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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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81	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1	84	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
82	Orange'.	85	Orange'.
83		86
84	The following options are available:	87	The following options are available:
85		88
86	=over 4	89	=over
87		90
88	=item B<-help>, B<--help>	91	=item B<-help>, B<--help>
89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		118
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		120
107	=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
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114		128
115	=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>	129	=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
116		130
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		132
119	=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>	133	=item B<-fps> I<number>
120		134
121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	135	Compile I<frills>: Set the refresh interval (in frames per second or
122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	136	negative seconds); resource B<refreshRate>.
123
124	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
125	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7
126	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
127		137
128	=item B<-fade> I<number>	138	=item B<-fade> I<number>
129		139
130	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	140	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
131	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	141	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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134	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	144	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
135		145
136	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	146	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
137	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	147	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
138		148
139	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	149	=item B<-icon> I<file>
140		150
141	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	151	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
142	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	152	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
143	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	153	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
144	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
145	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
146	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
147	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
148	I<tintColor>. Example:
149
150	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
151
152	=item B<-sh> I<number>
153
154	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
155	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
156	resource I<shading>.
157
158	=item B<-blt> I<string>
159
160	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
161	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
162	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
163	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
164	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
165	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
166	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.
167
168	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
169
170	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
171	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
172	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
173	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
174	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128; resource I<blurRadius>.
175		154
176	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	155	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
177		156
178	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	157	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
179		158
180	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	159	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
181		160
182	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	161	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
183
184	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
185
186	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
187	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
188	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
189	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
190		162
191	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	163	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
192		164
193	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	165	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
194		166
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239	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	211	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
240	for details.	212	for details.
241		213
242	=item B<-is>|B<+is>	214	=item B<-is>|B<+is>
243		215
244	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	216	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
245	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	217	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
246	details.	218	details.
247		219
248	=item B<-name> I<name>	220	=item B<-name> I<name>
249		221
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253		225
254	=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>	226	=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
255		227
256	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	228	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
257		229
		230	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		231
		232	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		233
258	=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>	234	=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
259		235
260	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	236	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
261	B<utmpInhibit>.	237	B<utmpInhibit>.
262		238
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266	B<visualBell>.	242	B<visualBell>.
267		243
268	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>	244	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
269		245
270	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	246	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
		247
		248	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
		249
		250	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		251
		252	=item B<-st>|B<+st>
		253
		254	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		255	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		256
272	=item B<-si>|B<+si>	257	=item B<-si>|B<+si>
273		258
274	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	259	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
275	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	260	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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282	=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>	267	=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
283		268
284	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	269	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
285	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	270	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
286	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	271	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
287
288	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
289
290	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
291
292	=item B<-st>|B<+st>
293
294	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
295	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
296		272
297	=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>	273	=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
298		274
299	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	275	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
300	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	276	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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304		280
305	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>	281	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
306		282
307	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	283	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
308		284
		285	=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
		286
		287	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		288
309	=item B<-iconic>	289	=item B<-iconic>
310		290
311	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	291	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
312	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	292	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
313		293
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329		309
330	=item B<-bl>	310	=item B<-bl>
331		311
332	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	312	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
333	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	313	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
334	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	314	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		315	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
335		316
336	=item B<-override-redirect>	317	=item B<-override-redirect>
337		318
338	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	319	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
339	B<override-redirect>.	320	B<override-redirect>.
		321
		322	=item B<-dockapp>
		323
		324	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		325	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
340		326
341	=item B<-sbg>	327	=item B<-sbg>
342		328
343	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	329	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
344	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	330	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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347		333
348	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	334	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
349		335
350	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	336	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
351	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	337	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
352	B<linespace>.	338	B<lineSpace>.
		339
		340	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		341
		342	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		343	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		344	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		345	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
353		346
354	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	347	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
355		348
356	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	349	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
357	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	350	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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392	=item B<-pt> I<style>	385	=item B<-pt> I<style>
393		386
394	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	387	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
395	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	388	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
396		389
		390	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		391	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
		392
397	=item B<-im> I<text>	393	=item B<-im> I<text>
398		394
399	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	395	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
400		396
401	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	397	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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412		408
413	=item B<-tcw>	409	=item B<-tcw>
414		410
415	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	411	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
416	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	412	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
417	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	413	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
418	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	414	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
		415
		416	=item B<-dpb>|B<+dpb>
		417
		418	Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
		419	sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
		420	to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
		421	abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
		422	enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
		423	sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
		424	ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
419		425
420	=item B<-insecure>	426	=item B<-insecure>
421		427
422	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	428	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
423	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	429	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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436		442
437	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>	443	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
438		444
439	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	445	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
440	B<secondaryScroll>.	446	B<secondaryScroll>.
		447
		448	=item B<-rm> I<mode>
		449
		450	Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
		451	to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
		452	modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
		453	is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
		454	B<rewrapMode>.
441		455
442	=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>	456	=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
443		457
444	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	458	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
445	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	459	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
446	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	460	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
447	user; resource B<hold>.	461	user; resource B<hold>.
		462
		463	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		464
		465	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		466	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		467	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		468
		469	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		470
		471	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		472	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		473	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		474
		475	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		476	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		477	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		478	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		479	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		480	programs.
448		481
449	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	482	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
450		483
451	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	484	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
452		485
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487	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	520	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
488	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	521	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
489	yourself if you want that.	522	yourself if you want that.
490		523
491	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	524	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
492	pty/tty operations.	525	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		526	perl extension that manages the terminal.
493		527
494	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	528	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
495	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	529	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
496		530
497	use IO::Pty;	531	use IO::Pty;
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504		538
505	# now communicate with rxvt	539	# now communicate with rxvt
506	my $slave = $pty->slave;	540	my $slave = $pty->slave;
507	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	541	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
508		542
		543	Note that, despite what the name might imply, the file descriptor does not
		544	need to be a pty, it can be a bi-directional pipe as well (e.g. a unix
		545	domain or tcp socket). While tty operations cannot be done in this case,
		546	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can still be remote controlled with it:
		547
		548	use Socket;
		549	use Fcntl;
		550
		551	socketpair my $URXVT, my $slave, Socket::AF_UNIX, Socket::SOCK_STREAM, Socket::PF_UNSPEC;
		552	fcntl $slave, Fcntl::F_SETFD, 0;
		553	system "exec @@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $slave) . " &";
		554	close $slave;
		555
		556	syswrite $URXVT, "Type a secret password: ";
		557	my $secret = do { local $/ = "\r"; <$URXVT> };
		558	print "Not so secret anymore: $secret\n";
		559
509	=item B<-pe> I<string>	560	=item B<-pe> I<string>
510		561
511	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	562	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
512	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	563	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
513		564
514	=back	565	=back
515		566
516	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	567	=head1 RESOURCES
517		568
518	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	569	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
519	options) compiled into your version.	570	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		571	long-options.
520		572
521	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	573	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
522	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	574	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
523	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	575	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
524	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	576	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
525		577
526	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
527	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	578	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		579	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
528	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	580	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
529	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	581	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
530	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	582	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		583	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
531		584
532	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	585	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
533	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	586	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
534	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	587	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
535	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	588	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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538	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource	591	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
539	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to	592	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
540	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	593	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
541	extensions not documented here):	594	extensions not documented here):
542		595
543	=over 4	596	=over
544		597
545	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	598	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
546		599
547	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	600	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
548	option B<-depth>.	601	option B<-depth>.
		602
		603	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		604
		605	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		606	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		607	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		608	should normally be enabled.
549		609
550	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	610	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
551		611
552	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	612	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
553	option B<-geometry>.	613	option B<-geometry>.
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567	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	627	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
568	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	628	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
569	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	629	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
570	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	630	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
571	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	631	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
572	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	632	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
573		633
574	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	634	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
575	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	635	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
576		636
577	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	637	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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588	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	648	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
589		649
590	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	650	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
591	foreground colour is the default.	651	foreground colour is the default.
592		652
593	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
594
595	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
596	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
597
598	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
599		654
600	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	655	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
601	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	656	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		657
		658	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		659
		660	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		661	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		662
		663	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		664
		665	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		666	foreground for highlighted characters.
602		667
603	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	668	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
604		669
605	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	670	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
606	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	671	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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613		678
614	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	679	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
615		680
616	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	681	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
617	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	682	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
618	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	683	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
619		684
620	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	685	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
621		686
622	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	687	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
623	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	688	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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637		702
638	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	703	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
639	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	704	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
640	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	705	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
641		706
642	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	707	=item B<refreshRate:> I<number>
643		708
644	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	709	Compile I<frills>: When positive, sets the maximum refreshes per second
645	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	710	(the default is C<60>). When zero or negative, sets the minimum interval
646	pixmap.	711	between refreshes, negated. That is, positive numbers limit the number
647		712	of refreshes per second to that number, similar to a fps limiter in
648	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	713	games. Zero or negative numbers get negated and directly set the minimum
649	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	714	interval between refreshs, that is, C<10> and C<-0.1> both specify the
		715	same refresh interval (likewise C<50> and C<0.02>). Fractional values are
		716	supported; option B<-fps>.
650		717
651	=item B<fading:> I<number>	718	=item B<fading:> I<number>
652		719
653	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	720	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
654		721
655	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	722	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
656		723
657	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	724	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
658	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	725	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
659		726
660	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	727	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
661		728
662	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	729	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
663	B<-tint>.
664
665	=item B<shading:> I<number>
666
667	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
668	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
669
670	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
671
672	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
673
674	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
675
676	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
677	background image; option B<-blr>.
678		730
679	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	731	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
680		732
681	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	733	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
682		734
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687		739
688	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	740	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
689		741
690	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	742	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
691	and the text.	743	and the text.
692
693	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
694
695	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
696	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
697	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
698	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
699	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
700	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
701	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
702	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
703	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
704	automatically scaled to match window size.
705	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
706	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
707	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
708	[default 0x0+50+50]
709
710	=item B<path:> I<path>
711
712	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.
713		744
714	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	745	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
715		746
716	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	747	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
717	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	748	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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740	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	771	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
741	wide and 15 pixels high.	772	wide and 15 pixels high.
742		773
743	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	774	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
744	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	775	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
745	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	776	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
746	useful supplement.	777	useful supplement.
747		778
748	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	779	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
749	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	780	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
750	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	781	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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774	text font will being used for the given style.	805	text font will being used for the given style.
775		806
776	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	807	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
777		808
778	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	809	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
779	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	810	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
780	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	811	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
781	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	812	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
782	reachable.	813	reachable.
783		814
784	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
785
786	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
787	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
788	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
789	selection code is in use.
790
791	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
792
793	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
794	the author's favourite.
795
796	=item B<title:> I<string>	815	=item B<title:> I<string>
797		816
798	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	817	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
799	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	818	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
800	name; option B<-title>.	819	name; option B<-title>.
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813	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	832	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
814		833
815	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	834	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
816	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	835	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
817		836
		837	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		838
818	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	839	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
819		840
820	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	841	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
821	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	842	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
822		843
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824		845
825	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	846	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
826	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	847	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
827	[default]; option B<+ls>.	848	[default]; option B<+ls>.
828		849
		850	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		851
		852	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		853	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		854
829	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	855	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
830		856
831	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	857	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
832	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	858	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
833	[default]; option B<+ut>.	859	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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845	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	871	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
846		872
847	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	873	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
848	every time you hit C<Print>.	874	every time you hit C<Print>.
849		875
		876	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		877
		878	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		879	the author's favourite.
		880
		881	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		882
		883	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		884
850	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	885	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
851		886
852	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	887	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
853	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	888	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
854		889
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873	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	908	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
874	B<+si>.	909	B<+si>.
875		910
876	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	911	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
877		912
878	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	913	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
879	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	914	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
880	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	915	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		916	new lines; option B<+sw>.
881		917
882	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	918	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
883		919
884	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	920	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
885	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	921	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
886	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to	922	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
887	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	923	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
888		924
889	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	925	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
890		926
891	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	927	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
892	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
893		928
894	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	929	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
895		930
896	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	931	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
897	option B<-b>.	932	option B<-b>.
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916	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	951	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
917		952
918	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	953	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
919	variable; option B<-tn>.	954	variable; option B<-tn>.
920		955
921	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	956	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
922		957
923	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	958	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
924	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	959	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
925		960
926	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	961	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
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940		975
941	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	976	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
942		977
943	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	978	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
944	option B<-bc>.	979	option B<-bc>.
		980
		981	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		982
		983	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		984	option B<-uc>.
945		985
946	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	986	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
947		987
948	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	988	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
949	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	989	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
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955		995
956	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	996	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
957		997
958	Mouse pointer background colour.	998	Mouse pointer background colour.
959		999
		1000	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		1001
		1002	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		1003	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		1004	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		1005
960	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	1006	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
961		1007
962	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	1008	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
963	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1009	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
964		1010
965	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1011	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
966		1012
967	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1013	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
968	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1014	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
969	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1015	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
970	escape sequence.	1016	escape sequence.
971		1017
972	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1018	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
973		1019
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986	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1032	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
987		1033
988	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1034	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
989	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1035	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
990		1036
991	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >>	1037	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
992		1038
993	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1039	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
994		1040
995	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1041	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
996		1042
997	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	1043	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
998		1044
999	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	1045	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1000		1046
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1018		1064
1019	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1065	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1020	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	1066	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1021	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.	1067	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1022		1068
		1069	=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
		1070
		1071	Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
		1072
1023	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1073	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1024		1074
1025	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1075	Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1026	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1076	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1027	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	1077	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1028	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through	1078	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1029	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by	1079	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1030	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1080	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
…		…
1048		1098
1049	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>	1099	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1050		1100
1051	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1101	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1052		1102
		1103	=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
		1104
		1105	Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
		1106	(default), B<always> or B<never>.
		1107
1053	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1108	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1054		1109
1055	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1110	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1056	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1111	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1057	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1112	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1058	instead scroll the screen up.	1113	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1059		1114
1060	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1115	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1061		1116
1062	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1117	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1063	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1118	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1064	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1119	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1065	user.	1120	user.
1066		1121
		1122	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1123
		1124	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1125	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1126	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1127	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1128
1067	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1129	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1068		1130
1069	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1131	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1070	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1132	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1071		1133
1072	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1134	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1073	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1135	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1074	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1136	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1075	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1137	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1076	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1138	extension might provide.
		1139
		1140	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1141
		1142	(modifiers-)key
		1143
		1144	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1145	abbreviated modifier names:
		1146
		1147	=begin table
		1148
		1149	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1150	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1151	B<Control> B<C>
		1152	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1153	B<Shift> B<S>
		1154	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1155	B<Lock> B<L>
		1156	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1157	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1158	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1159	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1160	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1161
		1162	=end table
1077		1163
1078	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1164	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1079	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1165	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1080	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1166	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1081	current application keymap mode state.	1167	current application keymap mode state.
1082		1168
1083	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1169	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1084	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1170	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1171	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1172	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1173	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1174	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1175	this when this is a problem.
		1176
		1177	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1178	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1179	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1085	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1180	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1086	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1181	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1087	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1088		1182
1089	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1183	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1090	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1184	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1091	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1185	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1092	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1093	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1094	be removed>.
1095		1186
1096	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as	1187	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1097	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of	1188	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1098	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own	1189	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1099	processing).	1190	prefixed with C<string:>).
1100		1191
1101	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1192	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1102	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1193	additional prefixes:
		1194
		1195	=over
		1196
		1197	=item string:STRING
		1198
		1199	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1200	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1201	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1202	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1203
		1204	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1205
		1206	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1207
		1208	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1209	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1210	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1103	should be a character not used by the strings.	1211	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1104		1212
1105	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1213	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1106		1214
1107	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>	1215	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1108		1216
1109	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1217	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1110		1218
1111	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1219	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1112	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1220	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1113	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1221	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1114		1222
		1223	=item command:STRING
		1224
1115	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1225	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1116	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1226	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1227	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1228	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1229	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1230
1117	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1231	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1118	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1232	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1119		1233
1120	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1234	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1121		1235
1122	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1236	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1123	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1237	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1124	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1238	font-switching at runtime:
1125	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1126		1239
1127	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1240	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1241	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1128		1242
1129	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1243	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1130	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1244	info):
1131	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1132	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1133	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1134	mappings themselves.
1135		1245
1136	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1246	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1247	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1248
		1249	=item builtin:
		1250
		1251	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1252	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1253	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1254	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1255
1137	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1256	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1138	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1257	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1139	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1258	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1140		1259
1141	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1260	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1142	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1261	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1143		1262
1144	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1263	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1145	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1264	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1146	C<Shift-Insert>.	1265	C<Shift-Insert>.
1147		1266
1148	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1267	=item builtin-string:
1149	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1150	font-switching at runtime:
1151		1268
1152	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1269	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1153	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1270	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1271	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1272	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1273	action for it.
1154		1274
1155	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1275	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1156	info):	1276	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1277	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1278	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1157		1279
1158	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1280	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1159	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1281	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1282
		1283	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1284	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1285	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1286
		1287	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1288	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1289	this:
		1290
		1291	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1292	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1293
		1294	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1295
		1296	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1297	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1298	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1299
		1300	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1301	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1302	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1303	respectively).
		1304
		1305	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1306	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1307	keyboards:
		1308
		1309	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1310
		1311	=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
		1312
		1313	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1314	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1315
		1316	=back
1160		1317
1161	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1318	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1162		1319
1163	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1320	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1164		1321
1165	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to	1322	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1166	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1323	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1167		1324
1168	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1325	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to remove them again, in
1169	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1326	case they had been specified earlier. This can be useful to selectively
1170	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1327	disable some extensions loaded by default, or specified via the
1171	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1328	C<perl-ext-common> resource. For example, C<default,-selection> will use
1172	C<selection>.	1329	all the default extensions except C<selection>.
1173		1330
1174	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1331	To prohibit autoloading of extensions, you can prefix them with C</>,
1175	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1332	which will make urxvt refuse to automatically load them (this can be
1176	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1333	overridden, however, by specifying the extension name again without a
1177	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1334	prefix, though). This does not prohibit extensions themselves loading
1178	the extension.	1335	other extensions. For example, C<default,/background> will keep the
		1336	C<background> extension from being loaded when a background OSC sequence
		1337	is received.
		1338
		1339	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
		1340	C<selection-popup>, C<readline>, C<searchable-scrollback> and
		1341	C<confirm-paste> extensions, as well as any extensions which are mentioned
		1342	in B<keysym> resources.
		1343
		1344	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1345	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1179		1346
1180	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1347	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1181	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1348	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1349	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1350	first one found will be used.
1182		1351
1183	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1352	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1184	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1353	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1185	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1354	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1186	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1355	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1187		1356
1188	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1357	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1189		1358
1190	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1359	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1191	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1360	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1192	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1193		1361
1194	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1362	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1195		1363
1196	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1364	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1197	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1365	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1198	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1366	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1199	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1367	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1200	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1201		1368
1202	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1369	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1203		1370
1204	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1371	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1205		1372
…		…
1209	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1376	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1210		1377
1211	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1378	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1212	for details.	1379	for details.
1213		1380
1214	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1381	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1215		1382
1216	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1383	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1217	(default: C<M-s>).	1384	instead, e.g.:
1218		1385
		1386	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1387
1219	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1388	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1220		1389
1221	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1390	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1222	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1391	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1223		1392
1224	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1393	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1227		1396
1228	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1397	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1229		1398
1230	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1399	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1231	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1400	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1401
		1402	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1403
		1404	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1232		1405
1233	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1406	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1234		1407
1235	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1408	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1236		1409
…		…
1264	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT	1437	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1265		1438
1266	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar	1439	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1267	to I<xterm>(1).	1440	to I<xterm>(1).
1268		1441
1269	=over 4	1442	=over
1270		1443
1271	=item B<Selecting>:	1444	=item B<Selecting>:
1272		1445
1273	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1446	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1274	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1447	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
…		…
1289	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1462	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1290		1463
1291	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1464	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1292	inserted too.	1465	inserted too.
1293		1466
		1467	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1468	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1469	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1470	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1471	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
		1472
1294	=back	1473	=back
1295		1474
1296	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1475	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1297		1476
1298	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1477	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
…		…
1315	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1494	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1316	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1495	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1317	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1496	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1318	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1497	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1319		1498
1320	=over 4	1499	=over
1321		1500
1322	=item * 5.1: Basic method	1501	=item * 5.1: Basic method
1323		1502
1324	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.	1503	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1325		1504
…		…
1379	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1558	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1380	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1559	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1381	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1560	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1382	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1561	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1383		1562
1384	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1563	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1385		1564
1386	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1565	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1387	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1566	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1388	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1567	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1389	colours with their names.	1568	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1569	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1570
		1571	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1572	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1573	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1574	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1575	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1576	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1577	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1578	scenarios.
		1579
		1580	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1390		1581
1391	=begin table	1582	=begin table
1392		1583
1393	B<color0> (black) = Black	1584	B<color0> (black) = Black
1394	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1585	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1414	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1605	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1415	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1606	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1416	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1607	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1417	color0-color15.	1608	color0-color15.
1418		1609
1419	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1610	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1420	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1611	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1421	consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1422	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1423		1612
		1613	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1614
		1615	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1616	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1617
		1618	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1619	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1620	the RGB cube.
		1621
1424	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1622	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1425	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1623	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1426	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1624	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1625
		1626	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1627	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1427		1628
1428	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1629	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1429	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1630	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1430	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1631	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1431	been specified. For example,	1632	been specified. For example,
1432		1633
1433	=over 4
1434
1435	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1634	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1436		1635
1437	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1636	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1438	on White.	1637	White.
1439
1440	=back
1441		1638
1442	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1639	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1443		1640
1444	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1641	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1445	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1642	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1446	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1643
1447	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1644	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1645	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1646	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1647	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1648	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1649	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1650	all ways to specify a colour.
		1651
		1652	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1653	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1654	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1448	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1655	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1449	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1656	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1450	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1657	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1451	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1658	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1452	opaque.
1453		1659
1454	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1660	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1455	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1661	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1456	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1662	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1663	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1457		1664
1458	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1665	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1459	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1666	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1460		1667
1461	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1668	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1462		1669
1463	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1670	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1464	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1671	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1672	transparency of course).
		1673
		1674	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1675	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1676	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1677	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1678	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1679	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1680
		1681	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1682	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1683	extension.
1465		1684
1466	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1685	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1467		1686
1468	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1687	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1469		1688
1470	=over 4	1689	=over
1471		1690
1472	=item B<TERM>	1691	=item B<TERM>
1473		1692
1474	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1693	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1475	resources or on the command line.	1694	resources or on the command line.
1476		1695
1477	=item B<COLORTERM>	1696	=item B<COLORTERM>
1478		1697
1479	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1698	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1480	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1699	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1481	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1700	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1701	screen.
1482		1702
1483	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1703	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1484		1704
1485	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1705	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1486	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1706	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1487	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1707	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1488	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1708	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1489	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1709	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1490	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1710	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1491	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1711	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1492		1712
1493	=item B<WINDOWID>	1713	=item B<WINDOWID>
1494		1714
1495	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1715	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1496	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1716	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1502	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1722	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1503		1723
1504	=item B<DISPLAY>	1724	=item B<DISPLAY>
1505		1725
1506	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1726	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1507	display in its child processes.	1727	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1728	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1508		1729
1509	=item B<SHELL>	1730	=item B<SHELL>
1510		1731
1511	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1732	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1512		1733
1513	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1734	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1514		1735
1515	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1736	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1516	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1737	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1517		1738
1518	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1739	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1740
		1741	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1742
		1743	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1744	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1745	directory.
		1746
		1747	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1748
		1749	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1519		1750
1520	=item B<HOME>	1751	=item B<HOME>
1521		1752
1522	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1753	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1523	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1754	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1524	C<.Xdefaults>)	1755	C<.Xdefaults>)
1525		1756
1526	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1757	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1527		1758
1528	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1759	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1529		1760
1530	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1761	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1531		1762
1532	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1763	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1764	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1534		1765
1535	=back	1766	=back
1536		1767
1537	=head1 FILES	1768	=head1 FILES
1538		1769
1539	=over 4	1770	=over
1540		1771
1541	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1772	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1542		1773
1543	Color names.	1774	Colour names.
1544		1775
1545	=back	1776	=back
1546		1777
1547	=head1 SEE ALSO	1778	=head1 SEE ALSO
1548		1779
		1780	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1549	@@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)	1781	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1550		1782
1551	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1783	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1552		1784
1553	=over 4	1785	=over
1554		1786
1555	=item Project Coordinator	1787	=item Project Coordinator
1556		1788
1557	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1789	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1558		1790
1559	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1791	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1560		1792
1561	=back	1793	=back
1562		1794
1563	=head1 AUTHORS	1795	=head1 AUTHORS
1564		1796
1565	=over 4	1797	=over
1566		1798
1567	=item John Bovey	1799	=item John Bovey
1568		1800
1569	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1801	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1570		1802
1571	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1803	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1572		1804
1573	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1805	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1574		1806
1575	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1807	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1576		1808
1577	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1809	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1578		1810
1579	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1811	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1580		1812
1581	Wrote the menu system.	1813	Wrote the menu system.
1582		1814
1583	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1815	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1584		1816
1585	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1817	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1586		1818
1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1819	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1588		1820
1589	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1821	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1590		1822
1591	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1823	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1592		1824
1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1825	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1594		1826
1595	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1827	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1596		1828
1597	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1829	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1598	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1830	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1599		1831
1600	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1832	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1601		1833
1602	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1834	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1603		1835
1604	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1836	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1605		1837
1606	=back	1838	=back
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