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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
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193 203
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 204Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 205be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.
196 206
207=item B<-is>|B<+is>
208
209Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
210foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
211details.
212
197=item B<-name> I<name> 213=item B<-name> I<name>
198 214
199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 215Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 216rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
201`.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title name. 217`.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title name.
238 254
239Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 255Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240 256
241=item B<-st>|B<+st> 257=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242 258
243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 259Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 260resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245 261
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 262=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247 263
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 264If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 319given 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 320on 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, 321run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 322failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 323
324Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
325run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
326
327 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
328
308=item B<-title> I<text> 329=item B<-title> I<text>
309 330
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 331Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 332of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 333application name; resource B<title>.
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 389=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 390
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 391Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 392B<secondaryScroll>.
372 393
394=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
395
396Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
397will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
398it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
399user; resource B<hold>.
400
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 401=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 402
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 403Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 404
377=item B<-embed>: I<windowid> 405=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378 406
379Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 407Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
380which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 408which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381 409
382Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 410Right 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 417It 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 418descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
391can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 419can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
392terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 420terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
393not. 421not.
422
423Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
424used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
425
426 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
427 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
428 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
429 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
430 });
431
432=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>
433
434Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
435pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
436useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
437without having to run a program within it.
438
439If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
440entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
441yourself if you want that.
442
443Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
444longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
445
446 use IO::Pty;
447 use Fcntl;
448
449 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
450 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
451 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
452 close $pty;
453
454 # now communicate with rxvt
455 my $slave = $pty->slave;
456 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
394 457
395=back 458=back
396 459
397=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 460=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
398 461
513artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 576artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
514pixmap. 577pixmap.
515 578
516=item B<fading:> I<number> 579=item B<fading:> I<number>
517 580
518Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 581Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
582
583=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
584
585Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
586colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
519 587
520=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 588=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
521 589
522Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 590Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
591B<-tint>.
523 592
524=item B<shading:> I<number> 593=item B<shading:> I<number>
525 594
526Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 595Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
527image in addition to tinting it. 596image in addition to tinting it.
531Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 600Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
532 601
533=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 602=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
534 603
535Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 604Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
536#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 605#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
537 606
538=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 607=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
539 608
540The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 609The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
541and the text. 610and the text.
624not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 693not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
625 694
626If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 695If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
627text font will being used for the given style. 696text font will being used for the given style.
628 697
698=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
699
700When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
701option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
702intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
703option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
704reachable.
705
629=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 706=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
630 707
631Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 708Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
632xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 709xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
633xterm style selection. 710xterm style selection.
634 711
635=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 712=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
636 713
637Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 714Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
638the author's favourite.. 715the author's favourite.
639 716
640=item B<title:> I<string> 717=item B<title:> I<string>
641 718
642Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 719Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
643specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 720specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
675 752
676Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 753Specify 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 754B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
678B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 755B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
679 756
757The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
758
759Example:
760
761 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
762
763This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
764everytime you hit C<Print>.
765
680=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 766=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
681 767
682B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 768B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
683disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 769disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
684 770
704B<+si>. 790B<+si>.
705 791
706=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 792=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
707 793
708B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 794B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
709B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 795B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
710with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 796with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
711 797
712=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 798=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
713 799
714B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 800B<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 801are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
780 866
781Mouse pointer background colour. 867Mouse pointer background colour.
782 868
783=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 869=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
784 870
785Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 871Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
872large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
786 873
787=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 874=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
788 875
789The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 876The 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> 877or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
837=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 924=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
838 925
839Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 926Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
840echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 927echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
841abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 928abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
842throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 929through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
843write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 930write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
844that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 931default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
845enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 932sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
846resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 933
847enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 934You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
848requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 935B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
936locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
937menubar dispatch.
849 938
850=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 939=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
851 940
852Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 941Set 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 942B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
867 956
868Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 957Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
869option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 958option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
870scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 959scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
871instead scroll the screen up. 960instead scroll the screen up.
961
962=item B<hold>: I<bool>
963
964Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
965will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
966it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
967user.
872 968
873=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 969=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
874 970
875Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 971Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
876intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 972intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
921is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1017is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
922example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1018example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
923when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1019when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
924 1020
925 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1021 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1022
1023Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1024will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1025no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1026means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1027definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1028mappings themselves.
1029
1030Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1031if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1032C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1033user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1034
1035 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1036 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1037
1038The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1039of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1040C<Shift-Insert>.
926 1041
927The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1042The 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 1043the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
929font-switching at runtime: 1044font-switching at runtime:
930 1045
978to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1093to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
979(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1094(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
980B<tripleclickwords>. 1095B<tripleclickwords>.
981 1096
982Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1097Starting 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 1098(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
984one. 1099normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1100selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1101the selection.
985 1102
986=item B<Insertion>: 1103=item B<Insertion>:
987 1104
988Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1105Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
989an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1106an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
997supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1114supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
998 1115
999You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1116You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
1000therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1117therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1001 1118
1002 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1119 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1003 1120
1004rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1121rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1005 1122
1006=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1123=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1007 1124
1183=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1300=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1184 1301
1185The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1302The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1186@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1303@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1187 1304
1188Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1305Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1189 1306
1190=item B<HOME> 1307=item B<HOME>
1191 1308
1192Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1309Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1193daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1310daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1214 1331
1215=back 1332=back
1216 1333
1217=head1 SEE ALSO 1334=head1 SEE ALSO
1218 1335
1219@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1336@@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 1337
1229=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1338=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1230 1339
1231=over 4 1340=over 4
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