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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
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18 21
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of frequently 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20asked questions and answer to them and some common problems. 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>.
21 26
22=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
23 28
24Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
25internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
26world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
27especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
28like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
29like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
30scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
31fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
32as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
33belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
34such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
35change. 40change.
36 41
37If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
38me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
39terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
40because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
41another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
42 47
43Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
44display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
45programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
46to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
47 52
48Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
49it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
50in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
51rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
52 57
53It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
54and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
55without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
56a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
57from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
58drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
59@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
60 65
61It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
62been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
63reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
64 69
65=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
66 71
67The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
87 92
88Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
89 94
90=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
91 96
92Attempt 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>
93respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
94B<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<frills>: 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]
110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
95 116
96=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
97 118
98Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
99 120
101 122
102Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 123Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
103 124
104=item B<-j>|B<+j> 125=item B<-j>|B<+j>
105 126
106Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
107 128
108=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
109 130
110Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
111B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
112 132
113=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
114 134
115Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
137colour; resource B<fading>.
116 138
117=item B<-tint> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
118 140
119Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
120transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
121option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
122tinting it.
123 143
124=item B<-sh> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
125 145
126I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
127background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
128specified, too). 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
129 149
130=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
131 151
132Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
133 153
134=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
135 155
136Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
137
138=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
139
140Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
141specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add
142quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the
143command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
144 157
145=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
146 159
147The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
148 161
160resource B<borderColor>. 173resource B<borderColor>.
161 174
162=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 175=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
163 176
164Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 177Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
165that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 178that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
166first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 179first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
167smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 180smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
168font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 181font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
169 182
170In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 183In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
171with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 184with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
172e.g.: 185e.g.:
173 186
174 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
175 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 188 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
177See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 190See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
178section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 191section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
179 192
180=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 193=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
181 194
182Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 195Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
183be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 196are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
184 197
185=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 198=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
186 199
187Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 200Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
188be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 201characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
189 202
190=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 203=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
191 204
192Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 205Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
193be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 206italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
207for details.
208
209=item B<-is>|B<+is>
210
211Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
212foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
213details.
194 214
195=item B<-name> I<name> 215=item B<-name> I<name>
196 216
197Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 217Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
198rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 218rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
200 220
201=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
202 222
203Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
204 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
205=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
206 230
207Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
208B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
209 233
213B<visualBell>. 237B<visualBell>.
214 238
215=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 239=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
216 240
217Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 241Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
242
243=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
244
245Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
246
247=item B<-st>|B<+st>
248
249Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
250resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
218 251
219=item B<-si>|B<+si> 252=item B<-si>|B<+si>
220 253
221Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 254Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
222B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 255B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
229=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 262=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
230 263
231Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 264Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
232This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 265This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
233B<scrollWithBuffer>. 266B<scrollWithBuffer>.
234
235=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
236
237Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
238
239=item B<-st>|B<+st>
240
241Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
242resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
243 267
244=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 268=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
245 269
246If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 270If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
247actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 271actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
251 275
252=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 276=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
253 277
254Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 278Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
255 279
280=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
281
282Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
283
256=item B<-iconic> 284=item B<-iconic>
257 285
258Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 286Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
259Alternative form is B<-ic>. 287Alternative form is B<-ic>.
260 288
276 304
277=item B<-bl> 305=item B<-bl>
278 306
279Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 307Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
280if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 308if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
281decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 309decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
310support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
311
312=item B<-override-redirect>
313
314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
321
322=item B<-sbg>
323
324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
326this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
327resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
282 328
283=item B<-lsp> I<number> 329=item B<-lsp> I<number>
284 330
285Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 331Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
286of the display; resource B<linespace>. 332the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
333B<lineSpace>.
334
335=item B<-letsp> I<number>
336
337Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
338to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
339letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
340work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
287 341
288=item B<-tn> I<termname> 342=item B<-tn> I<termname>
289 343
290This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 344This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
291B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 345B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
300given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 354given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
301on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 355on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
302run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 356run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
303failing that, I<sh(1)>. 357failing that, I<sh(1)>.
304 358
359Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
360run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
361
362 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
363
305=item B<-title> I<text> 364=item B<-title> I<text>
306 365
307Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 366Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
308of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 367of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
309application name; resource B<title>. 368application name; resource B<title>.
321=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
322 381
323Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
324B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
325 384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
387
326=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
327 389
328Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
329 391
330=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 392=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
331 393
332The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 394The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
333de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 395C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
334extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 396input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
335another locale. 397another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
398
399=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
400
401Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
402for more info.
403
404=item B<-tcw>
405
406Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
407button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
408in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
409the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
336 410
337=item B<-insecure> 411=item B<-insecure>
338 412
339Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 413Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
340sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 414sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
354=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 428=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
355 429
356Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 430Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
357B<secondaryScroll>. 431B<secondaryScroll>.
358 432
433=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
434
435Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
436will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
437it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
438user; resource B<hold>.
439
440=item B<-cd> I<path>
441
442Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
443B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
444@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
445
359=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 446=item B<-xrm> I<string>
360 447
361No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 448Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
362available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 449as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
363some window managers. 450way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
451
452Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
453e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
454options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
455of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
456resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
457programs.
458
459=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
460
461Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
462
463=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
464
465Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
466which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
467
468Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
469shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
470quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
471create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
472
473The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
474
475It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
476descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
477can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
478terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
479not.
480
481Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
482used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
483
484 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
485 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
486 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
487 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
488 });
489
490=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
491
492Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
493pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
494useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
495without having to run a program within it.
496
497If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
498entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
499yourself if you want that.
500
501As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
502pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
503perl extension that manages the terminal.
504
505Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
506longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
507
508 use IO::Pty;
509 use Fcntl;
510
511 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
512 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
513 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
514 close $pty;
515
516 # now communicate with rxvt
517 my $slave = $pty->slave;
518 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
519
520=item B<-pe> I<string>
521
522Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
523this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
364 524
365=back 525=back
366 526
367=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 527=head1 RESOURCES
368 528
369Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 529Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
370options) compiled into your version. 530options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
531long-options.
371 532
372There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 533You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
373Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 534distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
374Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 535starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
375B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 536with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
376resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
377settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
378 537
379If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 538 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
380lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 539 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
381set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 540 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
382B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 541 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
383B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 542 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
543 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
544
384Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 545Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
385class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 546names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
386resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 547common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
387easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 548configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
388unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 549B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
389shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 550configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
390resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 551be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
391arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 552settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
392resources are allowed: 553check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
554extensions not documented here):
393 555
394=over 4 556=over 4
557
558=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
559
560Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
561option B<-depth>.
562
563=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
564
565Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
566On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
567performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
568should normally be enabled.
395 569
396=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 570=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
397 571
398Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 572Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
399option B<-geometry>. 573option B<-geometry>.
413Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 587Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
414corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 588corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
415high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 589high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
416colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 590colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
4173=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
418names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 592names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
419 593
420Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 594Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
421changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 595changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
422 596
423Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 597Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
427 601
428=item B<colorIT:> I<colour> 602=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
429 603
430Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the 604Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
431foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available 605foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
432(Compile styles) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead. 606(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
433 607
434=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 608=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
435 609
436Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 610Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
437foreground colour is the default. 611foreground colour is the default.
438 612
439=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 613=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
440 614
615If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
616itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
617
618=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
619
441Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 620If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
442characters. 621characters. If unset, use reverse video.
622
623=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
624
625If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
626foreground for highlighted characters.
443 627
444=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 628=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
445 629
446Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 630Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
447foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 631foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
454 638
455=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 639=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
456 640
457B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 641B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
458option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 642option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
459B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 643B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
460 644
461=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 645=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
462 646
463B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 647B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
464quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 648of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
649has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
650received line; option B<-j>.
651
465B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 652B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
653force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
466 654
467=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 655=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
468 656
469B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 657B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
470artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 658receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
471pixmap. 659(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
660result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
661option B<-ss>.
662
663B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
664if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
665monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
472 666
473=item B<fading:> I<number> 667=item B<fading:> I<number>
474 668
475Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 669Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
476 670
477=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 671=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
478 672
479Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 673Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
674colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
480 675
481=item B<shading:> I<number> 676=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
482 677
483Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 678Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
484image in addition to tinting it.
485 679
486=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 680=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
487 681
488Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 682Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
489 683
490=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 684=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
491 685
492Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 686Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
493#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 687#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
494 688
495=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 689=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
496 690
497The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 691The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
498and the text. 692and the text.
499 693
500=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
501
502Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
503the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
504string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
505horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
506centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
507of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
508specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
509be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
510scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
511
512=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
513
514Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
515optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
516reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
517
518=item B<path:> I<path>
519
520Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
521menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
522B<PATH> environment variables.
523
524=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 694=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
525 695
526Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 696Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
527names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 697that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
528The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 698first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
529be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 699smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
530appended to it. option B<-fn>. 700font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
531 701
532Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 702Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
533optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile xft), prefixed with C<xft:>. 703optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
534 704
535In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 705In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
536specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available 706specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
537hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 707hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
538fonts. 708fonts.
539 709
540For example, this font resource 710For example, this font resource
541 711
542 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 712 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
543 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 713 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
544 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 714 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
545 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 715 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
546 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 716 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
547 717
550it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 720it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
551wide and 15 pixels high. 721wide and 15 pixels high.
552 722
553The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 723The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
554the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 724the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
555the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 725the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
556useful supplement. 726useful supplement.
557 727
558The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 728The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
559are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 729are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
560contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 730contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
581not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 751not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
582 752
583If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 753If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
584text font will being used for the given style. 754text font will being used for the given style.
585 755
586=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 756=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
587 757
588Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 758When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
589xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 759option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
590xterm style selection. 760intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
591 761option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
592=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 762reachable.
593
594Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
595the author's favourite..
596 763
597=item B<title:> I<string> 764=item B<title:> I<string>
598 765
599Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 766Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
600specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 767specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
609=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 776=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
610 777
611B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 778B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
612de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 779de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
613 780
781=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
782
783B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
784B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
785
786@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
787
614=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 788=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
615 789
616B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 790B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
617B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 791B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
618 792
620 794
621B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 795B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
622the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 796the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
623[default]; option B<+ls>. 797[default]; option B<+ls>.
624 798
799=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
800
801Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
802events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
803
625=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 804=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
626 805
627B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 806B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
628option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 807option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
629[default]; option B<+ut>. 808[default]; option B<+ut>.
632 811
633Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 812Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
634B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 813B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
635B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 814B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
636 815
816The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
817
818Example:
819
820 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
821
822This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
823every time you hit C<Print>.
824
825=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
826
827Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
828the author's favourite.
829
830=item B<thickness:> I<number>
831
832Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
833
637=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 834=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
638 835
639B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 836B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
640disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 837disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
641 838
660B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 857B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
661B<+si>. 858B<+si>.
662 859
663=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 860=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
664 861
665B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 862B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
666B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 863try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
667with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 864B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
865new lines; option B<+sw>.
668 866
669=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 867=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
670 868
671B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 869B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
672are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 870are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
673are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 871are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
674bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 872bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
675 873
676=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 874=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
677 875
678Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 876Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
679resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
680 877
681=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 878=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
682 879
683Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 880Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
684option B<-b>. 881option B<-b>.
691=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 888=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
692 889
693Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 890Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
694WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 891WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
695 892
893=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
894
895Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
896drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
897this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
898option B<-sbg>.
899
696=item B<termName:> I<termname> 900=item B<termName:> I<termname>
697 901
698Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 902Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
699variable; option B<-tn>. 903variable; option B<-tn>.
700 904
701=item B<linespace:> I<number> 905=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
702 906
703Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 907Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
704the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 908the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
705 909
706=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 910=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
720 924
721=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 925=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
722 926
723B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 927B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
724option B<-bc>. 928option B<-bc>.
929
930=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
931
932B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
933option B<-uc>.
725 934
726=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 935=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
727 936
728B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 937B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
729of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 938of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
735 944
736=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 945=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
737 946
738Mouse pointer background colour. 947Mouse pointer background colour.
739 948
949=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
950
951Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
952[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
953file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
954
740=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 955=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
741 956
742Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 957Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
958large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
743 959
744=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 960=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
745 961
746The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 962The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
747or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 963or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
748(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 964(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
749escape sequence. 965escape sequence.
750 966
751=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 967=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
752 968
754pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 970pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
755with the B<Execute> key. 971with the B<Execute> key.
756 972
757=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 973=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
758 974
759The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 975The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
760built-in default: 976(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
761 977
978When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
979in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
980characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
981will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
982
983When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
984be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
985
762B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 986B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
763 987
764=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 988=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
765 989
766B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 990B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
767 991
768=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 992=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
769 993
770I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 994I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
771 995
772=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 996=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
773 997
774The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 998The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
775de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 999C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
776extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1000input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
777another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1001another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
1002
1003=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1004
1005Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1006C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1007by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1008in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1009found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1010option B<-imfont>.
1011
1012=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1013
1014Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1015button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1016the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
778 1017
779=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1018=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
780 1019
781Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1020Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
782echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1021echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
783abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1022abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
784throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1023through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
785write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1024write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
786that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1025default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
787enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1026sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
788resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1027
789enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1028You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
790requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1029B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1030locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
791 1031
792=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1032=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
793 1033
794Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1034Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
795B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1035B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
799 1039
800Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1040Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
801character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1041character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
802in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1042in the entry on B<keysym> following.
803 1043
804=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1044=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
805 1045
806Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1046Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
807 1047
808=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1048=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
809 1049
810Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1050Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
811option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1051option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
812scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1052scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
813instead scroll the screen up. 1053to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
814 1054
1055=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1056
1057Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1058will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1059it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1060user.
1061
1062=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1063
1064Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1065B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1066@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1067directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1068
815=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1069=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
816 1070
817Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1071Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
818contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 1072resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
819newline, \r: return, \t: 1073
820tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1074Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
821^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1075C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
822with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1076string than would normally result from that combination, making the
823omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1077terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
824KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1078extension might provide.
1079
1080The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1081
1082 (modifiers-)key
1083
1084Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1085B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1086B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1087B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1088
1089The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1090whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1091keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1092current application keymap mode state.
1093
1094Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1095match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1096key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1097defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1098C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1099themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1100this when this is a problem.
1101
1102The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1103find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1104looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1105the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1106value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1107
1108As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1109escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1110number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1111
1112An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1113of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1114interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1115prefixed with C<string:>).
1116
1117The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1118additional prefixes:
1119
1120=over 4
1121
1122=item string:STRING
1123
1124If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1125then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1126terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1127string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1128
1129 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1130
1131This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1132
1133In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1134keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1135providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1136the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1137
1138Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1139
1140 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1141
1142The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1143
1144 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1145 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1146 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1147
1148=item command:STRING
1149
1150If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1151is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1152the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1153in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1154most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1155
1156For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1157when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1158
1159 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1160
1161The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1162the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1163font-switching at runtime:
1164
1165 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1166 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1167
1168Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1169info):
1170
1171 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1173
1174=item builtin:
1175
1176The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1177key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1178the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1179bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1180
1181For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1182@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1183"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1184
1185 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1186 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1187
1188The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1189of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1190C<Shift-Insert>.
1191
1192=item builtin-string:
1193
1194This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1195have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1196difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1197application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1198action for it.
1199
1200An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1201selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1202would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1203terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1204
1205 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1206 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1207
1208The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1209combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1210C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1211
1212Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1213clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1214this:
1215
1216 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1217 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1218
1219=item EXTENSION:STRING
1220
1221An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1222by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1223be loaded automatically if necessary.
1224
1225Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1226include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1227own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1228respectively).
1229
1230From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1231@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1232keyboards:
1233
1234 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1235
1236=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1237
1238This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1239extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1240
1241=back
1242
1243=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1244
1245=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1246
1247Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1248use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1249
1250Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1251them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1252by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1253example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1254C<selection>.
1255
1256The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1257C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1258extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1259
1260Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1261command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1262
1263Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1264necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1265search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1266first one found will be used.
1267
1268If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1269will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1270B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1271all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1272
1273=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1274
1275Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1276the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1277
1278=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1279
1280Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1281scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1282in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1283lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1284
1285See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1286
1287=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1288
1289Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1290details.
1291
1292=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1293
1294Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1295for details.
1296
1297=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1298
1299This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1300instead, e.g.:
1301
1302 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1303
1304=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1305
1306Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1307C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1308
1309=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1310
1311Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1312
1313=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1314
1315Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1316it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1317
1318=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1319
1320Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1321
1322=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1323
1324Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1325
1326=back
1327
1328=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1329
1330=over 4
1331
1332=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1333
1334=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1335
1336Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1337background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1338operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1339character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1340metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1341
1342=over 4
1343
1344=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1345
1346sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1347scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1348scale of 0 disables scaling.
1349
1350=item B<op=tile>
1351
1352enables tiling
1353
1354=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1355
1356maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1357
1358=item B<op=root-align>
1359
1360use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1361the image offset, simulating a root window background
1362
1363=back
1364
1365The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1366Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1367the most common setups:
1368
1369=over 4
1370
1371=item B<style=tiled>
1372
1373the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1374
1375=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1376
1377the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1378ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1379
1380=item B<style=stretched>
1381
1382the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1383
1384=item B<style=centered>
1385
1386the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1387
1388=item B<style=root-tiled>
1389
1390the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1391Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1392
1393=back
1394
1395If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1396template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1397
1398If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1399will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1400
1401=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1402
1403=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1404
1405Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1406
1407B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1408will be removed in future versions.
1409
1410=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1411
1412=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1413
1414Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1415black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1416the image unchanged.
1417
1418=item B<-sh> I<number>
1419
1420=item B<shading:> I<number>
1421
1422Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1423A value of 100 means no shading.
1424
1425=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1426
1427=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1428
1429Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1430background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1431horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1432radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1433on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1434vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1435
1436=item B<path:> I<path>
1437
1438Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
825 1439
826=back 1440=back
827 1441
828=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1442=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
829 1443
843the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1457the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
844(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1458(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
845 1459
846If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1460If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
847disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1461disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
848application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1462application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
849(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1463(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
850up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1464up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
851respectively. 1465respectively.
852 1466
853=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1467=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
854 1468
855The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1469The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
856I<xterm>(1). 1470to I<xterm>(1).
857 1471
858=over 4 1472=over 4
859 1473
860=item B<Selection>: 1474=item B<Selecting>:
861 1475
862Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1476Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
863region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1477and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
864double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1478to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
865line. 1479(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1480B<tripleclickwords>.
866 1481
867Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1482Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
868(Compile: frills) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1483(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
869one. 1484normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1485selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1486the selection.
870 1487
871=item B<Insertion>: 1488=item B<Pasting>:
872 1489
873Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1490Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
874an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1491window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
875inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1492B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1493
1494Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1495inserted too.
1496
1497rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1498<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1499binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1500CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1501CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
876 1502
877=back 1503=back
878 1504
879=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1505=head1 CHANGING FONTS
880 1506
881Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1507Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
882supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1508supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
883 1509
884You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1510You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
885therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
886 1511
887 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1512 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1513
1514You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1515
1516 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1517 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
888 1518
889rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1519rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
890 1520
891=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1521=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
892 1522
893ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1523ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
894and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1524and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
895first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1525first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
896C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1526C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
897with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1527with C<--enable-iso14755>.
898 1528
899=over 4 1529=over 4
900 1530
901=item 5.1: Basic method 1531=item * 5.1: Basic method
902 1532
903This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode. 1533This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
904 1534
905Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter 1535Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
906hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will 1536hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
913address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail 1543address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
914address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily 1544address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
915by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>, 1545by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
916followed by releasing the modifier keys. 1546followed by releasing the modifier keys.
917 1547
918=item 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method 1548=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
919 1549
920This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1550This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
921your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1551your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
922 1552
923Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1553Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
924them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1554them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
925invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1555invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
926keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1556keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
927released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1557released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
928C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1558C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
929reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1559reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
930 1560
931=item 5.3: Screen-selection entry method 1561=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
932 1562
933While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection 1563While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
934mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map. 1564mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
935 1565
936=item 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input 1566=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
937 1567
938This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with 1568This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
939characters already displayed. 1569characters already displayed.
940 1570
941You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then 1571You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
953With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to 1583With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
954both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2. 1584both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
955 1585
956=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1586=head1 LOGIN STAMP
957 1587
958B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1588B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
959that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1589it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
960To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1590allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
961some systems. 1591on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
962 1592
963=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1593=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
964 1594
965In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1595In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
966B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1596B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
967high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1597high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
968colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1598240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1599cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1600
1601B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1602C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1603number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1604colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
160524-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1606the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1607use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1608scenarios.
1609
1610Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
969 1611
970=begin table 1612=begin table
971 1613
972 B<color0> (black) = Black 1614 B<color0> (black) = Black
973 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1615 B<color1> (red) = Red3
993It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1635It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
994B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1636B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
995a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1637a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
996color0-color15. 1638color0-color15.
997 1639
1640The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1641values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1642
1643The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1644
1645 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1646 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1647
1648The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1649steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1650the RGB cube.
1651
1652Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1653colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1654rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1655
1656Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1657number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1658
998Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1659Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
999always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1660always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1000I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1661I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1001been specified. For example, 1662been specified. For example,
1002 1663
1664 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1665
1666would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1667White.
1668
1669=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1670
1671If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1672their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1673
1674You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1675brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1676(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1677transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1678half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1679is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1680all ways to specify a colour.
1681
1682For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1683C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1684specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1685(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1686while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1687earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1688C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1689
1690You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1691alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1692layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1693rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1694
1695For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1696background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1697
1698 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1699
1700When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1701alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1702transparency of course).
1703
1704When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1705colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1706background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1707other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1708image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1709fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1710
1711Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1712in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1713extension.
1714
1715=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1716
1717B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1718
1003=over 4 1719=over 4
1004 1720
1005=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1721=item B<TERM>
1006 1722
1007would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1723Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1008on White. 1724resources or on the command line.
1725
1726=item B<COLORTERM>
1727
1728Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1729compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1730extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1731screen.
1732
1733=item B<COLORFGBG>
1734
1735Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1736the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1737C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1738used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1739string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1740was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1741and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1742
1743=item B<WINDOWID>
1744
1745Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1746window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1747window and so on).
1748
1749=item B<TERMINFO>
1750
1751Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1752C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1753
1754=item B<DISPLAY>
1755
1756Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1757display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1758defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1759
1760=item B<SHELL>
1761
1762The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1763
1764=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1765
1766The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1767@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1768
1769Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1770
1771=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1772
1773Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1774searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1775directory.
1776
1777=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1778
1779See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1780
1781=item B<HOME>
1782
1783Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1784daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1785C<.Xdefaults>)
1786
1787=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1788
1789Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1790
1791=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1792
1793If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1794@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1009 1795
1010=back 1796=back
1011 1797
1012=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1013
1014B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
1015and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
1016window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1017sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1018terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1019B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1020
1021=head1 FILES 1798=head1 FILES
1022 1799
1023=over 4 1800=over 4
1024 1801
1025=item B</etc/utmp>
1026
1027System file for login records.
1028
1029=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1802=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1030 1803
1031Color names. 1804Colour names.
1032 1805
1033=back 1806=back
1034 1807
1035=head1 SEE ALSO 1808=head1 SEE ALSO
1036 1809
1810@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1037@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1811@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1038
1039=head1 BUGS
1040
1041Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1042
1043Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1044
1045Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1046 1812
1047=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1813=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1048 1814
1049=over 4 1815=over 4
1050 1816
1051=item Project Coordinator 1817=item Project Coordinator
1052 1818
1053@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1819Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1054 1820
1055=item Web page maintainter 1821L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1056
1057@@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
1058
1059L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
1060 1822
1061=back 1823=back
1062 1824
1063=head1 AUTHORS 1825=head1 AUTHORS
1064 1826
1066 1828
1067=item John Bovey 1829=item John Bovey
1068 1830
1069University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1831University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1070 1832
1071=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1833=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1072 1834
1073very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1835very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1074 1836
1075=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1837=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1076 1838
1077wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1839wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1078 1840
1079=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1841=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1080 1842
1081Wrote the menu system. 1843Wrote the menu system.
1082 1844
1083Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1845Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1084 1846
1085=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1847=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1086 1848
1087Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1849Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1088 1850
1089=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1851=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1090 1852
1091Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1853Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1854
1092(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1855Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1093 1856
1094=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1857=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1095 1858
1096Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1859Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1097character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1860extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1098compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1099 1861
1100Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1862Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1101 1863
1864=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1865
1866pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1867
1102=back 1868=back
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