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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<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
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<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
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 40change.
38 41
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
44 47
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
49 52
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54 57
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62 65
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66 69
67=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
68 71
69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
89 92
90Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
91 94
92=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93 96
94Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
114visual ids).
97 115
98=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 116=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99 117
100Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101 119
103 121
104Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 122Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105 123
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 124=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 125
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 126Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 127
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr> 128=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111 129
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114 131
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 132=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 133
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 134Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 135fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>. 136colour; resource B<fading>.
120 137
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 138=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122 139
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 140Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>. 141is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125 142
126=item B<-tint> I<colour> 143=item B<-icon> I<file>
127 144
128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 145Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for 146is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 147application window; resource I<iconFile>.
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
135
136=item B<-sh>
137
138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
140specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
141 148
142=item B<-bg> I<colour> 149=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143 150
144Window background colour; resource B<background>. 151Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145 152
146=item B<-fg> I<colour> 153=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147 154
148Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 155Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149
150=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
151
152Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
153specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156 156
157=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158 158
159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160 160
172resource B<borderColor>. 172resource B<borderColor>.
173 173
174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175 175
176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 177that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181 181
182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184e.g.: 184e.g.:
185 185
186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
191 191
192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193 193
194Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 194Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 195are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196 196
197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198 198
199Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 199Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 200characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201 201
202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203 203
204Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 204Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206for details.
207
208=item B<-is>|B<+is>
209
210Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
212details.
206 213
207=item B<-name> I<name> 214=item B<-name> I<name>
208 215
209Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 216Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
210rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 217rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
226 233
227=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 234=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
228 235
229Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 236Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
230 237
238=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
239
240Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
241
242=item B<-st>|B<+st>
243
244Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
245resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
246
231=item B<-si>|B<+si> 247=item B<-si>|B<+si>
232 248
233Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 249Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
234B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 250B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
235 251
241=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 257=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
242 258
243Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 259Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
244This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 260This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
245B<scrollWithBuffer>. 261B<scrollWithBuffer>.
246
247=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
248
249Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
250
251=item B<-st>|B<+st>
252
253Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
254resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
255 262
256=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 263=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
257 264
258If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 265If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
259actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 266actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
263 270
264=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 271=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
265 272
266Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 273Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
267 274
275=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
276
277Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
278
268=item B<-iconic> 279=item B<-iconic>
269 280
270Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 281Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
271Alternative form is B<-ic>. 282Alternative form is B<-ic>.
272 283
288 299
289=item B<-bl> 300=item B<-bl>
290 301
291Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 302Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
292if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 303if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
293decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 304decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
305support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
306
307=item B<-override-redirect>
308
309Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
310B<override-redirect>.
311
312=item B<-dockapp>
313
314Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
315window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
316
317=item B<-sbg>
318
319Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
320drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
321this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
322resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
294 323
295=item B<-lsp> I<number> 324=item B<-lsp> I<number>
296 325
297Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 326Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
298the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 327the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
299B<linespace>. 328B<lineSpace>.
329
330=item B<-letsp> I<number>
331
332Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
333to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
334letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
335work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
300 336
301=item B<-tn> I<termname> 337=item B<-tn> I<termname>
302 338
303This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 339This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
304B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 340B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
313given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 349given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
314on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 350on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
315run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 351run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
316failing that, I<sh(1)>. 352failing that, I<sh(1)>.
317 353
354Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
355run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
356
357 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
358
318=item B<-title> I<text> 359=item B<-title> I<text>
319 360
320Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 361Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
321of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 362of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
322application name; resource B<title>. 363application name; resource B<title>.
353for more info. 394for more info.
354 395
355=item B<-tcw> 396=item B<-tcw>
356 397
357Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 398Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
399button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
358button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 400in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
359end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 401the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
360 402
361=item B<-insecure> 403=item B<-insecure>
362 404
363Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 405Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
364sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 406sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
378=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 420=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
379 421
380Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 422Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
381B<secondaryScroll>. 423B<secondaryScroll>.
382 424
425=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
426
427Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
428will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
429it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
430user; resource B<hold>.
431
432=item B<-cd> I<path>
433
434Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
435B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
436@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
437
438=item B<-xrm> I<string>
439
440Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
441as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
442way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
443
444Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
445e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
446options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
447of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
448resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
449programs.
450
383=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 451=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
384 452
385Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 453Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
386 454
387=item B<-embed> I<windowid> 455=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
388 456
389Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 457Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
390which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 458which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
391 459
392Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 460Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
393shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it 461shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
394quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to 462quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
397The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits. 465The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
398 466
399It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 467It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
400descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 468descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
401can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 469can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
402terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 470terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
403not. 471not.
404 472
405Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be 473Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
406used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>): 474used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
407 475
409 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub { 477 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
410 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid; 478 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
411 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &"; 479 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
412 }); 480 });
413 481
414=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno> 482=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
415 483
416Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty 484Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
417pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is 485pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
418useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator 486useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
419without having to run a program within it. 487without having to run a program within it.
420 488
421If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 489If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
422entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 490entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
423yourself if you want that. 491yourself if you want that.
492
493As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
494pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
495perl extension that manages the terminal.
424 496
425Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 497Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
426longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 498longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
427 499
428 use IO::Pty; 500 use IO::Pty;
435 507
436 # now communicate with rxvt 508 # now communicate with rxvt
437 my $slave = $pty->slave; 509 my $slave = $pty->slave;
438 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 510 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
439 511
512=item B<-pe> I<string>
513
514Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
515this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
516
440=back 517=back
441 518
442=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 519=head1 RESOURCES
443 520
444Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 521Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
445options) compiled into your version. 522options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
523long-options.
446 524
447There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 525You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
448Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 526distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
449Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 527starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
450B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 528with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
451resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
452settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
453will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
454overwriting earlier ones:
455 529
456 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
457 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 530 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
531 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
458 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 532 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
459 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 533 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
460 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 534 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
535 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
461 536
462If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
463lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
464set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
465B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
466B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
467Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 537Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
468class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 538names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
469resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 539common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
470easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 540configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
471unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 541B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
472shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 542configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
473resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 543be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
474arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 544settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
475resources are allowed: 545check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
546extensions not documented here):
476 547
477=over 4 548=over 4
549
550=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
551
552Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
553option B<-depth>.
554
555=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
556
557Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
558On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
559performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
560should normally be enabled.
478 561
479=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 562=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
480 563
481Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 564Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
482option B<-geometry>. 565option B<-geometry>.
496Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 579Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
497corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 580corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
498high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 581high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
499colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 582colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
5003=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5833=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
501names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 584names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
502 585
503Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 586Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
504changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 587changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
505 588
506Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 589Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
517=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 600=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
518 601
519Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 602Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
520foreground colour is the default. 603foreground colour is the default.
521 604
522=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
523
524Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
525characters.
526
527=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 605=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
528 606
529If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 607If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
530itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 608itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
609
610=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
611
612If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
613characters. If unset, use reverse video.
614
615=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
616
617If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
618foreground for highlighted characters.
531 619
532=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 620=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
533 621
534Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 622Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
535foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 623foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
542 630
543=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 631=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
544 632
545B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 633B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
546option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 634option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
547B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 635B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
548 636
549=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 637=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
550 638
551B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 639B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
552quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 640of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
641has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
642received line; option B<-j>.
643
553B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 644B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
645force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
554 646
555=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 647=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
556 648
557B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 649B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
558artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 650receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
559pixmap. 651(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
652result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
653option B<-ss>.
654
655B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
656if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
657monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
560 658
561=item B<fading:> I<number> 659=item B<fading:> I<number>
562 660
563Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 661Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
564 662
565=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 663=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
566 664
567Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 665Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
568colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 666colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
569 667
570=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 668=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
571 669
572Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 670Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
573B<-tint>.
574
575=item B<shading:> I<number>
576
577Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
578image in addition to tinting it.
579 671
580=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 672=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
581 673
582Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 674Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
583 675
589=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 681=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
590 682
591The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 683The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
592and the text. 684and the text.
593 685
594=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
595
596Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
597the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
598string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
599horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
600centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
601of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
602specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
603be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
604scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
605
606=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
607
608Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
609optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
610reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
611
612=item B<path:> I<path>
613
614Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
615menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
616B<PATH> environment variables.
617
618=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 686=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
619 687
620Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 688Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
621names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 689that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
622The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 690first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
623be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 691smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
624appended to it. option B<-fn>. 692font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
625 693
626Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 694Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
627optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 695optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
628 696
629In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 697In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
631hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 699hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
632fonts. 700fonts.
633 701
634For example, this font resource 702For example, this font resource
635 703
636 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 704 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
637 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 705 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
638 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 706 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
639 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 707 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
640 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 708 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
641 709
644it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 712it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
645wide and 15 pixels high. 713wide and 15 pixels high.
646 714
647The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 715The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
648the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 716the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
649the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 717the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
650useful supplement. 718useful supplement.
651 719
652The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 720The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
653are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 721are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
654contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 722contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
675not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 743not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
676 744
677If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 745If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
678text font will being used for the given style. 746text font will being used for the given style.
679 747
680=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 748=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
681 749
682Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 750When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
683xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 751option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
684xterm style selection. 752intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
685 753option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
686=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 754reachable.
687
688Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
689the author's favourite.
690 755
691=item B<title:> I<string> 756=item B<title:> I<string>
692 757
693Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 758Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
694specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 759specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
703=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 768=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
704 769
705B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 770B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
706de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 771de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
707 772
773=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
774
775B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
776B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
777
778@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
779
708=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 780=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
709 781
710B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 782B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
711B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 783B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
712 784
730 802
731The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. 803The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
732 804
733Example: 805Example:
734 806
735 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) 807 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
736 808
737This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents 809This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
738everytime you hit C<Print>. 810every time you hit C<Print>.
811
812=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
813
814Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
815the author's favourite.
816
817=item B<thickness:> I<number>
818
819Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
739 820
740=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 821=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
741 822
742B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 823B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
743disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 824disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
763B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 844B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
764B<+si>. 845B<+si>.
765 846
766=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 847=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
767 848
768B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 849B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
769B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 850try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
770with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>. 851B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
852new lines; option B<+sw>.
771 853
772=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 854=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
773 855
774B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 856B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
775are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 857are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
794=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 876=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
795 877
796Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 878Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
797WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 879WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
798 880
881=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
882
883Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
884drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
885this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
886option B<-sbg>.
887
799=item B<termName:> I<termname> 888=item B<termName:> I<termname>
800 889
801Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 890Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
802variable; option B<-tn>. 891variable; option B<-tn>.
803 892
804=item B<linespace:> I<number> 893=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
805 894
806Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 895Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
807the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 896the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
808 897
809=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 898=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
823 912
824=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 913=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
825 914
826B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 915B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
827option B<-bc>. 916option B<-bc>.
917
918=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
919
920B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
921option B<-uc>.
828 922
829=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 923=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
830 924
831B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 925B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
832of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 926of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
846large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 940large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
847 941
848=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 942=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
849 943
850The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 944The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
851or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 945or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
852(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 946(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
853escape sequence. 947escape sequence.
854 948
855=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 949=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
856 950
858pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 952pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
859with the B<Execute> key. 953with the B<Execute> key.
860 954
861=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 955=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
862 956
863The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 957The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
864built-in default: 958(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
865 959
960When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
961in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
962characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
963will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
964
965When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
966be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
967
866B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 968B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
867 969
868=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 970=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
869 971
870B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 972B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
871 973
876=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 978=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
877 979
878The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 980The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
879C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 981C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
880input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 982input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
881another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 983another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
882 984
883=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 985=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
884 986
885Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 987Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
886C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 988C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
891 993
892=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 994=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
893 995
894Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 996Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
895button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 997button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
896the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 998the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
897 999
898=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1000=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
899 1001
900Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1002Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
901echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1003echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
902abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1004abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
903throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1005through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
904write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1006write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
905that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1007default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
906enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1008sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
907resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1009
908enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1010You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
909requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1011B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1012locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
910 1013
911=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1014=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
912 1015
913Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1016Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
914B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1017B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
918 1021
919Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1022Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
920character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1023character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
921in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1024in the entry on B<keysym> following.
922 1025
923=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1026=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
924 1027
925Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1028Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
926 1029
927=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1030=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
928 1031
929Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1032Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
930option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1033option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
931scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1034scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
932instead scroll the screen up. 1035to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
933 1036
1037=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1038
1039Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1040will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1041it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1042user.
1043
1044=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1045
1046Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1047B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1048@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1049directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1050
934=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1051=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
935 1052
936Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1053Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
937intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1054resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
938 1055
939The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1056Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
940any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1057C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
941B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1058string than would normally result from that combination, making the
942and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1059terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
943B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1060extension might provide.
1061
1062The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1063
1064 (modifiers-)key
1065
1066Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1067B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1068B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1069B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
944 1070
945The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1071The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
946whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1072whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
947keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1073keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
948current application keymap mode state. 1074current application keymap mode state.
949 1075
950The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1076Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
951searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1077match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1078key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1079defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1080C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1081themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1082this when this is a problem.
1083
1084The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1085find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1086looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
952omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1087the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
953keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1088value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
954performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
955 1089
956I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1090As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
957C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1091escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
958C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete, 1092number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
959C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
960can start or end with whitespace.
961 1093
962Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using 1094An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
963C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can 1095of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
964use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and 1096interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
965@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing). 1097prefixed with C<string:>).
966 1098
967You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1099The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
968with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/' 1100additional prefixes:
969should be a character not used by the strings.
970 1101
971Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1102=over 4
972 1103
973 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1104=item string:STRING
974 1105
975The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1106If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1107then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1108terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1109string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
976 1110
977 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1111 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
978 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
979 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
980 1112
1113This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1114
1115=item command:STRING
1116
981If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1117If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
982is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1118is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1119the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1120in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1121most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1122
983example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1123For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
984when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1124when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
985 1125
986 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1126 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
987 1127
988Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1128The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
989will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1129the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
990no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1130font-switching at runtime:
991means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
992definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
993mappings themselves.
994 1131
995Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1132 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1133 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1134
1135Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1136info):
1137
1138 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1139 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1140
1141=item builtin:
1142
1143The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1144key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1145the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1146bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1147
996if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1148For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
997C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1149@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
998user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1150"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
999 1151
1000 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1152 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1001 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1153 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1002 1154
1003The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1155The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1004of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1156of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1005C<Shift-Insert>. 1157C<Shift-Insert>.
1006 1158
1007The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1159=item builtin-string:
1008the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1009font-switching at runtime:
1010 1160
1011 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1161This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1012 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1162have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1163difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1164application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1165action for it.
1013 1166
1014Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1167An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1015info): 1168selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1169would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1170terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1016 1171
1017 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1172 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1018 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1173 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1174
1175The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1176combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1177C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1178
1179Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1180clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1181this:
1182
1183 URxvt.keysym.C-S-c: builtin-string:
1184 URxvt.keysym.C-S-v: builtin-string:
1185
1186=item EXTENSION:STRING
1187
1188An action of this form passes the B<STRING> to the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1189extension of the same name. The extension will be loaded automatically if
1190necessary.
1191
1192Not all extensions define key actions, but popular extensions that do
1193include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1194own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1195respectively).
1196
1197From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1198@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1199keyboards:
1200
1201 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1202
1203=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1204
1205This is a deprecated way of passing key mappings to perl extensions. It is
1206still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1207
1208=back
1209
1210=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1211
1212=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1213
1214Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1215use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1216
1217Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1218them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1219by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1220example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1221C<selection>.
1222
1223The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1224C<selection-popup> and C<readline> extensions, any extensions that define
1225keybindings via C<BINDING> meta comments, extensions loaded because
1226their resources/commandline switches were used, and extensions which are
1227mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1228
1229Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1230necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1231search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1232first one found will be used.
1233
1234If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1235will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1236B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1237all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1238
1239=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1240
1241Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1242the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1243
1244=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1245
1246Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1247scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1248in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1249lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1250
1251See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1252
1253=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1254
1255Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1256details.
1257
1258=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1259
1260Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1261for details.
1262
1263=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1264
1265This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1266instead, e.g.:
1267
1268 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1269
1270=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1271
1272Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1273C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1274
1275=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1276
1277Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1278
1279=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1280
1281Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1282it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1283
1284=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1285
1286Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1287
1288=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1289
1290Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1291
1292=back
1293
1294=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1295
1296=over 4
1297
1298=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1299
1300=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1301
1302Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1303background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1304operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1305character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1306metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1307
1308=over 4
1309
1310=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1311
1312sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1313scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1314scale of 0 disables scaling.
1315
1316=item B<op=tile>
1317
1318enables tiling
1319
1320=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1321
1322maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1323
1324=item B<op=root-align>
1325
1326use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1327the image offset, simulating a root window background
1328
1329=back
1330
1331The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1332Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1333the most common setups:
1334
1335=over 4
1336
1337=item B<style=tiled>
1338
1339the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1340
1341=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1342
1343the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1344ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1345
1346=item B<style=stretched>
1347
1348the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1349
1350=item B<style=centered>
1351
1352the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1353
1354=item B<style=root-tiled>
1355
1356the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1357Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1358
1359=back
1360
1361If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1362template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1363
1364If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1365will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1366
1367=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1368
1369=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1370
1371Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1372
1373B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1374will be removed in future versions.
1375
1376=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1377
1378=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1379
1380Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1381black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1382the image unchanged.
1383
1384=item B<-sh> I<number>
1385
1386=item B<shading:> I<number>
1387
1388Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1389A value of 100 means no shading.
1390
1391=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1392
1393=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1394
1395Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1396background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1397horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1398radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1399on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1400vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1401
1402=item B<path:> I<path>
1403
1404Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1019 1405
1020=back 1406=back
1021 1407
1022=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1408=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1023 1409
1042application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> 1428application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1043(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1429(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1044up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), 1430up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1045respectively. 1431respectively.
1046 1432
1047=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1433=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1048 1434
1049The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1435The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1050I<xterm>(1). 1436to I<xterm>(1).
1051 1437
1052=over 4 1438=over 4
1053 1439
1054=item B<Selection>: 1440=item B<Selecting>:
1055 1441
1056Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region 1442Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1057and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click 1443and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1058to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1444to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1059(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1445(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1060B<tripleclickwords>. 1446B<tripleclickwords>.
1061 1447
1062Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1448Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1063(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1449(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1064one. 1450normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1451selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1452the selection.
1065 1453
1066=item B<Insertion>: 1454=item B<Pasting>:
1067 1455
1068Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1456Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1069an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1457window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1070inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1458B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1459
1460Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1461inserted too.
1462
1463rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1464<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1465binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1466CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1467CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1071 1468
1072=back 1469=back
1073 1470
1074=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1471=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1075 1472
1076Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1473Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1077supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1474supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1078 1475
1079You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1476You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1080therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1081 1477
1082 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1478 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1479
1480You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1481
1482 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1483 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1083 1484
1084rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1485rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1085 1486
1086=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1487=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1087 1488
1088ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1489ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1089and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1490and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1090first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1491first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1091C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1492C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1092with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1493with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1093 1494
1094=over 4 1495=over 4
1095 1496
1115This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1516This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1116your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1517your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1117 1518
1118Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1519Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1119them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1520them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1120invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1521invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1121keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1522keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1122released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1523released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1123C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1524C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1124reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1525reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1125 1526
1153B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1554B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1154it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1555it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1155allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1556allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1156on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1557on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1157 1558
1158=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1559=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1159 1560
1160In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1561In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1161B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1562B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1162high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1563high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1163colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1564240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1565cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1566
1567Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1164 1568
1165=begin table 1569=begin table
1166 1570
1167 B<color0> (black) = Black 1571 B<color0> (black) = Black
1168 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1572 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1188It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1592It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1189B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1593B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1190a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1594a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1191color0-color15. 1595color0-color15.
1192 1596
1597The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1598values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1599
1600The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1601
1602 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1603 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1604
1605The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1606steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1607the RGB cube.
1608
1609Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1610colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1611rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1612
1613Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1614number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1615
1193Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1616Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1194always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1617always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1195I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1618I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1196been specified. For example, 1619been specified. For example,
1197 1620
1621 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1622
1623would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1624White.
1625
1626=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1627
1628If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1629their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1630
1631You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1632brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1633(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1634transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1635half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1636is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1637all ways to specify a colour.
1638
1639For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1640C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1641specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1642(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1643while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1644earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1645C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1646
1647You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1648alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1649layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1650rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1651
1652For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1653background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1654
1655 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1656
1657When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1658alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1659transparency of course).
1660
1661When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1662colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1663background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1664other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1665image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1666fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1667
1668Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1669in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1670extension.
1671
1672=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1673
1674B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1675
1198=over 4 1676=over 4
1199 1677
1200=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1201
1202would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1203on White.
1204
1205=back
1206
1207=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1208
1209B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1210
1211=over 4
1212
1213=item B<TERM> 1678=item B<TERM>
1214 1679
1215Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via 1680Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1216resources or on the commandline. 1681resources or on the command line.
1217 1682
1218=item B<COLORTERM> 1683=item B<COLORTERM>
1219 1684
1220Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1685Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1221compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1686compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1222C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1687extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1688screen.
1223 1689
1224=item B<COLORFGBG> 1690=item B<COLORFGBG>
1225 1691
1226Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1692Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1227the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1693the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1228C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1694C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1229used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1695used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1230string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1696string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1231was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1697was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1232(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1698and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1233 1699
1234=item B<WINDOWID> 1700=item B<WINDOWID>
1235 1701
1236Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1702Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1237window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1703window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1243C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1709C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1244 1710
1245=item B<DISPLAY> 1711=item B<DISPLAY>
1246 1712
1247Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1713Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1248display in it's child processes. 1714display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1715defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1249 1716
1250=item B<SHELL> 1717=item B<SHELL>
1251 1718
1252The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1719The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1253 1720
1254=item B<RXVTPATH>
1255
1256The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1257files.
1258
1259=item B<PATH>
1260
1261Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1262
1263=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1721=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1264 1722
1265The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1723The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1266@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1724@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1267 1725
1268Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1726Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1727
1728=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1729
1730Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1731searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1732directory.
1733
1734=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1735
1736See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1269 1737
1270=item B<HOME> 1738=item B<HOME>
1271 1739
1272Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1740Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1273daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1741daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1274C<.Xdefaults>) 1742C<.Xdefaults>)
1275 1743
1276=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1744=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1277 1745
1278Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1746Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1279 1747
1280=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1748=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1281 1749
1282If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1750If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1283@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1751@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1288 1756
1289=over 4 1757=over 4
1290 1758
1291=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1759=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1292 1760
1293Color names. 1761Colour names.
1294 1762
1295=back 1763=back
1296 1764
1297=head1 SEE ALSO 1765=head1 SEE ALSO
1298 1766
1767@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1299@@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) 1768@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1300 1769
1301=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1770=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1302 1771
1303=over 4 1772=over 4
1304 1773
1305=item Project Coordinator 1774=item Project Coordinator
1306 1775
1307Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1776Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1308 1777
1309L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> 1778L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1310 1779
1311=back 1780=back
1312 1781
1313=head1 AUTHORS 1782=head1 AUTHORS
1314 1783
1316 1785
1317=item John Bovey 1786=item John Bovey
1318 1787
1319University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1788University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1320 1789
1321=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1790=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1322 1791
1323very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1792very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1324 1793
1325=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1794=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1326 1795
1327wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1796wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1328 1797
1329=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1798=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1330 1799
1331Wrote the menu system. 1800Wrote the menu system.
1332 1801
1333Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1802Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1334 1803
1335=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1804=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1336 1805
1337Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1806Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1338 1807
1339=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1808=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1340 1809
1341Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1810Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1811
1342(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1812Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1343 1813
1344=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1814=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1345 1815
1346Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1816Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1347character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1817extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1348compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1349 1818
1350Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1819Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1351 1820
1821=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1822
1823pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1824
1352=back 1825=back
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