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105 105
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 106=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 107
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 109
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>
111 111
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114 114
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 116
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>. 117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>.
120
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>.
118 125
119=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120 127
121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
123option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to 130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
124tinting it. 131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example:
133
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
125 135
126=item B<-sh> 136=item B<-sh>
127 137
128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
238 248
239Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 249Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240 250
241=item B<-st>|B<+st> 251=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242 252
243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 253Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 254resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245 255
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 256=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247 257
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 258If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 313given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 314on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 315run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 316failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 317
318Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
319run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
320
321 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
322
308=item B<-title> I<text> 323=item B<-title> I<text>
309 324
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 325Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 326of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 327application name; resource B<title>.
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 383=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 384
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 385Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 386B<secondaryScroll>.
372 387
388=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
389
390Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
391will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
392it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
393user; resource B<hold>.
394
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 395=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 396
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 397Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 398
377=item B<-embed>: I<windowid> 399=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378 400
379Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 401Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
380which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 402which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381 403
382Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 404Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
389It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 411It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
390descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 412descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
391can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 413can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
392terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 414terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
393not. 415not.
416
417Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
418used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
419
420 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
421 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
422 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
423 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
424 });
425
426=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>
427
428Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
429pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
430useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
431without having to run a program within it.
432
433If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
434entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
435yourself if you want that.
436
437Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
438longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
439
440 use IO::Pty;
441 use Fcntl;
442
443 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
444 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
445 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
446 close $pty;
447
448 # now communicate with rxvt
449 my $slave = $pty->slave;
450 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
394 451
395=back 452=back
396 453
397=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 454=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
398 455
513artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 570artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
514pixmap. 571pixmap.
515 572
516=item B<fading:> I<number> 573=item B<fading:> I<number>
517 574
518Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 575Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
576
577=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
578
579Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
580colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
519 581
520=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 582=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
521 583
522Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 584Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
585B<-tint>.
523 586
524=item B<shading:> I<number> 587=item B<shading:> I<number>
525 588
526Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 589Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
527image in addition to tinting it. 590image in addition to tinting it.
531Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 594Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
532 595
533=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 596=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
534 597
535Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 598Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
536#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 599#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
537 600
538=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 601=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
539 602
540The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 603The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
541and the text. 604and the text.
633xterm style selection. 696xterm style selection.
634 697
635=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 698=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
636 699
637Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 700Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
638the author's favourite.. 701the author's favourite.
639 702
640=item B<title:> I<string> 703=item B<title:> I<string>
641 704
642Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 705Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
643specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 706specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
675 738
676Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 739Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
677B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 740B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
678B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 741B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
679 742
743The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
744
745Example:
746
747 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
748
749This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
750everytime you hit C<Print>.
751
680=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 752=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
681 753
682B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 754B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
683disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 755disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
684 756
704B<+si>. 776B<+si>.
705 777
706=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 778=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
707 779
708B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 780B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
709B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 781B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
710with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 782with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
711 783
712=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 784=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
713 785
714B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 786B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
715are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 787are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
780 852
781Mouse pointer background colour. 853Mouse pointer background colour.
782 854
783=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 855=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
784 856
785Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 857Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
858large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
786 859
787=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 860=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
788 861
789The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 862The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
790or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 863or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
837=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 910=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
838 911
839Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 912Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
840echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 913echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
841abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 914abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
842throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 915through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
843write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 916write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
844that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 917default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
845enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 918sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
846resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 919
847enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 920You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
848requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 921B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
922locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
923menubar dispatch.
849 924
850=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 925=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
851 926
852Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 927Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
853B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 928B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
867 942
868Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 943Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
869option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 944option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
870scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 945scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
871instead scroll the screen up. 946instead scroll the screen up.
947
948=item B<hold>: I<bool>
949
950Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
951will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
952it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
953user.
872 954
873=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 955=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
874 956
875Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 957Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
876intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 958intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
921is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1003is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
922example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1004example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
923when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1005when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
924 1006
925 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1007 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1008
1009Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1010will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1011no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1012means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1013definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1014mappings themselves.
1015
1016Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1017if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1018C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1019user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1020
1021 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1022 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1023
1024The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1025of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1026C<Shift-Insert>.
926 1027
927The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1028The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
928the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited 1029the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
929font-switching at runtime: 1030font-switching at runtime:
930 1031
978to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1079to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
979(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1080(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
980B<tripleclickwords>. 1081B<tripleclickwords>.
981 1082
982Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1083Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
983(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1084(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
984one. 1085normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1086selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1087the selection.
985 1088
986=item B<Insertion>: 1089=item B<Insertion>:
987 1090
988Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1091Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
989an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1092an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
997supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1100supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
998 1101
999You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1102You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
1000therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1103therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1001 1104
1002 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1105 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1003 1106
1004rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1107rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1005 1108
1006=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1109=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1007 1110
1183=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1286=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1184 1287
1185The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1288The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1186@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1289@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1187 1290
1188Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1291Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1189 1292
1190=item B<HOME> 1293=item B<HOME>
1191 1294
1192Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1295Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1193daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1296daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1214 1317
1215=back 1318=back
1216 1319
1217=head1 SEE ALSO 1320=head1 SEE ALSO
1218 1321
1219@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1322@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1220
1221=head1 BUGS
1222
1223Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1224
1225Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1226
1227Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1228 1323
1229=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1324=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1230 1325
1231=over 4 1326=over 4
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