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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
102		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
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144	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	152	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
145	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.	153	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
146	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,	154	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
147	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:	155	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
148	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also	156	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
149	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource	157	pure black and pure white colours essentially mean no tinting; resource
150	I<tintColor>. Example:	158	I<tintColor>. Example:
151		159
152	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	160	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
153		161
154	=item B<-sh> I<number>	162	=item B<-sh> I<number>
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160	=item B<-blt> I<string>	168	=item B<-blt> I<string>
161		169
162	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified	170	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
163	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over	171	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
164	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :	172	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
165	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,	173	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
166	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,	174	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
167	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is	175	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
168	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.	176	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
169		177
170	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>	178	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
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174	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
175	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
176	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;	184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
177	resource I<blurRadius>.	185	resource I<blurRadius>.
178		186
		187	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		188
		189	Compile I<afterimage>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		190	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		191	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
		192
179	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	193	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
180		194
181	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	195	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
182		196
183	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	197	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
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242	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	256	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
243	for details.	257	for details.
244		258
245	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	259	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
246		260
247	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	261	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
248	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	262	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
249	details.	263	details.
250		264
251	=item B<-name> I<name>	265	=item B<-name> I<name>
252		266
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270		284
271	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	285	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
272		286
273	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	287	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
274		288
		289	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		290
		291	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		292
		293	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		294
		295	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		296	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		297
275	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	298	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
276		299
277	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	300	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
278	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	301	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
279		302
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285	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	308	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
286		309
287	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	310	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
288	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	311	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
289	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	312	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
290
291	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
292
293	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
294
295	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
296
297	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
298	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
299		313
300	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	314	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
301		315
302	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	316	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
303	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	317	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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307		321
308	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	322	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
309		323
310	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	324	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
311		325
		326	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		327
		328	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		329
312	=item B<-iconic>	330	=item B<-iconic>
313		331
314	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	332	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
315	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	333	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
316		334
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332		350
333	=item B<-bl>	351	=item B<-bl>
334		352
335	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	353	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
336	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	354	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
337	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	355	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		356	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
338		357
339	=item B<-override-redirect>	358	=item B<-override-redirect>
340		359
341	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	360	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
342	B<override-redirect>.	361	B<override-redirect>.
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351	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	370	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
352		371
353	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	372	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
354	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	373	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
355	B<lineSpace>.	374	B<lineSpace>.
		375
		376	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		377
		378	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		379	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		380	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		381	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
356		382
357	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	383	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
358		384
359	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	385	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
360	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	386	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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446		472
447	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	473	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
448	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	474	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
449	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	475	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
450	user; resource B<hold>.	476	user; resource B<hold>.
		477
		478	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		479
		480	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		481	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		482	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
451		483
452	=item B<-xrm> I<string>	484	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
453		485
454	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>	486	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
455	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this	487	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
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564	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	596	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
565		597
566	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	598	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
567	option B<-depth>.	599	option B<-depth>.
568		600
		601	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		602
		603	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		604	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		605	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		606	should normally be enabled.
		607
569	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	608	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
570		609
571	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	610	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
572	option B<-geometry>.	611	option B<-geometry>.
573		612
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586	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	625	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
587	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	626	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
588	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	627	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
589	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	628	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
590	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	629	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
591	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	630	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
592		631
593	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	632	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
594	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	633	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
595		634
596	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	635	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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607	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	646	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
608		647
609	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	648	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
610	foreground colour is the default.	649	foreground colour is the default.
611		650
612	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
613
614	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
615	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
616
617	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	651	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
618		652
619	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	653	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
620	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	654	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		655
		656	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		657
		658	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		659	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		660
		661	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		662
		663	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		664	foreground for highlighted characters.
621		665
622	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	666	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
623		667
624	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	668	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
625	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	669	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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632		676
633	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	677	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
634		678
635	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	679	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
636	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	680	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
637	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	681	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
638		682
639	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	683	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
640		684
641	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	685	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
642	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	686	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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691		735
692	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	736	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
693		737
694	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	738	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
695		739
696	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	740	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
697	background image; option B<-blr>.	741	background image; option B<-blr>.
		742
		743	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		744
		745	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
698		746
699	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	747	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
700		748
701	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	749	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
702		750
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721	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified	769	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
722	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	770	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
723	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.	771	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
724	Supported operations are:	772	Supported operations are:
725		773
726	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,	774	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
727	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,	775	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
728	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;	776	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
729	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;	777	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
730	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;	778	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
731	scale will scale image to match window size;	779	scale will scale image to match window size
732	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting	780	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
733	whenever terminal window moves.	781	whenever terminal window moves
734		782
735	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be	783	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
736	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	784	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
737	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	785	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
738		786
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769	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	817	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
770	wide and 15 pixels high.	818	wide and 15 pixels high.
771		819
772	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	820	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
773	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	821	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
774	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	822	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
775	useful supplement.	823	useful supplement.
776		824
777	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	825	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
778	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	826	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
779	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	827	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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803	text font will being used for the given style.	851	text font will being used for the given style.
804		852
805	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	853	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
806		854
807	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	855	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
808	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	856	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
809	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	857	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
810	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	858	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
811	reachable.	859	reachable.
812		860
813	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
814
815	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
816	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
817	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
818	selection code is in use.
819
820	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
821
822	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
823	the author's favourite.
824
825	=item B<title:> I<string>	861	=item B<title:> I<string>
826		862
827	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	863	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
828	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	864	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
829	name; option B<-title>.	865	name; option B<-title>.
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842	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
843		879
844	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	880	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
845	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	881	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
846		882
		883	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		884
847	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	885	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
848		886
849	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	887	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
850	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	888	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
851		889
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873		911
874	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	912	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
875		913
876	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	914	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
877	every time you hit C<Print>.	915	every time you hit C<Print>.
		916
		917	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		918
		919	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		920	the author's favourite.
878		921
879	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	922	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
880		923
881	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	924	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
882	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	925	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
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969		1012
970	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1013	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
971		1014
972	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1015	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
973	option B<-bc>.	1016	option B<-bc>.
		1017
		1018	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1019
		1020	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1021	option B<-uc>.
974		1022
975	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1023	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
976		1024
977	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1025	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
978	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1026	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
1081		1129
1082	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1130	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1083		1131
1084	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1132	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1085	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1133	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1086	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1134	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1087	instead scroll the screen up.	1135	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1088		1136
1089	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1137	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1090		1138
1091	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1139	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1092	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1140	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1093	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1141	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1094	user.	1142	user.
		1143
		1144	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1145
		1146	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1147	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1148	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1149	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1095		1150
1096	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1151	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1097		1152
1098	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1153	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1099	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1154	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1138	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1193	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1139		1194
1140	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1195	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1141		1196
1142	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1197	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1143	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1198	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1144	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1199	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1145	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1200	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1146		1201
1147	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1202	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1148		1203
…		…
1206	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1261	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1207		1262
1208	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1263	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1209		1264
1210	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1265	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1211	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1266	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1212	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1213		1267
1214	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1268	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1215		1269
1216	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1270	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1217	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1271	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1218	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1272	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1219	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1273	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1220	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1221		1274
1222	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1275	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1223		1276
1224	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1277	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1225		1278
…		…
1247		1300
1248	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1301	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1249		1302
1250	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1303	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1251	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1304	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1305
		1306	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1307
		1308	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1252		1309
1253	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1310	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1254		1311
1255	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1312	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1256		1313
…		…
1399	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1456	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1400	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1457	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1401	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1458	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1402	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1459	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1403		1460
1404	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1461	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1405		1462
1406	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1463	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1407	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1464	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1408	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1465	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1409	colours with their names.	1466	colours with their names.
…		…
1448	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1505	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1449	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1506	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1450	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1507	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1451	been specified. For example,	1508	been specified. For example,
1452		1509
1453	=over 4
1454
1455	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1510	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1456		1511
1457	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1512	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1458	on White.	1513	White.
1459
1460	=back
1461		1514
1462	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1515	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1463		1516
1464	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1517	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1465	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1518	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1466	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1519
1467	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1520	You can prefix any colour with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1521	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1522	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1523	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1524	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1525	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1526	all ways to specify a colour.
		1527
		1528	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1529	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1530	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1468	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1531	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1469	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1532	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1470	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1533	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1471	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1534	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1472	opaque.
1473		1535
1474	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1536	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1475	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1537	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1476	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1538	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1539	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1477		1540
1478	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1541	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1479	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1542	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1480		1543
1481	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1544	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1482		1545
1483	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1546	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1484	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1547	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1548	transparency of course).
		1549
		1550	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1551	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1552	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1553	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1554	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1555	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1556
		1557	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1558	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1559	extension.
1485		1560
1486	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1561	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1487		1562
1488	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1563	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1489		1564
…		…
1523	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1598	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1524		1599
1525	=item B<DISPLAY>	1600	=item B<DISPLAY>
1526		1601
1527	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1602	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1528	display in its child processes.	1603	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1604	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1529		1605
1530	=item B<SHELL>	1606	=item B<SHELL>
1531		1607
1532	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1608	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1533		1609
…		…
1559		1635
1560	=over 4	1636	=over 4
1561		1637
1562	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1638	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1563		1639
1564	Color names.	1640	Colour names.
1565		1641
1566	=back	1642	=back
1567		1643
1568	=head1 SEE ALSO	1644	=head1 SEE ALSO
1569		1645

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