suxuseuro\e007
1244 \& URxvt.keysym.M\-C\-2: command:\e033]710;9x15bold\e007\e033]711;9x15bold\e007
1245 .Ve
1246 .PP
1247 rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1248 .SH "ISO 14755 SUPPORT"
1249 .IX Header "ISO 14755 SUPPORT"
1250 \&\s-1ISO\s0 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1251 and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1252 first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1253 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1254 with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-iso14755\*(C'\fR.
1255 .IP "\(bu" 4
1256 5.1: Basic method
1257 .Sp
1258 This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1259 .Sp
1260 Start by pressing and holding both \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR, then enter
1261 hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR will
1262 commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1263 \&\f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1264 \&\f(CW\*(C`Space\*(C'\fR, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1265 one.
1266 .Sp
1267 As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e\-mail
1268 address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e\-mail
1269 address printed as hexcodes, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`671d 65e5\*(C'\fR. You can enter this easily
1270 by pressing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR, followed by \f(CW\*(C`6\-7\-1\-D\-SPACE\-6\-5\-E\-5\*(C'\fR,
1271 followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1272 .IP "\(bu" 4
1273 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1274 .Sp
1275 This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1276 your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1277 .Sp
1278 Start by pressing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR together, then releasing
1279 them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1280 invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1281 keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1282 released, otherwise pressing e.g. \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR would enter the symbol for
1283 \&\f(CW\*(C`ISO Level 2 Switch\*(C'\fR, although your intention might have been to enter a
1284 reverse tab (Shift\-Tab).
1285 .IP "\(bu" 4
1286 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1287 .Sp
1288 While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1289 mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1290 .IP "\(bu" 4
1291 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1292 .Sp
1293 This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1294 characters already displayed.
1295 .Sp
1296 You enter this mode by holding down \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR together, then
1297 pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1298 hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1299 pointer is displayed until you release \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR.
1300 .Sp
1301 In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1302 character \- due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1303 combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1304 always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1305 .PP
1306 With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1307 both scenario A and B of \s-1ISO\s0 14755, including part 5.2.
1308 .SH "LOGIN STAMP"
1309 .IX Header "LOGIN STAMP"
1310 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR tries to write an entry into the \fIutmp\fR(5) file so that
1311 it can be seen via the \fI\fIwho\fI\|(1)\fR command, and can accept messages. To
1312 allow this feature, \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR may need to be installed setuid root
1313 on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1314 .SH "COLORS AND GRAPHICS"
1315 .IX Header "COLORS AND GRAPHICS"
1316 In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1317 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR can display up to 16 colours (8 \s-1ANSI\s0 colours plus
1318 high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1319 colours with their names.
1320 .TS
1321 l l l .
1322 color0 (black) = Black
1323 color1 (red) = Red3
1324 color2 (green) = Green3
1325 color3 (yellow) = Yellow3
1326 color4 (blue) = Blue3
1327 color5 (magenta) = Magenta3
1328 color6 (cyan) = Cyan3
1329 color7 (white) = AntiqueWhite
1330 color8 (bright black) = Grey25
1331 color9 (bright red) = Red
1332 color10 (bright green) = Green
1333 color11 (bright yellow) = Yellow
1334 color12 (bright blue) = Blue
1335 color13 (bright magenta) = Magenta
1336 color14 (bright cyan) = Cyan
1337 color15 (bright white) = White
1338 foreground = Black
1339 background = White
1340 .TE
1341 .PP
1342 It is also possible to specify the colour values of \fBforeground\fR,
1343 \&\fBbackground\fR, \fBcursorColor\fR, \fBcursorColor2\fR, \fBcolorBD\fR, \fBcolorUL\fR as
1344 a number 0\-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1345 color0\-color15.
1346 .PP
1347 In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
1348 additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
1349 consist of a 4*4*4 \s-1RGB\s0 colour cube (i.e. \fIindex = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1350 16\fR), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1351 .PP
1352 Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
1353 the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
1354 be changed via command sequences (\*(L"escape codes\*(R").
1355 .PP
1356 Note that \fB\-rv\fR (\fB\*(L"reverseVideo: True\*(R"\fR) simulates reverse video by
1357 always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1358 \&\fIxterm\fR(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1359 been specified. For example,
1360 .IP "\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-fg Black \-bg White \-rv\fR" 4
1361 .IX Item "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv"
1362 would yield White on Black, while on \fIxterm\fR(1) it would yield Black
1363 on White.
1364 .Sh "\s-1ALPHA\s0 \s-1CHANNEL\s0 \s-1SUPPORT\s0"
1365 .IX Subsection "ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT"
1366 If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1367 their act together, rxvt-unicode will support \f(CW\*(C`rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa\*(C'\fR
1368 (recommended, but \fB\s-1MUST\s0\fR have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
1369 in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
1370 specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of \f(CW0\fR is completely
1371 transparent). You can also prefix any color with \f(CW\*(C`[a]\*(C'\fR, where \f(CW\*(C`a\*(C'\fR is on
1372 to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.
1373 .PP
1374 You probably need to specify \fB\*(L"\-depth 32\*(R"\fR, too, and have the luck that
1375 your X\-server uses \s-1ARGB\s0 pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
1376 \&\s-1ARGB\s0 visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1377 .PP
1378 For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
1379 background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1380 .PP
1381 .Vb 1
1382 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ \-depth 32 \-bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 \-fg "[e]pink"
1383 .Ve
1384 .PP
1385 \&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
1386 the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
1387 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
1388 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
1389 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1390 .IP "\fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR" 4
1391 .IX Item "TERM"
1392 Normally set to \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1393 resources or on the command line.
1394 .IP "\fB\s-1COLORTERM\s0\fR" 4
1395 .IX Item "COLORTERM"
1396 Either \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-xpm\*(C'\fR, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1397 compiled with \s-1XPM\s0 support, and optionally with the added extension
1398 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-mono\*(C'\fR to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
1399 .IP "\fB\s-1COLORFGBG\s0\fR" 4
1400 .IX Item "COLORFGBG"
1401 Set to a string of the form \f(CW\*(C`fg;bg\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`fg;xpm;bg\*(C'\fR, where \f(CW\*(C`fg\*(C'\fR is
1402 the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1403 \&\f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1404 used), \f(CW\*(C`bg\*(C'\fR is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1405 string \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR), and \f(CW\*(C`xpm\*(C'\fR is the string \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1406 was compiled with \s-1XPM\s0 support. Libraries like \f(CW\*(C`ncurses\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`slang\*(C'\fR can
1407 (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1408 .IP "\fB\s-1WINDOWID\s0\fR" 4
1409 .IX Item "WINDOWID"
1410 Set to the (decimal) X Window \s-1ID\s0 of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1411 window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1412 window and so on).
1413 .IP "\fB\s-1TERMINFO\s0\fR" 4
1414 .IX Item "TERMINFO"
1415 Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1416 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH\*(C'\fR.
1417 .IP "\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR" 4
1418 .IX Item "DISPLAY"
1419 Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1420 display in its child processes.
1421 .IP "\fB\s-1SHELL\s0\fR" 4
1422 .IX Item "SHELL"
1423 The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to \f(CW\*(C`/bin/sh\*(C'\fR.
1424 .IP "\fB\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR" 4
1425 .IX Item "RXVT_SOCKET"
1426 The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1427 @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1428 .Sp
1429 Default \fI\f(CI$HOME\fI/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI<nodename\fI\fR.
1430 .IP "\fB\s-1HOME\s0\fR" 4
1431 .IX Item "HOME"
1432 Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1433 daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1434 \&\f(CW\*(C`.Xdefaults\*(C'\fR)
1435 .IP "\fB\s-1XAPPLRESDIR\s0\fR" 4
1436 .IX Item "XAPPLRESDIR"
1437 Directory where various X resource files are being located.
1438 .IP "\fB\s-1XENVIRONMENT\s0\fR" 4
1439 .IX Item "XENVIRONMENT"
1440 If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1441 @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1442 .SH "FILES"
1443 .IX Header "FILES"
1444 .IP "\fB/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt\fR" 4
1445 .IX Item "/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt"
1446 Color names.
1447 .SH "SEE ALSO"
1448 .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
1449 @@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), \fIxterm\fR\|(1), \fIsh\fR\|(1), \fIresize\fR\|(1), X(1), \fIpty\fR\|(4), \fItty\fR\|(4), \fIutmp\fR\|(5)
1450 .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR"
1451 .IX Header "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR"
1452 .IP "Project Coordinator" 4
1453 .IX Item "Project Coordinator"
1454 Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt\-unicode@schmorp.de>
1455 .Sp
1456 <http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt\-unicode.html>
1457 .SH "AUTHORS"
1458 .IX Header "AUTHORS"
1459 .IP "John Bovey" 4
1460 .IX Item "John Bovey"
1461 University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1462 .IP "Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>" 4
1463 .IX Item "Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>"
1464 very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1465 .IP "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>" 4
1466 .IX Item "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>"
1467 wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1468 .IP "mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>" 4
1469 .IX Item "mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>"
1470 Wrote the menu system.
1471 .Sp
1472 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1473 .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu\-berlin.de>" 4
1474 .IX Item "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>"
1475 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1476 .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>" 4
1477 .IX Item "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>"
1478 Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1479 .Sp
1480 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 \- rxvt\-unicode)
1481 .IP "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt\-unicode@schmorp.de>" 4
1482 .IX Item "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>"
1483 Forked rxvt\-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1484 extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1485 .Sp
1486 Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 \-)
1487 .IP "Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>" 4
1488 .IX Item "Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>"
1489 Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.