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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<-blr> I<HxV>
156
157Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
158background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
159horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
160radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
161on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
162vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
163resource I<blurRadius>.
164
165=item B<-icon> I<file>
166
167Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
168is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
169application window; resource I<iconFile>.
81 170
82=item B<-bg> I<colour> 171=item B<-bg> I<colour>
83 172
84Window background colour; resource B<background>. 173Window background colour; resource B<background>.
85 174
86=item B<-fg> I<colour> 175=item B<-fg> I<colour>
87 176
88Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 177Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
89 178
90=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 179=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
91 180
92Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 181Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
93specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 182optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
94quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 183add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
95command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 184command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
96 185
97=item B<-cr> I<colour> 186=item B<-cr> I<colour>
98 187
99The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 188The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
100 189
106 195
107The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 196The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
108 197
109=item B<-bd> I<colour> 198=item B<-bd> I<colour>
110 199
111The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 200The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
112resource B<borderColor>. 201resource B<borderColor>.
113 202
114=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 203=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
115 204
116Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 205Select 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. 206that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
118The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 207first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
119be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 208smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
120appended to it. resource B<font>. 209font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
121 210
211In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
212with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
213e.g.:
214
215 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
216 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
217
218See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
219section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
220
221=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
222
223Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
224are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
225
226=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
227
228Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
229characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
230
231=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
232
233Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
234italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
235for details.
236
122=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 237=item B<-is>|B<+is>
123 238
124Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 239Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
125displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 240foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
126fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 241details.
127corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
128font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
129 242
130=item B<-name> I<name> 243=item B<-name> I<name>
131 244
132Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 245Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
133rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 246rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
149 262
150=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 263=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
151 264
152Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 265Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
153 266
267=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
268
269Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
270
271=item B<-st>|B<+st>
272
273Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
274resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
275
154=item B<-si>|B<+si> 276=item B<-si>|B<+si>
155 277
156Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 278Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
157B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 279B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
158 280
165 287
166Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 288Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
167This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 289This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
168B<scrollWithBuffer>. 290B<scrollWithBuffer>.
169 291
170=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
171
172Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
173
174=item B<-st>|B<+st> 292=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
175 293
176Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 294If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
177resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 295actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
296select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
297not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
298on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
178 299
179=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 300=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
180 301
181Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 302Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
303
304=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
305
306Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
182 307
183=item B<-iconic> 308=item B<-iconic>
184 309
185Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 310Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
186Alternative form is B<-ic>. 311Alternative form is B<-ic>.
202B<externalBorder>. 327B<externalBorder>.
203 328
204=item B<-bl> 329=item B<-bl>
205 330
206Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 331Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
207if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window 332if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
208decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 333decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
334support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
335
336=item B<-override-redirect>
337
338Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
339B<override-redirect>.
340
341=item B<-sbg>
342
343Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
344drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
345this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
346resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
209 347
210=item B<-lsp> I<number> 348=item B<-lsp> I<number>
211 349
212Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 350Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
213of the display; resource B<linespace>. 351the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
352B<lineSpace>.
353
354=item B<-letsp> I<number>
355
356Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
357to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
358letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
359work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
214 360
215=item B<-tn> I<termname> 361=item B<-tn> I<termname>
216 362
217This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 363This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
218B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 364B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
219I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries; 365I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries;
220resource B<termName>. 366resource B<termName>.
221 367
222=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]> 368=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]>
223 369
224Run the command with its command-line arguments in the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> 370Run 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 371window; 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 372the 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 373given 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 374on 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, 375run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
230failing that, I<sh(1)>. 376failing that, I<sh(1)>.
231 377
378Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
379run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
380
381 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
382
232=item B<-title> I<text> 383=item B<-title> I<text>
233 384
234Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 385Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
235of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 386of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
236application name; resource B<title>. 387application name; resource B<title>.
254 405
255Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 406Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
256 407
257=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 408=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
258 409
259The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 410The 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 411C<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 412input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
262another locale. 413another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
414
415=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
416
417Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
418for more info.
419
420=item B<-tcw>
421
422Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
423button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
424in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
425the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
263 426
264=item B<-insecure> 427=item B<-insecure>
265 428
266Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 429Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
267sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 430sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
281=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 444=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
282 445
283Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 446Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
284B<secondaryScroll>. 447B<secondaryScroll>.
285 448
449=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
450
451Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
452will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
453it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
454user; resource B<hold>.
455
456=item B<-cd> I<path>
457
458Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
459B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
460@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
461
286=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 462=item B<-xrm> I<string>
287 463
288No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made 464Works 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 465as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
290some window managers. 466way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
467
468Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
469e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
470options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
471of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
472resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
473programs.
474
475=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
476
477Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
478
479=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
480
481Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
482which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
483
484Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
485shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
486quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
487create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
488
489The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
490
491It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
492descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
493can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
494terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
495not.
496
497Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
498used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
499
500 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
501 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
502 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
503 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
504 });
505
506=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
507
508Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
509pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
510useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
511without having to run a program within it.
512
513If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
514entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
515yourself if you want that.
516
517As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
518pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
519perl extension that manages the terminal.
520
521Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
522longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
523
524 use IO::Pty;
525 use Fcntl;
526
527 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
528 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
529 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
530 close $pty;
531
532 # now communicate with rxvt
533 my $slave = $pty->slave;
534 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
535
536=item B<-pe> I<string>
537
538Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
539this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
291 540
292=back 541=back
293 542
294=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 543=head1 RESOURCES
295 544
296Note: `@@RXVTNAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 545Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
297options) compiled into your version. 546options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
547long-options.
298 548
299There are two different methods that @@RXVTNAME@@ can use to get the 549You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
300Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 550distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
301Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 551starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
302B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 552with 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.
305 553
306If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> 554 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
307lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVTNAME@@> accepts application defaults 555 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
308set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 556 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
309B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 557 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
310B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 558 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
559 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
560
311Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVTNAME@@> recognizes two 561Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
312class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 562names: 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 563common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
314easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 564configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
315unique to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 565B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
316shared between different B<@@RXVTNAME@@> configurations. If no 566configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
317resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 567be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
318arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 568settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
319resources are allowed: 569check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
570extensions not documented here):
320 571
321=over 4 572=over 4
573
574=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
575
576Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
577option B<-depth>.
578
579=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
580
581Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
582On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
583performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
584should normally be enabled.
322 585
323=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 586=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
324 587
325Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 588Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
326option B<-geometry>. 589option B<-geometry>.
340Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 603Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
341corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 604corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
342high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 605high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
343colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 606colours. 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 6073=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
345names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 608names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
609
610Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
611changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
612
613Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
61488 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
346 615
347=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 616=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
348 617
618=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
619
349Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 620Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
350colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 621foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
351enabled. 622(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
352 623
353=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 624=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
354 625
355Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 626Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
356foreground colour is the default. 627foreground colour is the default.
357 628
358=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 629=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
359 630
631If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
632itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
633
634=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
635
360Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 636If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
361characters. 637characters. If unset, use reverse video.
638
639=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
640
641If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
642foreground for highlighted characters.
362 643
363=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
364 645
365Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
366foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 647foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
373 654
374=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
375 656
376B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
377option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
378B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
379 660
380=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
381 662
382B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
383quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
665has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
666received line; option B<-j>.
667
384B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 668B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
669force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
385 670
386=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 671=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
387 672
388B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 673B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
389artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 674receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
390pixmap. 675(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
676result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
677option B<-ss>.
678
679B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682
683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
684
685Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
686
687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
688future versions.
391 689
392=item B<fading:> I<number> 690=item B<fading:> I<number>
393 691
394Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 692Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
693
694=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
695
696Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
697colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
395 698
396=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 699=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
397 700
398Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 701Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
702extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
703magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
704a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
705the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
399 706
400=item B<shading:> I<number> 707=item B<shading:> I<number>
401 708
402Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 709Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
403image in addition to tinting it. 710A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
404 711
405=item B<fading:> I<number> 712=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
406 713
407Scale the tint colour by the given percentage. 714Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
715background; option B<-blr>.
716
717=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
718
719Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
408 720
409=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 721=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
410 722
411Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 723Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
412 724
413=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 725=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
414 726
415Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 727Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
416#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 728#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
417 729
730=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
731
732The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
733and the text.
734
418=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 735=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
419 736
420Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 737Use the specified image file for the background and also
421the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 738optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
422string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 739Supported operations are:
423horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
424centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
425of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
426specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
427be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
428scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
429 740
430=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 741=over 4
431 742
432Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 743=item B<WxH+X+Y>
433optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 744
434reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 745sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
746scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
747scale of 0 disables scaling.
748
749=item B<op=tile>
750
751enables tiling
752
753=item B<op=keep-aspect>
754
755maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
756
757=item B<op=root-align>
758
759use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
760the image offset, simulating a root window background
761
762=back
763
764The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
765Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
766the most common setups:
767
768=over 4
769
770=item B<style=tiled>
771
772the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
773
774=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
775
776the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
777ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
778
779=item B<style=stretched>
780
781the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
782
783=item B<style=centered>
784
785the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
786
787=item B<style=root-tiled>
788
789the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
790Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
791
792=back
793
794If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
795template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
796
797If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
798blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
435 799
436=item B<path:> I<path> 800=item B<path:> I<path>
437 801
438Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 802Specify 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.
441 803
442=item B<font:> I<fontname> 804=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
443 805
444Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 806Select 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. 807that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
446The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 808first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
447be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 809smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
448appended to it. option B<-fn>. 810font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
449 811
450=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 812Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
813optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
451 814
452B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 815In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
453will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 816specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
454Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 817hint 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 818fonts.
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>.
458 819
459=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 820For example, this font resource
460 821
461Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 822 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
462xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 823 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
463xterm style selection. 824 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
825 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
826 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
464 827
465=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 828specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
829the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
830it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
831wide and 15 pixels high.
466 832
467Set scrollbar style to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or 833The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
468B<xterm> 834the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
835the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
836useful supplement.
837
838The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
839are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
840contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
841
842The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
843remaining unicode characters.
844
845=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
846
847=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
848
849=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
850
851The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
852italic> >> characters, respectively.
853
854If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
855B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
856it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
857italic.
858
859If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
860"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
861not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
862
863If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
864text font will being used for the given style.
865
866=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
867
868When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
869option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
870intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
871option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
872reachable.
469 873
470=item B<title:> I<string> 874=item B<title:> I<string>
471 875
472Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 876Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
473specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 877specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
482=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 886=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
483 887
484B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 888B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
485de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 889de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
486 890
891=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
892
893B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
894B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
895
896@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
897
487=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 898=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
488 899
489B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 900B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
490B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 901B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
491 902
505 916
506Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 917Specify 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 918B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
508B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 919B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
509 920
921The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
922
923Example:
924
925 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
926
927This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
928every time you hit C<Print>.
929
930=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
931
932Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
933the author's favourite.
934
935=item B<thickness:> I<number>
936
937Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
938
510=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 939=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
511 940
512B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 941B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
513disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 942disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
514 943
527Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar 956Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
528thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag. 957thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
529 958
530=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean> 959=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
531 960
532B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>. 961B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>.
533B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 962B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
534B<-si>. 963B<+si>.
535 964
536=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 965=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
537 966
538B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 967B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
539B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 968try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
540with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 969B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
970new lines; option B<+sw>.
541 971
542=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 972=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
543 973
544B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special 974B<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 975are 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 976are 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>. 977bottom 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@@>]
558 978
559=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 979=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
560 980
561Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 981Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
562resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 982resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
572option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>. 992option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.
573 993
574=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 994=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
575 995
576Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 996Set 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>. 997WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
998
999=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
1000
1001Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
1002drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
1003this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
1004option B<-sbg>.
578 1005
579=item B<termName:> I<termname> 1006=item B<termName:> I<termname>
580 1007
581Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 1008Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
582variable; option B<-tn>. 1009variable; option B<-tn>.
583 1010
584=item B<linespace:> I<number> 1011=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
585 1012
586Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 1013Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
587the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 1014the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
588 1015
589=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 1016=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
594=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 1021=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
595 1022
596B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 1023B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
597scrolls five lines [default]. 1024scrolls five lines [default].
598 1025
1026=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
1027
1028B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
1029movement only; option C<-ptab>.
1030
599=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1031=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
600 1032
601B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1033B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
602option B<-bc>. 1034option B<-bc>.
1035
1036=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1037
1038B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1039option B<-uc>.
603 1040
604=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1041=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
605 1042
606B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1043B<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 1044of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
615 1052
616Mouse pointer background colour. 1053Mouse pointer background colour.
617 1054
618=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1055=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
619 1056
620Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1057Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1058large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
621 1059
622=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1060=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
623 1061
624The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1062The 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> 1063or 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 1064(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
627escape sequence. 1065escape sequence.
628 1066
629=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1067=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
630 1068
632pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1070pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
633with the B<Execute> key. 1071with the B<Execute> key.
634 1072
635=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1073=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
636 1074
637The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1075The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
638built-in default: 1076(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
639 1077
1078When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1079in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1080characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1081will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1082
1083When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1084be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1085
640B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1086B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
641 1087
642=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1088=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
643 1089
644B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1090B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
645 1091
647 1093
648I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1094I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
649 1095
650=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1096=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
651 1097
652The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1098The 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 1099C<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 1100input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
655another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1101another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
656 1102
657=item B<insecure> 1103=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1104
1105Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1106C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1107by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1108in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1109found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1110option B<-imfont>.
1111
1112=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1113
1114Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1115button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1116the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1117
1118=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
658 1119
659Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1120Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
660echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1121echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
661abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1122abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
662throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1123through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
663write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1124write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
664that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1125default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
665enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1126sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
666resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1127
667enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1128You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
668requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1129B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1130locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
669 1131
670=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1132=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
671 1133
672Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1134Set 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 1135B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
674B<-mod>. 1136B<-mod>.
675 1137
676=item B<answerbackString:> I<string> 1138=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>
677 1139
678Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1140Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
679character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1141character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
680in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1142in the entry on B<keysym> following.
681 1143
682=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1144=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
683 1145
684Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1146Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
685 1147
686=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1148=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
687 1149
688Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1150Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
689option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1151option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
690scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1152scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
691instead scroll the screen up. 1153to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1154
1155=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1156
1157Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1158will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1159it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1160user.
1161
1162=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1163
1164Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1165B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1166@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1167directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
692 1168
693=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1169=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
694 1170
695Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1171Compile 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 1172intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
701omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1173
702KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1174The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
1175any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
1176B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1177and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1178B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1179
1180The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1181whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1182keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1183current application keymap mode state.
1184
1185The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1186searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1187omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1188keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1189performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1190
1191I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1192number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1193
1194You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1195loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1196with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1197should be a character not used by the strings.
1198
1199Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1200
1201 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1202
1203The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1204
1205 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1206 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1207 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1208
1209If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1210is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1211example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1212when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1213
1214 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1215
1216If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1217is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1218manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1219C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1220
1221 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1222
1223Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1224will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1225no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1226means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1227definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1228mappings themselves.
1229
1230Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1231if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1232C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1233user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1234
1235 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1236 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1237
1238The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1239of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1240C<Shift-Insert>.
1241
1242The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1243the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1244font-switching at runtime:
1245
1246 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1247 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1248
1249Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1250info):
1251
1252 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1253 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1254
1255=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1256
1257=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1258
1259Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1260use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1261
1262Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1263them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1264by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1265example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1266C<selection>.
1267
1268Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1269(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1270searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1271multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1272the extension.
1273
1274Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1275necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1276
1277If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1278interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1279B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1280all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1281
1282=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1283
1284Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1285the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1286
1287=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1288
1289Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1290scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1291in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1292lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1293
1294See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1295
1296=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1297
1298Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1299details.
1300
1301=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1302
1303Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1304for details.
1305
1306=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1307
1308Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1309(default: C<M-s>).
1310
1311=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1312
1313Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1314C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1315
1316=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1317
1318Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1319
1320=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1321
1322Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1323it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1324
1325=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1326
1327Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1328
1329=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1330
1331Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
703 1332
704=back 1333=back
705 1334
706=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1335=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
707 1336
708Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window 1337Lines 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 1338(resource: B<saveLines>) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar
710or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVTNAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and 1339or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and
711its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without 1340its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without
712arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm> 1341arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm>
713 1342
714Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>. 1343Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>.
715Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>. 1344Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>.
721the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1350the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
722(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1351(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
723 1352
724If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1353If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
725disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1354disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
726application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1355application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
727(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1356(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), 1357up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
729respectively. 1358respectively.
730 1359
731=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1360=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
732 1361
733The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1362The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
734I<xterm>(1). 1363to I<xterm>(1).
735 1364
736=over 4 1365=over 4
737 1366
738=item B<Selection>: 1367=item B<Selecting>:
739 1368
740Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1369Left 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 1370and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
742double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1371to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
743line. 1372(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1373B<tripleclickwords>.
744 1374
1375Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1376(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1377normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1378selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1379the selection.
1380
745=item B<Insertion>: 1381=item B<Pasting>:
746 1382
747Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1383Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
748an B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1384window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
749inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1385B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1386
1387Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1388inserted too.
750 1389
751=back 1390=back
752 1391
753=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1392=head1 CHANGING FONTS
754 1393
755You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1394Changing 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 1395supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
757B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1396
758B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1397You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
759actual key can be selected using resources 1398
760B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1399 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1400
1401You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1402
1403 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1404 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1405
1406rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1407
1408=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1409
1410ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1411and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1412first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1413C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1414with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1415
1416=over 4
1417
1418=item * 5.1: Basic method
1419
1420This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1421
1422Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1423hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1424commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1425C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1426C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1427one.
1428
1429As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1430address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1431address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1432by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1433followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1434
1435=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1436
1437This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1438your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1439
1440Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1441them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1442invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1443keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1444released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1445C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1446reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1447
1448=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1449
1450While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1451mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1452
1453=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1454
1455This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1456characters already displayed.
1457
1458You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1459pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1460hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1461pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1462
1463In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1464character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1465combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1466always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1467
1468=back
1469
1470With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1471both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
761 1472
762=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1473=head1 LOGIN STAMP
763 1474
764B<@@RXVTNAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1475B<@@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. 1476it 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 1477allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
767some systems. 1478on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
768 1479
769=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1480=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
770 1481
771In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1482In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
772B<@@RXVTNAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1483B<@@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 1484high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
774colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1485240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1486cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1487
1488Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
775 1489
776=begin table 1490=begin table
777 1491
778 B<color0> (black) = Black 1492 B<color0> (black) = Black
779 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1493 B<color1> (red) = Red3
799It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1513It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
800B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1514B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
801a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1515a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
802color0-color15. 1516color0-color15.
803 1517
1518The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1519values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1520
1521The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1522
1523 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1524 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1525
1526The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1527steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1528the RGB cube.
1529
1530Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1531colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1532rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1533
1534Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1535number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1536
804Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1537Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
805always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1538always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
806I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1539I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
807been specified. For example, 1540been specified. For example,
808 1541
1542 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1543
1544would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1545White.
1546
1547=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1548
1549If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1550their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1551
1552You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1553brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1554(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1555transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1556half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1557is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1558all ways to specify a colour.
1559
1560For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1561C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1562specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1563(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1564while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1565earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1566C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1567
1568You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1569alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1570layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1571rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1572
1573For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1574background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1575
1576 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1577
1578When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1579alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1580transparency of course).
1581
1582When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1583colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1584background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1585other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1586image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1587fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1588
1589Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1590in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1591extension.
1592
1593=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1594
1595B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1596
809=over 4 1597=over 4
810 1598
811=item B<rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1599=item B<TERM>
812 1600
813would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1601Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
814on White. 1602resources or on the command line.
1603
1604=item B<COLORTERM>
1605
1606Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1607compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1608extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1609screen.
1610
1611=item B<COLORFGBG>
1612
1613Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1614the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1615C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1616used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1617string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1618was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1619and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1620
1621=item B<WINDOWID>
1622
1623Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1624window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1625window and so on).
1626
1627=item B<TERMINFO>
1628
1629Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1630C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1631
1632=item B<DISPLAY>
1633
1634Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1635display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1636defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1637
1638=item B<SHELL>
1639
1640The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1641
1642=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1643
1644The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1645@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1646
1647Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1648
1649=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1650
1651Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1652searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1653directory.
1654
1655=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1656
1657See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1658
1659=item B<HOME>
1660
1661Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1662daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1663C<.Xdefaults>)
1664
1665=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1666
1667Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1668
1669=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1670
1671If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1672@@RXVT_NAME@@.
815 1673
816=back 1674=back
817 1675
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 1676=head1 FILES
828 1677
829=over 4 1678=over 4
830 1679
831=item B</etc/utmp>
832
833System file for login records.
834
835=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1680=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
836 1681
837Color names. 1682Colour names.
838 1683
839=back 1684=back
840 1685
841=head1 SEEALSO 1686=head1 SEE ALSO
842 1687
843I<xterm>(1), I<sh>(1), I<resize>(1), I<X>(1), I<pty>(4), I<tty>(4), I<utmp>(5) 1688@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), 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 1689
859=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1690=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
860 1691
861=over 4 1692=over 4
862 1693
863=item Project Coordinator 1694=item Project Coordinator
864 1695
865@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTMAINTEMAIL@@> 1696Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
866 1697
867=item Web page maintainter 1698L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
868
869@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
870
871L<@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@>(@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@)
872 1699
873=back 1700=back
874 1701
875=head1 AUTHORS 1702=head1 AUTHORS
876 1703
898 1725
899Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1726Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
900 1727
901=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1728=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
902 1729
903Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1730Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1731
904(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1732Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
905 1733
906=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1734=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
907 1735
908Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1736Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
909character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1737extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
910compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
911 1738
912Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1739Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
913 1740
1741=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1742
1743pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1744
914=back 1745=back
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