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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/checkout/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 left-to-right 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 userfriendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	44	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	45	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	46	another for japanese.
44		47
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	48	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	49	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	50	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	51	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		52
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	53	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	54	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	55	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	56	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		57
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	58	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	59	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	60	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	61	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	62	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	63	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	64	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		65
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	66	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	67	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	68	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		69
67	=head1 OPTIONS	70	=head1 OPTIONS
68		71
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	72	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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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.
		100
		101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		102
		103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		104	resource B<depth>.
		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
97		110
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		112
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		114
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103		116
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	117	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		118
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	119	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		120
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		122
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		124
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	126
		127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		128
		129	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
		133
		134	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		135	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		136
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	137	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		138
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	139	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	140	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	141	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		142
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	143	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		144
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	145	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	146	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		147
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	148	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		149
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	150	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	151	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	152	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	153	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		154	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		155	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		156	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		157	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	158	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		159
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	160	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		161
136	=item B<-sh>	162	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		163
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	164	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	165	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	166	resource I<shading>.
		167
		168	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		169
		170	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		171	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		172	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		173	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		174	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		175	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		176	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		177
		178	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		179
		180	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		181	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		185	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		186
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	187	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		188
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	189	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		190
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	191	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		192
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	193	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		194
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	195	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		196
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	197	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	198	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	199	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	200	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		201
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	202	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		203
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	204	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		205
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	217	resource B<borderColor>.
173		218
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	219	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		220
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	221	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	222	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	223	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	224	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	225	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		226
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	227	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	228	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	229	e.g.:
185		230
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	231	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	232	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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205	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	250	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206	for details.	251	for details.
207		252
208	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	253	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
209		254
210	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	255	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
211	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	256	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
212	details.	257	details.
213		258
214	=item B<-name> I<name>	259	=item B<-name> I<name>
215		260
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233		278
234	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	279	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
235		280
236	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	281	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
237		282
		283	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		284
		285	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		286
		287	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		288
		289	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		290	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		291
238	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	292	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
239		293
240	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	294	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
241	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	295	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
242		296
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248	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	302	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
249		303
250	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	304	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
251	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	305	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
252	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	306	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
253
254	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
255
256	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
257
258	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
259
260	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
261	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
262		307
263	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	308	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
264		309
265	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	310	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
266	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	311	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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297		342
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	343	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	344	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	345	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		346
		347	=item B<-override-redirect>
		348
		349	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		350	B<override-redirect>.
		351
302	=item B<-sbg>	352	=item B<-sbg>
303		353
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	354	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	355	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
306	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;	356	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		358
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	359	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		360
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	361	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	362	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	363	B<lineSpace>.
314		364
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	365	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		366
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	367	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	368	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	422	for more info.
373		423
374	=item B<-tcw>	424	=item B<-tcw>
375		425
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	426	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		427	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	428	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	429	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		430
380	=item B<-insecure>	431	=item B<-insecure>
381		432
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	433	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
383	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	434	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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404	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	455	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	456	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	457	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	458	user; resource B<hold>.
408		459
		460	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		461
		462	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		463	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		464	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		465
		466	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		467
		468	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		469	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		470	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		471
		472	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		473	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		474	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		475	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		476	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		477	programs.
		478
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	479	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		480
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	481	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		482
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	483	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		484
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	485	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	486	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		487
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	488	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	489	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	490	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	493	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		494
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	495	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	496	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	497	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	498	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	499	not.
430		500
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	501	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	502	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		503
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435	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	505	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
436	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	506	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
437	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	507	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
438	});	508	});
439		509
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	510	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		511
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	512	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	513	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	514	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	515	without having to run a program within it.
446		516
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	517	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	518	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449	yourself if you want that.	519	yourself if you want that.
		520
		521	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		522	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		523	perl extension that manages the terminal.
450		524
451	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	525	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
452	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	526	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
453		527
454	use IO::Pty;	528	use IO::Pty;
…		…
463	my $slave = $pty->slave;	537	my $slave = $pty->slave;
464	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	538	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
465		539
466	=item B<-pe> I<string>	540	=item B<-pe> I<string>
467		541
468	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	542	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
469	instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.	543	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
470		544
471	=back	545	=back
472		546
473	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	547	=head1 RESOURCES
474		548
475	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	549	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
476	options) compiled into your version.	550	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		551	long-options.
477		552
478	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	553	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
479	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	554	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
480	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	555	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
481	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	556	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
482	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
483	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
484	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
485	overwriting earlier ones:
486		557
487	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	558	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
488	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	559	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
489	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	560	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
490	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	561	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
491	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	562	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		563	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
492		564
493	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
494	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
495	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
496	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
497	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
498	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	565	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
499	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	566	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
500	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	567	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
501	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	568	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
502	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	569	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
503	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	570	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
504	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	571	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
505	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	572	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
506	resources are allowed:	573	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		574	extensions not documented here):
507		575
508	=over 4	576	=over 4
		577
		578	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		579
		580	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		581	option B<-depth>.
		582
		583	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		584
		585	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		586	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		587	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		588	should normally be enabled.
509		589
510	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	590	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
511		591
512	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	592	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
513	option B<-geometry>.	593	option B<-geometry>.
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550	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	630	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
551	foreground colour is the default.	631	foreground colour is the default.
552		632
553	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
554		634
555	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	635	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
556	characters.	636	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
557		637
558	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
559		639
560	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	640	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
561	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	641	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
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577	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	657	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
578	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	658	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
579		659
580	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	660	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
581		661
582	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	662	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
583	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	663	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		664	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		665	received line; option B<-j>.
		666
584	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	667	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		668	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
585		669
586	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
587		671
588	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	672	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
589	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	673	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
590	pixmap.	674	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		675	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		676	option B<-ss>.
		677
		678	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		679	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		680	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		681
		682	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		683
		684	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		685
		686	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		687	future versions.
		688
		689	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		690	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
591		691
592	=item B<fading:> I<number>	692	=item B<fading:> I<number>
593		693
594	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	694	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
595		695
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603	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	703	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
604	B<-tint>.	704	B<-tint>.
605		705
606	=item B<shading:> I<number>	706	=item B<shading:> I<number>
607		707
608	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	708	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
609	image in addition to tinting it.	709	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		710
		711	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		712
		713	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		714
		715	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		716
		717	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		718	background image; option B<-blr>.
610		719
611	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	720	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
612		721
613	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	722	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
614		723
…		…
620	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	729	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
621		730
622	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	731	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
623	and the text.	732	and the text.
624		733
625	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	734	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
626		735
627	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	736	Use the specified image file for the background and also
628	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	737	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
629	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	738	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
630	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	739	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
631	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	740	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
632	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	741	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
633	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	742	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
634	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	743	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
635	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	744	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		745	Supported operations are:
636		746
637	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	747	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
		748	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
		749	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
		750	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
		751	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
		752	scale will scale image to match window size
		753	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		754	whenever terminal window moves
638		755
639	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	756	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
640	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	757	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
641	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	758	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
642		759
643	=item B<path:> I<path>	760	=item B<path:> I<path>
644		761
645	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	762	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
646	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
647	B<PATH> environment variables.
648		763
649	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	764	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
650		765
651	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	766	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
652	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	767	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
653	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	768	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
654	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	769	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
655	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	770	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
656		771
657	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	772	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
658	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	773	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
659		774
660	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	775	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
662	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	777	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
663	fonts.	778	fonts.
664		779
665	For example, this font resource	780	For example, this font resource
666		781
667	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	782	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
668	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	783	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
669	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	784	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
670	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	785	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
671	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	786	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
672		787
…		…
709	text font will being used for the given style.	824	text font will being used for the given style.
710		825
711	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	826	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
712		827
713	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	828	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
714	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	829	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
715	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	830	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
716	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	831	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
717	reachable.	832	reachable.
718
719	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
720
721	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
722	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
723	xterm style selection.
724
725	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
726
727	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
728	the author's favourite.
729		833
730	=item B<title:> I<string>	834	=item B<title:> I<string>
731		835
732	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	836	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
733	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	837	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
…		…
742	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	846	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
743		847
744	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	848	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
745	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	849	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
746		850
		851	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		852
		853	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		854	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		855
747	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	856	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
748		857
749	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	858	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
750	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	859	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
751		860
…		…
769		878
770	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	879	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
771		880
772	Example:	881	Example:
773		882
774	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	883	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
775		884
776	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	885	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
777	everytime you hit C<Print>.	886	every time you hit C<Print>.
		887
		888	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		889
		890	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		891	the author's favourite.
778		892
779	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	893	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
780		894
781	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	895	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
782	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	896	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
804		918
805	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	919	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
806		920
807	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	921	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
808	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	922	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
809	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	923	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
810		924
811	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	925	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
812		926
813	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	927	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
814	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	928	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
845	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	959	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
846		960
847	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	961	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
848	variable; option B<-tn>.	962	variable; option B<-tn>.
849		963
850	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	964	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
851		965
852	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	966	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
853	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	967	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
854		968
855	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	969	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
904	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1018	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
905	with the B<Execute> key.	1019	with the B<Execute> key.
906		1020
907	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1021	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
908		1022
909	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1023	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
910	built-in default:	1024	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
911		1025
		1026	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1027	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1028	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1029	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1030
		1031	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1032	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1033
912	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1034	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
913		1035
914	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1036	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
915		1037
916	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1038	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
917		1039
…		…
951	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1073	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
952	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1074	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
953		1075
954	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1076	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
955	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1077	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
956	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1078	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
957	menubar dispatch.
958		1079
959	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1080	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
960		1081
961	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1082	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
962	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1083	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
966		1087
967	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1088	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
968	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1089	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
969	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1090	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
970		1091
971	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1092	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
972		1093
973	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1094	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
974		1095
975	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1096	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
976		1097
977	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1098	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
978	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1099	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
979	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1100	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
980	instead scroll the screen up.	1101	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
981		1102
982	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1103	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
983		1104
984	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1105	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
985	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1106	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
986	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1107	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
987	user.	1108	user.
		1109
		1110	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1111
		1112	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1113	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1114	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1115	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
988		1116
989	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1117	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
990		1118
991	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1119	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
992	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1120	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1006	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1134	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1007	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1135	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1008	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1136	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1009	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1137	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1010		1138
1011	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1139	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1012	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1140	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1013	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1014	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1015	can start or end with whitespace.
1016
1017	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1018	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1019	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1020	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1021		1141
1022	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1142	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1023	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1143	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1024	should be a character not used by the strings.	1144	should be a character not used by the strings.
1025		1145
1026	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1146	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1027		1147
1028	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1148	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1081		1201
1082	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1202	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1083		1203
1084	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1204	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1085		1205
1086	Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	1206	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1207	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1208
		1209	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1210	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1211	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1212	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1213	C<selection>.
		1214
		1215	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1216	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1217	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1218	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1219	the extension.
		1220
1087	instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded	1221	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1088	if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this	1222	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1089	resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be	1223
1090	initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will	1224	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1091	be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while	1225	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1092	B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.	1226	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1227	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1093		1228
1094	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1229	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1095		1230
1096	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the	1231	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1097	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1232	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1233	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1098		1234
1099	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1235	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1100		1236
1101	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1237	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1102	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1238	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1103	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1239	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1104	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1240	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1241	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1105		1242
1106	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1243	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1244
		1245	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1246
		1247	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1248	details.
		1249
		1250	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1251
		1252	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1253	for details.
		1254
		1255	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1256
		1257	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1258	(default: C<M-s>).
		1259
		1260	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1261
		1262	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1263	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1264
		1265	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1266
		1267	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1268
		1269	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1270
		1271	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1272	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1273
		1274	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1275
		1276	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1107		1277
1108	=back	1278	=back
1109		1279
1110	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1280	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1111		1281
…		…
1130	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1300	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1131	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1301	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1132	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1302	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1133	respectively.	1303	respectively.
1134		1304
1135	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1305	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1136		1306
1137	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1307	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1138	I<xterm>(1).	1308	to I<xterm>(1).
1139		1309
1140	=over 4	1310	=over 4
1141		1311
1142	=item B<Selection>:	1312	=item B<Selecting>:
1143		1313
1144	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1314	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1145	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1315	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1146	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1316	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1147	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1317	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1151	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1321	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1152	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1322	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1153	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1323	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1154	the selection.	1324	the selection.
1155		1325
1156	=item B<Insertion>:	1326	=item B<Pasting>:
1157		1327
1158	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1328	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1159	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1329	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1160	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1330	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1331
		1332	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1333	inserted too.
1161		1334
1162	=back	1335	=back
1163		1336
1164	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1337	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1165		1338
1166	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1339	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1167	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1340	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1168		1341
1169	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1342	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1170	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1171		1343
1172	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1344	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1345
		1346	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1347
		1348	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1349	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1173		1350
1174	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1351	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1175		1352
1176	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1353	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1177		1354
1178	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1355	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1179	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1356	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1180	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1357	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1181	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1358	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1182	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1359	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1183		1360
1184	=over 4	1361	=over 4
1185		1362
…		…
1205	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1382	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1206	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1383	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1207		1384
1208	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1385	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1209	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1386	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1210	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1387	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1211	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1388	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1212	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1389	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1213	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1390	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1214	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1391	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1215		1392
…		…
1248	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1425	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1249		1426
1250	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1427	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1251	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1428	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1252	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1429	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1253	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1430	colours with their names.
1254		1431
1255	=begin table	1432	=begin table
1256		1433
1257	B<color0> (black) = Black	1434	B<color0> (black) = Black
1258	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1435	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1278	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1455	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1279	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1456	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1280	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1457	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1281	color0-color15.	1458	color0-color15.
1282		1459
		1460	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1461	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1462	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1463	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1464
		1465	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1466	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1467	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1468
1283	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1469	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1284	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1470	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1285	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1471	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1286	been specified. For example,	1472	been specified. For example,
1287		1473
…		…
1292	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1478	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1293	on White.	1479	on White.
1294		1480
1295	=back	1481	=back
1296		1482
		1483	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1484
		1485	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1486	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
		1487
		1488	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1489	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1490	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
		1491	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1492	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1493	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1494	all ways to specify a colour.
		1495
		1496	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1497	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1498	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
		1499	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
		1500	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
		1501	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1502	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
		1503
		1504	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
		1505	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
		1506	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1507	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1508
		1509	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
		1510	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1511
		1512	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
		1513
		1514	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
		1515	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1516	transparency of course).
		1517
		1518	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1519	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1520	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1521	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1522	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1523	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1524
		1525	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1526	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1527	extension.
		1528
1297	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1529	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1298		1530
1299	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1531	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1300		1532
1301	=over 4	1533	=over 4
1302		1534
1303	=item B<TERM>	1535	=item B<TERM>
1304		1536
1305	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1537	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1306	resources or on the commandline.	1538	resources or on the command line.
1307		1539
1308	=item B<COLORTERM>	1540	=item B<COLORTERM>
1309		1541
1310	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1542	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1311	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1543	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1312	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1544	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1545	screen.
1313		1546
1314	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1547	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1315		1548
1316	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1549	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1317	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1550	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1318	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1551	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1319	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1552	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1320	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1553	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1321	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1554	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1322	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1555	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1323		1556
1324	=item B<WINDOWID>	1557	=item B<WINDOWID>
1325		1558
1326	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1559	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1327	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1560	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1333	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1566	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1334		1567
1335	=item B<DISPLAY>	1568	=item B<DISPLAY>
1336		1569
1337	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1570	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1338	display in it's child processes.	1571	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1572	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1339		1573
1340	=item B<SHELL>	1574	=item B<SHELL>
1341		1575
1342	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1576	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1343
1344	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1345
1346	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1347	files.
1348
1349	=item B<PATH>
1350
1351	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1352		1577
1353	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1578	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1354		1579
1355	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1580	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1356	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1581	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1394		1619
1395	=item Project Coordinator	1620	=item Project Coordinator
1396		1621
1397	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1622	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1398		1623
1399	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1624	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1400		1625
1401	=back	1626	=back
1402		1627
1403	=head1 AUTHORS	1628	=head1 AUTHORS
1404		1629
…		…
1426		1651
1427	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1652	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1428		1653
1429	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1654	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1430		1655
1431	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1656	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1657
1432	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1658	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1433		1659
1434	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1660	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1435		1661
1436	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1662	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1437	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1663	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1438	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1439		1664
1440	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1665	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1441		1666
		1667	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
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		1669	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
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1442	=back	1671	=back
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