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3rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) - (a VT102 emulator for the X window system) 3rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) - (a VT102 emulator for the X window system)
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7B<@@RXVTNAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]] 7B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]]
8 8
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 9=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 10
11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVTVERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal 11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
28
29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
40change.
41
42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
46another for japanese.
47
48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
51to choose any font for any script freely.
52
53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
57
58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
65
66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
69
17=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
18 71
19The B<@@RXVTNAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
20below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
21eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and 74eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and
22defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on 75defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
23your system. `rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on 76your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
24the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which 77the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
25compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires 78compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires
26I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all 79I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -help' gives a list of all
27command-line options compiled into your version. 80command-line options compiled into your version.
28 81
29Note that B<@@RXVTNAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a 82Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a
30long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are 83long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
31far greater than those listed. For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 84far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
32Orange'. 85Orange'.
33 86
34The following options are available: 87The following options are available:
35 88
36=over 4 89=over 4
39 92
40Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
41 94
42=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
43 96
44Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
45respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
46B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
47 110
48=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
49 112
50Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
51 114
53 116
54Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
55 118
56=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
57 120
58Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
59 122
60=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
61 124
62Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
63B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
64 133
65=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
66 135
67Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138colour; resource B<fading>.
139
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
68 144
69=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
70 146
71Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
72transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
73option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
74tinting it.
75 149
76=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
77 151
78I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
79background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
80specified, too). 154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file>
175
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>.
81 179
82=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
83 181
84Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
85 183
86=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
87 185
88Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
89 187
90=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
91 189
92Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
93specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
94quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
95command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
96 194
97=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
98 196
99The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
100 198
106 204
107The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 205The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
108 206
109=item B<-bd> I<colour> 207=item B<-bd> I<colour>
110 208
111The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 209The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
112resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
113 211
114=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
115 213
116Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
117names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
118The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
119be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
120appended to it. resource B<font>. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
121 219
220In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
221with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
222e.g.:
223
224 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
225 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
226
227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
229
230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
231
232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
234
235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
236
237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
239
240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
241
242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
122=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
123 247
124Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
125displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
126fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 250details.
127corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
128font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
129 251
130=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
131 253
132Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
133rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
149 271
150=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
151 273
152Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
153 275
276=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
277
278Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
279
280=item B<-st>|B<+st>
281
282Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
283resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
284
154=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
155 286
156Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
157B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
158 289
165 296
166Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
167This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
168B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
169 300
170=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
171
172Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
173
174=item B<-st>|B<+st> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
175 302
176Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
177resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 304actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
305select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
306not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
307on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
178 308
179=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
180 310
181Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 311Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
312
313=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
314
315Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
182 316
183=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
184 318
185Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
186Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
202B<externalBorder>. 336B<externalBorder>.
203 337
204=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
205 339
206Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 340Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
207if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
208decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 342decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
343support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
344
345=item B<-override-redirect>
346
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>.
349
350=item B<-sbg>
351
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
354this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
355resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
209 356
210=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
211 358
212Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
213of the display; resource B<linespace>. 360the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
361B<lineSpace>.
362
363=item B<-letsp> I<number>
364
365Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
366to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
367letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
368work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
214 369
215=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
216 371
217This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 372This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
218B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
219I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries; 374I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries;
220resource B<termName>. 375resource B<termName>.
221 376
222=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]> 377=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]>
223 378
224Run the command with its command-line arguments in the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> 379Run the command with its command-line arguments in the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
225window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of 380window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of
226the program being executed if neither I<-title> (I<-T>) nor I<-n> are 381the program being executed if neither I<-title> (I<-T>) nor I<-n> are
227given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 382given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
228on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 383on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
229run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
230failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
231 386
387Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
388run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
389
390 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
391
232=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
233 393
234Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
235of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 395of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
236application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
254 414
255Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 415Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
256 416
257=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 417=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
258 418
259The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 419The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
260de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 420C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
261extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 421input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
262another locale. 422another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
423
424=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
425
426Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
427for more info.
428
429=item B<-tcw>
430
431Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
432button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
433in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
434the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
263 435
264=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
265 437
266Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
267sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
281=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
282 454
283Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
284B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
285 457
458=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
459
460Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
461will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
462it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
463user; resource B<hold>.
464
465=item B<-cd> I<path>
466
467Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
468B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
469@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
470
286=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 471=item B<-xrm> I<string>
287 472
288No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made 473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
289available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 474as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
290some window managers. 475way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
476
477Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
478e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
479options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
480of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
481resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
482programs.
483
484=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
485
486Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
487
488=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
489
490Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
491which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
492
493Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
494shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
495quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
496create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
497
498The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
499
500It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
501descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
502can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
503terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
504not.
505
506Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
507used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
508
509 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
510 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
511 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
512 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
513 });
514
515=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
516
517Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
518pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
519useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
520without having to run a program within it.
521
522If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
523entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
524yourself if you want that.
525
526As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
527pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
528perl extension that manages the terminal.
529
530Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
531longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
532
533 use IO::Pty;
534 use Fcntl;
535
536 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
537 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
538 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
539 close $pty;
540
541 # now communicate with rxvt
542 my $slave = $pty->slave;
543 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
544
545=item B<-pe> I<string>
546
547Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
548this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
291 549
292=back 550=back
293 551
294=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
295 553
296Note: `@@RXVTNAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
297options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
298 557
299There are two different methods that @@RXVTNAME@@ can use to get the 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
300Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
301Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
302B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
303resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
304settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
305 562
306If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
307lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVTNAME@@> accepts application defaults 564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
308set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
309B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
310B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
569
311Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVTNAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
312class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
313resources common to both B<@@RXVTNAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 572common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
314easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
315unique to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
316shared between different B<@@RXVTNAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
317resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
318arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
319resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
320 580
321=over 4 581=over 4
582
583=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
584
585Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
586option B<-depth>.
587
588=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
589
590Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
591On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
592performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
593should normally be enabled.
322 594
323=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
324 596
325Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
326option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
340Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 612Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
341corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
342high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
343colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 615colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3443=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6163=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
345names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
618
619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
621
622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
62388 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
346 624
347=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 625=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
348 626
627=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
628
349Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 629Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
350colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 630foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
351enabled. 631(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
352 632
353=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
354 634
355Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
356foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
357 637
358=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
359 639
640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
642
643=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
644
360Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
361characters. 646characters. If unset, use reverse video.
647
648=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
649
650If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
651foreground for highlighted characters.
362 652
363=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
364 654
365Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 655Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
366foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
373 663
374=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
375 665
376B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
377option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
378B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
379 669
380=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
381 671
382B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
383quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 673of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
674has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
675received line; option B<-j>.
676
384B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 677B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
678force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
385 679
386=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
387 681
388B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
389artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
390pixmap. 684(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
685result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
686option B<-ss>.
687
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
391 698
392=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
393 700
394Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
395 707
396=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
397 709
398Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
399 715
400=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
401 717
402Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
403image in addition to tinting it. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
404 720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
405=item B<fading:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
406 726
407Scale the tint colour by the given percentage. 727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
408 733
409=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
410 735
411Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
412 737
413=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 738=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
414 739
415Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 740Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
416#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 741#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
417 742
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text.
747
418=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
419 749
420Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
421the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
422string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
423horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
424centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
425of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
426specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
427be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
428scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
429 758
430=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 759 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
762 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
763 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
764 scale will scale image to match window size
765 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 whenever terminal window moves
431 767
432Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
433optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
434reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
435 772
436=item B<path:> I<path> 773=item B<path:> I<path>
437 774
438Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
439menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
440B<PATH> environment variables.
441 776
442=item B<font:> I<fontname> 777=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
443 778
444Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
445names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
446The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 781first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
447be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 782smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
448appended to it. option B<-fn>. 783font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
449 784
450=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 785Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
786optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
451 787
452B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 788In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
453will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 789specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
454Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 790hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
455corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 791fonts.
456font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
457regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
458 792
459=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 793For example, this font resource
460 794
461Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 795 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
462xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 796 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
463xterm style selection. 797 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
798 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
799 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
464 800
465=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 801specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
802the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
803it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
804wide and 15 pixels high.
466 805
467Set scrollbar style to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or 806The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
468B<xterm> 807the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
808the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
809useful supplement.
810
811The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
812are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
813contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
814
815The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
816remaining unicode characters.
817
818=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
819
820=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
821
822=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
823
824The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
825italic> >> characters, respectively.
826
827If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
828B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
829it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
830italic.
831
832If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
833"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
834not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
835
836If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
837text font will being used for the given style.
838
839=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
840
841When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
842option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
843intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
844option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
845reachable.
469 846
470=item B<title:> I<string> 847=item B<title:> I<string>
471 848
472Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 849Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
473specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 850specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
482=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 859=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
483 860
484B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 861B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
485de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 862de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
486 863
864=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
865
866B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
867B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
868
869@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
870
487=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 871=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
488 872
489B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 873B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
490B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 874B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
491 875
505 889
506Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 890Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
507B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 891B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
508B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 892B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
509 893
894The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
895
896Example:
897
898 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
899
900This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
901every time you hit C<Print>.
902
903=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
904
905Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
906the author's favourite.
907
908=item B<thickness:> I<number>
909
910Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
911
510=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 912=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
511 913
512B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 914B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
513disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 915disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
514 916
527Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar 929Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
528thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag. 930thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
529 931
530=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean> 932=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
531 933
532B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>. 934B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>.
533B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 935B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
534B<-si>. 936B<+si>.
535 937
536=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 938=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
537 939
538B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 940B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
539B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 941B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
540with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 942with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
541 943
542=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 944=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
543 945
544B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special 946B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
545keys are those which are intercepted by rxvt for special handling and 947are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
546are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll 948are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
547to bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 949bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
548
549=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
550
551If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
552[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
553
554=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
555
556If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
557[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
558 950
559=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 951=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
560 952
561Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 953Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
562resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 954resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
572option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>. 964option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.
573 965
574=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 966=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
575 967
576Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 968Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
577WM, the rxvt window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 969WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
970
971=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
972
973Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
974drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
975this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
976option B<-sbg>.
578 977
579=item B<termName:> I<termname> 978=item B<termName:> I<termname>
580 979
581Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 980Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
582variable; option B<-tn>. 981variable; option B<-tn>.
583 982
584=item B<linespace:> I<number> 983=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
585 984
586Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 985Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
587the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 986the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
588 987
589=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 988=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
594=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 993=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
595 994
596B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 995B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
597scrolls five lines [default]. 996scrolls five lines [default].
598 997
998=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
999
1000B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
1001movement only; option C<-ptab>.
1002
599=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1003=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
600 1004
601B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1005B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
602option B<-bc>. 1006option B<-bc>.
1007
1008=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1009
1010B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1011option B<-uc>.
603 1012
604=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1013=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
605 1014
606B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1015B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
607of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1016of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
615 1024
616Mouse pointer background colour. 1025Mouse pointer background colour.
617 1026
618=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1027=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
619 1028
620Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1029Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1030large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
621 1031
622=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1032=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
623 1033
624The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1034The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
625or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1035or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
626(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1036(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
627escape sequence. 1037escape sequence.
628 1038
629=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1039=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
630 1040
632pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1042pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
633with the B<Execute> key. 1043with the B<Execute> key.
634 1044
635=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1045=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
636 1046
637The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1047The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
638built-in default: 1048(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
639 1049
1050When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1051in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1052characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1053will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1054
1055When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1056be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1057
640B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1058B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
641 1059
642=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1060=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
643 1061
644B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1062B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
645 1063
647 1065
648I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1066I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
649 1067
650=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1068=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
651 1069
652The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1070The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
653de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1071C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
654extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1072input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
655another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1073another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
656 1074
657=item B<insecure> 1075=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1076
1077Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1078C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1079by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1080in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1081found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1082option B<-imfont>.
1083
1084=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1085
1086Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1087button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1088the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1089
1090=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
658 1091
659Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1092Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
660echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1093echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
661abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1094abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
662throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1095through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
663write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1096write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
664that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1097default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
665enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1098sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
666resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1099
667enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1100You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
668requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1101B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1102locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
669 1103
670=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1104=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
671 1105
672Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1106Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
673B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1107B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
674B<-mod>. 1108B<-mod>.
675 1109
676=item B<answerbackString:> I<string> 1110=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>
677 1111
678Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1112Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
679character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1113character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
680in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1114in the entry on B<keysym> following.
681 1115
682=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1116=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
683 1117
684Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1118Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
685 1119
686=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1120=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
687 1121
688Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1122Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
689option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1123option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
690scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1124scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
691instead scroll the screen up. 1125to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1126
1127=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1128
1129Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1130will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1131it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1132user.
1133
1134=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1135
1136Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1137B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1138@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1139directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
692 1140
693=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1141=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
694 1142
695Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1143Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
696contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n:
697newline, \r: return, \t:
698tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null,
699^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end
700with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1144intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
701omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1145
702KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1146The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
1147any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
1148B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1149and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1150B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1151
1152The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1153whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1154keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1155current application keymap mode state.
1156
1157The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1158searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1159omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1160keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1161performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1162
1163I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1164number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1165
1166You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1167with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1168should be a character not used by the strings.
1169
1170Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1171
1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
1173
1174The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1175
1176 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
1177 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
1178 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
1179
1180If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1181is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1182example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1183when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1184
1185 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1186
1187If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1188is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1189manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1190C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1191
1192 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1193
1194Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1195will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1196no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1197means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1198definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1199mappings themselves.
1200
1201Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1202if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1203C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1204user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1205
1206 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1207 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1208
1209The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1210of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1211C<Shift-Insert>.
1212
1213The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1214the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1215font-switching at runtime:
1216
1217 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1218 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1219
1220Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1221info):
1222
1223 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1224 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1225
1226=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1227
1228=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1229
1230Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1231use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1232
1233Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1234them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1235by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1236example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1237C<selection>.
1238
1239Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1240(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1241searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1242multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1243the extension.
1244
1245Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1246necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1247
1248If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1249interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1250B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1251all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1252
1253=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1254
1255Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1256the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1257
1258=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1259
1260Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1261scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1262@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1263F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1264
1265See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1266
1267=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1268
1269Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1270details.
1271
1272=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1273
1274Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1275for details.
1276
1277=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1278
1279Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1280(default: C<M-s>).
1281
1282=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1283
1284Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1285C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1286
1287=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1288
1289Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1290
1291=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1292
1293Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1294it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1295
1296=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1297
1298Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1299
1300=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1301
1302Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
703 1303
704=back 1304=back
705 1305
706=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1306=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
707 1307
708Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window 1308Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
709(resource: B<saveLines>) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar 1309(resource: B<saveLines>) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar
710or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVTNAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and 1310or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and
711its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without 1311its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without
712arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm> 1312arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm>
713 1313
714Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>. 1314Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>.
715Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>. 1315Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>.
721the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1321the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
722(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1322(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
723 1323
724If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1324If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
725disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1325disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
726application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1326application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
727(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1327(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
728up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1328up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
729respectively. 1329respectively.
730 1330
731=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1331=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
732 1332
733The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1333The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
734I<xterm>(1). 1334to I<xterm>(1).
735 1335
736=over 4 1336=over 4
737 1337
738=item B<Selection>: 1338=item B<Selecting>:
739 1339
740Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1340Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
741region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1341and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
742double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1342to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
743line. 1343(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1344B<tripleclickwords>.
744 1345
1346Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1347(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1348normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1349selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1350the selection.
1351
745=item B<Insertion>: 1352=item B<Pasting>:
746 1353
747Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1354Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
748an B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1355window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
749inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1356B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1357
1358Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1359inserted too.
750 1360
751=back 1361=back
752 1362
753=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1363=head1 CHANGING FONTS
754 1364
755You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1365Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
756default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1366supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
757B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1367
758B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1368You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
759actual key can be selected using resources 1369
760B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1370 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1371
1372You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1373
1374 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1375 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1376
1377rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1378
1379=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1380
1381ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1382and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1383first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1384C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1385with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1386
1387=over 4
1388
1389=item * 5.1: Basic method
1390
1391This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1392
1393Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1394hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1395commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1396C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1397C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1398one.
1399
1400As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1401address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1402address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1403by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1404followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1405
1406=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1407
1408This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1409your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1410
1411Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1412them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1413invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1414keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1415released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1416C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1417reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1418
1419=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1420
1421While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1422mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1423
1424=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1425
1426This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1427characters already displayed.
1428
1429You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1430pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1431hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1432pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1433
1434In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1435character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1436combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1437always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1438
1439=back
1440
1441With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1442both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
761 1443
762=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1444=head1 LOGIN STAMP
763 1445
764B<@@RXVTNAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1446B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
765that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1447it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
766To allow this feature, B<@@RXVTNAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1448allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
767some systems. 1449on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
768 1450
769=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1451=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
770 1452
771In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1453In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
772B<@@RXVTNAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1454B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
773high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1455high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
774colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1456240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1457cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1458
1459Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
775 1460
776=begin table 1461=begin table
777 1462
778 B<color0> (black) = Black 1463 B<color0> (black) = Black
779 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1464 B<color1> (red) = Red3
799It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1484It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
800B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1485B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
801a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1486a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
802color0-color15. 1487color0-color15.
803 1488
1489The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1490values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1491
1492The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1493
1494 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1495 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1496
1497The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1498steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1499the RGB cube.
1500
1501Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1502colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1503rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1504
1505Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1506number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1507
804Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1508Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
805always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1509always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
806I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1510I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
807been specified. For example, 1511been specified. For example,
808 1512
1513 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1514
1515would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1516White.
1517
1518=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1519
1520If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1521their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1522
1523You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1524brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1525(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1526transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1527half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1528is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1529all ways to specify a colour.
1530
1531For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1532C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1533specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1534(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1535while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1536earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1537C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1538
1539You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1540alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1541layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1542rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1543
1544For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1545background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1546
1547 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1548
1549When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1550alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1551transparency of course).
1552
1553When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1554colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1555background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1556other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1557image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1558fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1559
1560Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1561in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1562extension.
1563
1564=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1565
1566B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1567
809=over 4 1568=over 4
810 1569
811=item B<rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1570=item B<TERM>
812 1571
813would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1572Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
814on White. 1573resources or on the command line.
1574
1575=item B<COLORTERM>
1576
1577Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1578compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1579extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1580screen.
1581
1582=item B<COLORFGBG>
1583
1584Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1585the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1586C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1587used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1588string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1589was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1590and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1591
1592=item B<WINDOWID>
1593
1594Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1595window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1596window and so on).
1597
1598=item B<TERMINFO>
1599
1600Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1601C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1602
1603=item B<DISPLAY>
1604
1605Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1606display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1607defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1608
1609=item B<SHELL>
1610
1611The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1612
1613=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1614
1615The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1616@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1617
1618Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1619
1620=item B<HOME>
1621
1622Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1623daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1624C<.Xdefaults>)
1625
1626=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1627
1628Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1629
1630=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1631
1632If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1633@@RXVT_NAME@@.
815 1634
816=back 1635=back
817 1636
818=head1 ENVIRONMENT
819
820B<@@RXVTNAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
821and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
822window id number of the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window and it also uses and
823sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
824terminal to use. B<@@RXVTNAME@@> uses the environment variables
825B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
826
827=head1 FILES 1637=head1 FILES
828 1638
829=over 4 1639=over 4
830 1640
831=item B</etc/utmp>
832
833System file for login records.
834
835=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1641=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
836 1642
837Color names. 1643Colour names.
838 1644
839=back 1645=back
840 1646
841=head1 SEEALSO 1647=head1 SEE ALSO
842 1648
843I<xterm>(1), I<sh>(1), I<resize>(1), I<X>(1), I<pty>(4), I<tty>(4), I<utmp>(5) 1649@@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)
844
845See rxvtRef.html rxvtRef.txt for detailed information on recognized escape sequences and menuBar syntax, etc.
846
847=head1 BUGS
848
849Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
850
851Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
852
853Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
854
855=head1 FTP LOCATION
856
857rxvt-+@@RXVTVERSION@@.tar.gz can be found at the following ftp sites L<@@RXVTFTPSITE@@>(@@RXVTFTPSITE@@)
858 1650
859=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1651=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
860 1652
861=over 4 1653=over 4
862 1654
863=item Project Coordinator 1655=item Project Coordinator
864 1656
865@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTMAINTEMAIL@@> 1657Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
866 1658
867=item Web page maintainter 1659L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
868
869@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
870
871L<@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@>(@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@)
872 1660
873=back 1661=back
874 1662
875=head1 AUTHORS 1663=head1 AUTHORS
876 1664
898 1686
899Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1687Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
900 1688
901=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1689=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
902 1690
903Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1691Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1692
904(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1693Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
905 1694
906=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1695=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
907 1696
908Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1697Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
909character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1698extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
910compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
911 1699
912Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1700Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
913 1701
1702=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1703
1704pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1705
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