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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. 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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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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113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.	127	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
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
119	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120
121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
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		132
128	=item B<-fade> I<number>	133	=item B<-fade> I<number>
129		134
130	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	135	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	136	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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134	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	139	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
135		140
136	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	141	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
137	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	142	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
138		143
139	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	144	=item B<-icon> I<file>
140		145
141	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	146	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	147	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	148	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		149
176	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	150	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
177		151
178	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	152	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
179		153
180	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	154	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
181		155
182	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	156	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		157
191	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	158	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
192		159
193	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	160	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
194		161
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239	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	206	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
240	for details.	207	for details.
241		208
242	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	209	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
243		210
244	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	211	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
245	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	212	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
246	details.	213	details.
247		214
248	=item B<-name> I<name>	215	=item B<-name> I<name>
249		216
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253		220
254	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	221	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
255		222
256	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	223	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
257		224
		225	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		226
		227	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		228
258	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	229	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
259		230
260	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	231	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
261	B<utmpInhibit>.	232	B<utmpInhibit>.
262		233
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266	B<visualBell>.	237	B<visualBell>.
267		238
268	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	239	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
269		240
270	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	241	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
		242
		243	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		244
		245	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		246
		247	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		248
		249	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		250	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		251
272	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	252	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
273		253
274	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	254	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
275	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	255	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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282	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	262	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
283		263
284	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	264	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
285	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	265	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
286	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	266	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		267
297	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	268	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
298		269
299	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	270	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
300	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	271	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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304		275
305	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	276	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
306		277
307	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	278	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
308		279
		280	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		281
		282	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		283
309	=item B<-iconic>	284	=item B<-iconic>
310		285
311	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
312	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
313		288
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329		304
330	=item B<-bl>	305	=item B<-bl>
331		306
332	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	307	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	308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
334	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		310	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
335		311
336	=item B<-override-redirect>	312	=item B<-override-redirect>
337		313
338	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	314	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
339	B<override-redirect>.	315	B<override-redirect>.
		316
		317	=item B<-dockapp>
		318
		319	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		320	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
340		321
341	=item B<-sbg>	322	=item B<-sbg>
342		323
343	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	324	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	325	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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348	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	329	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
349		330
350	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	331	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
351	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	332	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
352	B<lineSpace>.	333	B<lineSpace>.
		334
		335	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		338	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		339	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		340	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
353		341
354	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	342	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
355		343
356	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	344	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	345	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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392	=item B<-pt> I<style>	380	=item B<-pt> I<style>
393		381
394	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	382	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
395	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	383	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
396		384
		385	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		386	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
		387
397	=item B<-im> I<text>	388	=item B<-im> I<text>
398		389
399	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	390	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
400		391
401	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	392	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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412		403
413	=item B<-tcw>	404	=item B<-tcw>
414		405
415	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	406	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
416	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	407	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	408	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
418	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	409	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
		410
		411	=item B<-dpb>\|B<+dpb>
		412
		413	Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
		414	sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
		415	to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
		416	abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
		417	enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
		418	sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
		419	ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
419		420
420	=item B<-insecure>	421	=item B<-insecure>
421		422
422	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	423	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
423	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	424	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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436		437
437	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>	438	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>
438		439
439	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	440	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
440	B<secondaryScroll>.	441	B<secondaryScroll>.
		442
		443	=item B<-rm> I<mode>
		444
		445	Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
		446	to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
		447	modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
		448	is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
		449	B<rewrapMode>.
441		450
442	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>	451	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>
443		452
444	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	453	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
445	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	454	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	455	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
447	user; resource B<hold>.	456	user; resource B<hold>.
		457
		458	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		459
		460	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		461	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		462	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		463
		464	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		465
		466	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		467	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		468	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		469
		470	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		471	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		472	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		473	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		474	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		475	programs.
448		476
449	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	477	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
450		478
451	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	479	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
452		480
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487	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	515	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	516	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
489	yourself if you want that.	517	yourself if you want that.
490		518
491	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	519	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
492	pty/tty operations.	520	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		521	perl extension that manages the terminal.
493		522
494	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	523	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
495	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	524	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
496		525
497	use IO::Pty;	526	use IO::Pty;
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511	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	540	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.	541	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
513		542
514	=back	543	=back
515		544
516	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	545	=head1 RESOURCES
517		546
518	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	547	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
519	options) compiled into your version.	548	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		549	long-options.
520		550
521	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	551	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	552	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
523	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	553	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
524	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	554	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
525		555
526	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
527	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	556	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		557	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
528	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	558	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
529	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	559	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
530	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	560	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		561	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
531		562
532	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	563	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	564	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	565	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	566	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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545	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	576	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
546		577
547	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	578	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
548	option B<-depth>.	579	option B<-depth>.
549		580
		581	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		582
		583	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		584	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		585	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		586	should normally be enabled.
		587
550	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	588	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
551		589
552	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	590	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
553	option B<-geometry>.	591	option B<-geometry>.
554		592
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567	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	605	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	606	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
569	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	607	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
570	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	608	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	609	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.	610	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
573		611
574	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	612	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
575	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	613	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
576		614
577	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	615	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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588	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	626	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
589		627
590	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	628	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
591	foreground colour is the default.	629	foreground colour is the default.
592		630
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>	631	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
599		632
600	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	633	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
601	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	634	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		635
		636	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		637
		638	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		639	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		640
		641	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		642
		643	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		644	foreground for highlighted characters.
602		645
603	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	646	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
604		647
605	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	648	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
606	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	649	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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613		656
614	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	657	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
615		658
616	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	659	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
617	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	660	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
618	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	661	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
619		662
620	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	663	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
621		664
622	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	665	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	666	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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637		680
638	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	681	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	682	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
640	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	683	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
641		684
642	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
643
644	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
645	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
646	pixmap.
647
648	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
649	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
650
651	=item B<fading:> I<number>	685	=item B<fading:> I<number>
652		686
653	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	687	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
654		688
655	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	689	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
656		690
657	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	691	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
658	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	692	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
659		693
660	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	694	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
661		695
662	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	696	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		697
679	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	698	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
680		699
681	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	700	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
682		701
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687		706
688	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	707	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
689		708
690	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	709	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
691	and the text.	710	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		711
714	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	712	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
715		713
716	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	714	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	715	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	738	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
741	wide and 15 pixels high.	739	wide and 15 pixels high.
742		740
743	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	741	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	742	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	743	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
746	useful supplement.	744	useful supplement.
747		745
748	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	746	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	747	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.	748	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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774	text font will being used for the given style.	772	text font will being used for the given style.
775		773
776	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	774	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
777		775
778	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	776	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	777	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
780	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	778	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
781	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	779	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
782	reachable.	780	reachable.
783		781
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>	782	=item B<title:> I<string>
797		783
798	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	784	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
799	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	785	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
800	name; option B<-title>.	786	name; option B<-title>.
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813	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	799	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
814		800
815	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	801	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].	802	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
817		803
		804	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		805
818	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	806	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
819		807
820	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	808	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
821	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	809	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
822		810
…		…
824		812
825	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	813	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	814	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
827	[default]; option B<+ls>.	815	[default]; option B<+ls>.
828		816
		817	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		818
		819	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		820	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		821
829	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	822	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
830		823
831	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	824	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>	825	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
833	[default]; option B<+ut>.	826	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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845	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	838	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
846		839
847	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	840	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
848	every time you hit C<Print>.	841	every time you hit C<Print>.
849		842
		843	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		844
		845	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		846	the author's favourite.
		847
		848	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		849
		850	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		851
850	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	852	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
851		853
852	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	854	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
853	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	855	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
854		856
…		…
873	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	875	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
874	B<+si>.	876	B<+si>.
875		877
876	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
877		879
878	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	880	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	881	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
880	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	882	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		883	new lines; option B<+sw>.
881		884
882	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	885	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
883		886
884	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	887	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	888	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	889	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>.	890	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
888		891
889	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	892	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
890		893
891	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	894	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		895
894	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	896	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
895		897
896	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	898	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
897	option B<-b>.	899	option B<-b>.
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941	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	943	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
942		944
943	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	945	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
944	option B<-bc>.	946	option B<-bc>.
945		947
		948	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		949
		950	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		951	option B<-uc>.
		952
946	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	953	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
947		954
948	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	955	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	956	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
950	[default].	957	[default].
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955		962
956	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	963	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
957		964
958	Mouse pointer background colour.	965	Mouse pointer background colour.
959		966
		967	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		968
		969	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		970	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		971	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		972
960	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	973	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
961		974
962	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	975	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
963	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	976	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
964		977
965	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	978	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
966		979
967	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	980	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>	981	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	982	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
970	escape sequence.	983	escape sequence.
971		984
972	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	985	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
973		986
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986	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	999	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
987		1000
988	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1001	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:	1002	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
990		1003
991	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1004	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
992		1005
993	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1006	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
994		1007
995	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1008	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
996		1009
997	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	1010	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
998		1011
999	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	1012	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1000		1013
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1018		1031
1019	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1032	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	1033	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1021	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.	1034	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1022		1035
		1036	=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
		1037
		1038	Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
		1039
1023	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1040	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1024		1041
1025	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1042	Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1026	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1043	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	1044	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1028	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through	1045	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1029	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by	1046	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1030	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1047	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
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1048		1065
1049	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>	1066	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1050		1067
1051	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1068	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1052		1069
		1070	=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
		1071
		1072	Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
		1073	(default), B<always> or B<never>.
		1074
1053	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1075	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1054		1076
1055	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1077	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1056	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1078	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1057	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1079	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1058	instead scroll the screen up.	1080	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1059		1081
1060	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1082	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1061		1083
1062	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1084	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1063	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1085	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	1086	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1065	user.	1087	user.
1066		1088
		1089	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1090
		1091	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1092	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1093	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1094	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1095
1067	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1096	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1068		1097
1069	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1098	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1070	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1099	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1071		1100
1072	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1101	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1073	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1102	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>,	1103	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>,	1104	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1076	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1105	extension might provide.
		1106
		1107	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1108
		1109	(modifiers-)key
		1110
		1111	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1112	abbreviated modifier names:
		1113
		1114	=begin table
		1115
		1116	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1117	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1118	B<Control> B<C>
		1119	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1120	B<Shift> B<S>
		1121	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1122	B<Lock> B<L>
		1123	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1124	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1125	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1126	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1127	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1128
		1129	=end table
1077		1130
1078	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1131	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	1132	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	1133	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1081	current application keymap mode state.	1134	current application keymap mode state.
1082		1135
1083	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1136	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	1137	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1138	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1139	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1140	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1141	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1142	this when this is a problem.
		1143
		1144	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1145	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1146	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	1147	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	1148	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1087	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1088		1149
1089	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1150	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,	1151	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1091	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1152	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		1153
1096	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as	1154	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	1155	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	1156	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1099	processing).	1157	prefixed with C<string:>).
1100		1158
1101	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1159	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1102	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1160	additional prefixes:
		1161
		1162	=over 4
		1163
		1164	=item string:STRING
		1165
		1166	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1167	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1168	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1169	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1170
		1171	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1172
		1173	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1174
		1175	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1176	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1177	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1103	should be a character not used by the strings.	1178	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1104		1179
1105	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1180	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1106		1181
1107	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1182	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1108		1183
1109	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1184	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1110		1185
1111	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1186	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1112	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1187	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1113	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1188	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1114		1189
		1190	=item command:STRING
		1191
1115	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1192	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	1193	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1194	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1195	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1196	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1197
1117	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1198	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1118	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1199	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1119		1200
1120	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1201	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1121		1202
1122	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1203	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)	1204	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1124	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1205	font-switching at runtime:
1125	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1126		1206
1127	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1207	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1208	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1128		1209
1129	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1210	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	1211	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		1212
1136	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1213	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1214	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1215
		1216	=item builtin:
		1217
		1218	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1219	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1220	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1221	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1222
1137	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1223	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	1224	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1139	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1225	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1140		1226
1141	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1227	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1142	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1228	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1143		1229
1144	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1230	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	1231	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1146	C<Shift-Insert>.	1232	C<Shift-Insert>.
1147		1233
1148	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1234	=item builtin-string:
1149	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1150	font-switching at runtime:
1151		1235
1152	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1236	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1153	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1237	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1238	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1239	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1240	action for it.
1154		1241
1155	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1242	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1156	info):	1243	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1244	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1245	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1157		1246
1158	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1247	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1159	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1248	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1249
		1250	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1251	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1252	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1253
		1254	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1255	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1256	this:
		1257
		1258	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1259	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1260
		1261	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1262
		1263	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1264	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1265	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1266
		1267	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1268	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1269	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1270	respectively).
		1271
		1272	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1273	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1274	keyboards:
		1275
		1276	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1277
		1278	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1279
		1280	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1281	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1282
		1283	=back
1160		1284
1161	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1285	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1162		1286
1163	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1287	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1164		1288
…		…
1166	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1290	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1167		1291
1168	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1292	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1169	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1293	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1170	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1294	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1171	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1295	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1172	C<selection>.	1296	C<selection>.
1173		1297
1174	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1298	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1175	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1299	C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1176	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1300	extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1177	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1301
1178	the extension.	1302	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1303	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1179		1304
1180	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1305	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1181	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1306	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1307	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1308	first one found will be used.
1182		1309
1183	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1310	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	1311	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	1312	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.	1313	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1187		1314
1188	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1315	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1189		1316
1190	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1317	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	1318	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1192	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1193		1319
1194	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1320	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1195		1321
1196	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1322	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1197	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1323	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1198	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1324	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	1325	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1200	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1201		1326
1202	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1327	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1203		1328
1204	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1329	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1205		1330
…		…
1209	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1334	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1210		1335
1211	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1336	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1212	for details.	1337	for details.
1213		1338
1214	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1339	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1215		1340
1216	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1341	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1217	(default: C<M-s>).	1342	instead, e.g.:
1218		1343
		1344	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1345
1219	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1346	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1220		1347
1221	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1348	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1222	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1349	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1223		1350
1224	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1351	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1227		1354
1228	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1355	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1229		1356
1230	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1357	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1231	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1358	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1359
		1360	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1361
		1362	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1232		1363
1233	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1364	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1234		1365
1235	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1366	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1236		1367
…		…
1288	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1419	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1289	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1420	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1290		1421
1291	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1422	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1292	inserted too.	1423	inserted too.
		1424
		1425	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1426	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1427	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1428	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1429	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1293		1430
1294	=back	1431	=back
1295		1432
1296	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1433	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1297		1434
…		…
1379	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1516	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	1517	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	1518	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.	1519	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1383		1520
1384	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1521	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1385		1522
1386	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1523	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1387	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1524	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	1525	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1389	colours with their names.	1526	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1527	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1528
		1529	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1530	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1531	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1532	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1533	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1534	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1535	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1536	scenarios.
		1537
		1538	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1390		1539
1391	=begin table	1540	=begin table
1392		1541
1393	B<color0> (black) = Black	1542	B<color0> (black) = Black
1394	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1543	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1414	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1563	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1415	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1564	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	1565	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1417	color0-color15.	1566	color0-color15.
1418		1567
1419	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1568	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)	1569	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1421	consist of a 444 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		1570
		1571	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1572
		1573	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1574	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1575
		1576	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1577	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1578	the RGB cube.
		1579
1424	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1580	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1425	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1581	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1426	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1582	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1583
		1584	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1585	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1427		1586
1428	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1587	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1429	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1588	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	1589	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1431	been specified. For example,	1590	been specified. For example,
1432		1591
1433	=over 4
1434
1435	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1592	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1436		1593
1437	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1594	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1438	on White.	1595	White.
1439
1440	=back
1441		1596
1442	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1597	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1443		1598
1444	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1599	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>	1600	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1446	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1601
1447	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1602	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1603	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1604	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1605	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1606	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1607	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1608	all ways to specify a colour.
		1609
		1610	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1611	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1612	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1448	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1613	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1449	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1614	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	1615	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	1616	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1452	opaque.
1453		1617
1454	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1618	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	1619	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.	1620	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1621	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1457		1622
1458	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1623	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1459	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1624	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1460		1625
1461	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1626	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1462		1627
1463	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1628	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1464	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1629	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1630	transparency of course).
		1631
		1632	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1633	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1634	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1635	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1636	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1637	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1638
		1639	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1640	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1641	extension.
1465		1642
1466	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1643	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1467		1644
1468	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1645	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1469		1646
…		…
1475	resources or on the command line.	1652	resources or on the command line.
1476		1653
1477	=item B<COLORTERM>	1654	=item B<COLORTERM>
1478		1655
1479	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1656	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1480	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1657	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1481	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1658	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1659	screen.
1482		1660
1483	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1661	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1484		1662
1485	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1663	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	1664	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	1665	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	1666	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@@	1667	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	1668	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1491	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1669	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1492		1670
1493	=item B<WINDOWID>	1671	=item B<WINDOWID>
1494		1672
1495	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1673	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	1674	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1502	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1680	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1503		1681
1504	=item B<DISPLAY>	1682	=item B<DISPLAY>
1505		1683
1506	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1684	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1507	display in its child processes.	1685	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1686	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1508		1687
1509	=item B<SHELL>	1688	=item B<SHELL>
1510		1689
1511	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1690	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1512		1691
1513	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1692	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1514		1693
1515	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1694	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1516	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1695	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1517		1696
1518	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1697	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1698
		1699	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1700
		1701	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1702	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1703	directory.
		1704
		1705	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1706
		1707	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1519		1708
1520	=item B<HOME>	1709	=item B<HOME>
1521		1710
1522	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1711	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1523	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1712	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1524	C<.Xdefaults>)	1713	C<.Xdefaults>)
1525		1714
1526	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1715	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1527		1716
1528	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1717	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1529		1718
1530	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1719	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1531		1720
1532	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1721	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1722	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1538		1727
1539	=over 4	1728	=over 4
1540		1729
1541	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1730	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1542		1731
1543	Color names.	1732	Colour names.
1544		1733
1545	=back	1734	=back
1546		1735
1547	=head1 SEE ALSO	1736	=head1 SEE ALSO
1548		1737
		1738	@@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)	1739	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1550		1740
1551	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1741	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1552		1742
1553	=over 4	1743	=over 4
1554		1744
1555	=item Project Coordinator	1745	=item Project Coordinator
1556		1746
1557	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1747	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1558		1748
1559	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1749	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1560		1750
1561	=back	1751	=back
1562		1752
…		…
1566		1756
1567	=item John Bovey	1757	=item John Bovey
1568		1758
1569	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1759	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1570		1760
1571	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1761	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1572		1762
1573	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1763	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1574		1764
1575	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1765	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1576		1766
1577	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1767	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1578		1768
1579	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1769	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1580		1770
1581	Wrote the menu system.	1771	Wrote the menu system.
1582		1772
1583	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1773	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1584		1774
1585	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1775	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1586		1776
1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1777	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1588		1778
1589	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1779	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1590		1780
1591	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1781	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1592		1782
1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1783	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1594		1784
1595	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1785	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1596		1786
1597	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1787	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1598	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1788	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1599		1789
1600	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1790	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1601		1791
1602	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1792	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1603		1793
1604	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1794	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1605		1795
1606	=back	1796	=back
1607		1797

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