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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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81	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1	84	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
82	Orange'.	85	Orange'.
83		86
84	The following options are available:	87	The following options are available:
85		88
86	=over 4	89	=over
87		90
88	=item B<-help>, B<--help>	91	=item B<-help>, B<--help>
89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		118
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		120
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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114		128
115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		130
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		132
119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	133	=item B<-fps> I<number>
120		134
121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is	135	Compile I<frills>: Set the refresh interval (in frames per second or
122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.	136	negative seconds); resource B<refreshRate>.
123
124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be
125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will
126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
127
128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
130		137
131	=item B<-fade> I<number>	138	=item B<-fade> I<number>
132		139
133	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	140	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	141	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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137	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	144	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
138		145
139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	146	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	147	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
141		148
142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	149	=item B<-icon> I<file>
143		150
144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	151	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for	152	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	153	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
151	I<tintColor>. Example:
152
153	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
154
155	=item B<-sh> I<number>
156
157	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
158	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
159	resource I<shading>.
160
161	=item B<-blt> I<string>
162
163	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
164	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
165	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
166	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
167	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
168	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
169	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
170
171	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
172
173	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
174	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
175	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
176	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
177	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
178	resource I<blurRadius>.
179		154
180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	155	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
181		156
182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	157	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
183		158
184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	159	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
185		160
186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	161	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
187
188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
189
190	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
191	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
194		162
195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	163	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
196		164
197	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	165	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
198		166
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243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	211	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244	for details.	212	for details.
245		213
246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	214	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
247		215
248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	216	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	217	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
250	details.	218	details.
251		219
252	=item B<-name> I<name>	220	=item B<-name> I<name>
253		221
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257		225
258	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	226	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
259		227
260	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	228	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
261		229
		230	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		231
		232	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		233
262	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	234	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
263		235
264	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	236	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
265	B<utmpInhibit>.	237	B<utmpInhibit>.
266		238
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270	B<visualBell>.	242	B<visualBell>.
271		243
272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	244	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
273		245
274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	246	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
		247
		248	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		249
		250	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		251
		252	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		253
		254	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		255	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
275		256
276	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	257	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
277		258
278	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	259	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
279	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	260	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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286	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	267	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
287		268
288	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	269	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
289	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	270	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
290	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	271	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
291
292	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
293
294	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
295
296	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
297
298	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
299	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
300		272
301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	273	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
302		274
303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	275	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	276	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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308		280
309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	281	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
310		282
311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	283	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
312		284
		285	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		286
		287	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		288
313	=item B<-iconic>	289	=item B<-iconic>
314		290
315	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	291	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
316	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	292	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
317		293
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333		309
334	=item B<-bl>	310	=item B<-bl>
335		311
336	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	312	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
337	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	313	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
338	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	314	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		315	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
339		316
340	=item B<-override-redirect>	317	=item B<-override-redirect>
341		318
342	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	319	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
343	B<override-redirect>.	320	B<override-redirect>.
		321
		322	=item B<-dockapp>
		323
		324	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		325	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
344		326
345	=item B<-sbg>	327	=item B<-sbg>
346		328
347	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	329	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
348	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	330	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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352	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	334	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
353		335
354	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	336	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
355	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	337	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
356	B<lineSpace>.	338	B<lineSpace>.
		339
		340	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		341
		342	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		343	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		344	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		345	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
357		346
358	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	347	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
359		348
360	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	349	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
361	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	350	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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396	=item B<-pt> I<style>	385	=item B<-pt> I<style>
397		386
398	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	387	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
399	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	388	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
400		389
		390	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		391	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
		392
401	=item B<-im> I<text>	393	=item B<-im> I<text>
402		394
403	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	395	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
404		396
405	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	397	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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416		408
417	=item B<-tcw>	409	=item B<-tcw>
418		410
419	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	411	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
420	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	412	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
421	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	413	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
422	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	414	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
		415
		416	=item B<-dpb>\|B<+dpb>
		417
		418	Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
		419	sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
		420	to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
		421	abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
		422	enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
		423	sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
		424	ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
423		425
424	=item B<-insecure>	426	=item B<-insecure>
425		427
426	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	428	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
427	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	429	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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440		442
441	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>	443	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>
442		444
443	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	445	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
444	B<secondaryScroll>.	446	B<secondaryScroll>.
		447
		448	=item B<-rm> I<mode>
		449
		450	Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
		451	to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
		452	modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
		453	is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
		454	B<rewrapMode>.
445		455
446	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>	456	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>
447		457
448	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	458	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
449	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	459	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
450	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	460	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
451	user; resource B<hold>.	461	user; resource B<hold>.
		462
		463	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		464
		465	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		466	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		467	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		468
		469	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		470
		471	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		472	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		473	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		474
		475	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		476	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		477	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		478	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		479	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		480	programs.
452		481
453	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	482	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
454		483
455	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	484	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
456		485
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491	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	520	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
492	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	521	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
493	yourself if you want that.	522	yourself if you want that.
494		523
495	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	524	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
496	pty/tty operations.	525	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		526	perl extension that manages the terminal.
497		527
498	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	528	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
499	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	529	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
500		530
501	use IO::Pty;	531	use IO::Pty;
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508		538
509	# now communicate with rxvt	539	# now communicate with rxvt
510	my $slave = $pty->slave;	540	my $slave = $pty->slave;
511	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	541	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
512		542
		543	Note that, despite what the name might imply, the file descriptor does not
		544	need to be a pty, it can be a bi-directional pipe as well (e.g. a unix
		545	domain or tcp socket). While tty operations cannot be done in this case,
		546	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can still be remote controlled with it:
		547
		548	use Socket;
		549	use Fcntl;
		550
		551	socketpair my $URXVT, my $slave, Socket::AF_UNIX, Socket::SOCK_STREAM, Socket::PF_UNSPEC;
		552	fcntl $slave, Fcntl::F_SETFD, 0;
		553	system "exec @@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $slave) . " &";
		554	close $slave;
		555
		556	syswrite $URXVT, "Type a secret password: ";
		557	my $secret = do { local $/ = "\r"; <$URXVT> };
		558	print "Not so secret anymore: $secret\n";
		559
513	=item B<-pe> I<string>	560	=item B<-pe> I<string>
514		561
515	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	562	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
516	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	563	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
517		564
518	=back	565	=back
519		566
520	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	567	=head1 RESOURCES
521		568
522	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	569	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
523	options) compiled into your version.	570	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		571	long-options.
524		572
525	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	573	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
526	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	574	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
527	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	575	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
528	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	576	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
529		577
530	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
531	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	578	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		579	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
532	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	580	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
533	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	581	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
534	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	582	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		583	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
535		584
536	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	585	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
537	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	586	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
538	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	587	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
539	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	588	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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542	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource	591	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
543	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to	592	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
544	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	593	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
545	extensions not documented here):	594	extensions not documented here):
546		595
547	=over 4	596	=over
548		597
549	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	598	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
550		599
551	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	600	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
552	option B<-depth>.	601	option B<-depth>.
		602
		603	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		604
		605	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		606	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		607	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		608	should normally be enabled.
553		609
554	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	610	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
555		611
556	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	612	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
557	option B<-geometry>.	613	option B<-geometry>.
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571	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	627	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
572	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	628	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
573	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	629	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
574	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	630	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
575	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	631	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
576	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	632	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
577		633
578	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	634	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
579	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	635	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
580		636
581	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	637	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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592	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	648	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
593		649
594	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	650	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
595	foreground colour is the default.	651	foreground colour is the default.
596		652
597	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
598
599	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
600	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
601
602	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
603		654
604	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	655	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
605	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	656	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		657
		658	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		659
		660	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		661	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		662
		663	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		664
		665	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		666	foreground for highlighted characters.
606		667
607	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	668	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
608		669
609	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	670	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
610	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	671	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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617		678
618	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	679	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
619		680
620	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	681	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
621	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	682	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
622	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	683	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
623		684
624	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	685	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
625		686
626	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	687	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
627	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	688	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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641		702
642	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	703	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
643	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	704	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
644	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	705	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
645		706
646	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	707	=item B<refreshRate:> I<number>
647		708
648	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	709	Compile I<frills>: When positive, sets the maximum refreshes per second
649	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	710	(the default is C<60>). When zero or negative, sets the minimum interval
650	pixmap.	711	between refreshes, negated. That is, positive numbers limit the number
651		712	of refreshes per second to that number, similar to a fps limiter in
652	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	713	games. Zero or negative numbers get negated and directly set the minimum
653	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	714	interval between refreshs, that is, C<10> and C<-0.1> both specify the
		715	same refresh interval (likewise C<50> and C<0.02>). Fractional values are
		716	supported; option B<-fps>.
654		717
655	=item B<fading:> I<number>	718	=item B<fading:> I<number>
656		719
657	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	720	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
658		721
659	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	722	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
660		723
661	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	724	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
662	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	725	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
663		726
664	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	727	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
665		728
666	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	729	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
667	B<-tint>.
668
669	=item B<shading:> I<number>
670
671	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
672	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
673
674	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
675
676	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
677
678	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
679
680	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
681	background image; option B<-blr>.
682		730
683	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	731	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
684		732
685	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	733	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
686		734
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691		739
692	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	740	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
693		741
694	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	742	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
695	and the text.	743	and the text.
696
697	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
698
699	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
700	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
701	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
702	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
703	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
704	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
705	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
706	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
707	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
708	automatically scaled to match window size.
709	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
710	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
711	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
712	[default 0x0+50+50]
713
714	=item B<path:> I<path>
715
716	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
717		744
718	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	745	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
719		746
720	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	747	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
721	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	748	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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744	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	771	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
745	wide and 15 pixels high.	772	wide and 15 pixels high.
746		773
747	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	774	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
748	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	775	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
749	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	776	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
750	useful supplement.	777	useful supplement.
751		778
752	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	779	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
753	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	780	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
754	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	781	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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778	text font will being used for the given style.	805	text font will being used for the given style.
779		806
780	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	807	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
781		808
782	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	809	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
783	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	810	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
784	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	811	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
785	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	812	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
786	reachable.	813	reachable.
787		814
788	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
789
790	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
791	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
792	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
793	selection code is in use.
794
795	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
796
797	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
798	the author's favourite.
799
800	=item B<title:> I<string>	815	=item B<title:> I<string>
801		816
802	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	817	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
803	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	818	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
804	name; option B<-title>.	819	name; option B<-title>.
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817	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	832	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
818		833
819	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	834	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
820	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	835	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
821		836
		837	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		838
822	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	839	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
823		840
824	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	841	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
825	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	842	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
826		843
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828		845
829	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	846	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
830	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	847	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
831	[default]; option B<+ls>.	848	[default]; option B<+ls>.
832		849
		850	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		851
		852	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		853	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		854
833	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	855	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
834		856
835	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	857	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
836	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	858	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
837	[default]; option B<+ut>.	859	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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849	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	871	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
850		872
851	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	873	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
852	every time you hit C<Print>.	874	every time you hit C<Print>.
853		875
		876	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		877
		878	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		879	the author's favourite.
		880
		881	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		882
		883	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		884
854	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	885	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
855		886
856	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	887	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
857	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	888	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
858		889
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877	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	908	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
878	B<+si>.	909	B<+si>.
879		910
880	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	911	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
881		912
882	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	913	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
883	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	914	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
884	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	915	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		916	new lines; option B<+sw>.
885		917
886	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	918	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
887		919
888	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	920	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
889	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	921	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
890	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to	922	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
891	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	923	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
892		924
893	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	925	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
894		926
895	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	927	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
896	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
897		928
898	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	929	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
899		930
900	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	931	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
901	option B<-b>.	932	option B<-b>.
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945	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	976	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
946		977
947	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	978	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
948	option B<-bc>.	979	option B<-bc>.
949		980
		981	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		982
		983	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		984	option B<-uc>.
		985
950	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	986	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
951		987
952	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	988	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
953	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	989	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
954	[default].	990	[default].
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959		995
960	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	996	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
961		997
962	Mouse pointer background colour.	998	Mouse pointer background colour.
963		999
		1000	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		1001
		1002	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		1003	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		1004	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		1005
964	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	1006	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
965		1007
966	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	1008	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
967	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1009	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
968		1010
969	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1011	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
970		1012
971	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1013	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
972	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1014	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
973	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1015	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
974	escape sequence.	1016	escape sequence.
975		1017
976	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1018	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
977		1019
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990	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1032	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
991		1033
992	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1034	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
993	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1035	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
994		1036
995	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1037	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
996		1038
997	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1039	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
998		1040
999	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1041	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1000		1042
1001	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	1043	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1002		1044
1003	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	1045	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1004		1046
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1022		1064
1023	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1065	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1024	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	1066	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1025	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.	1067	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1026		1068
		1069	=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
		1070
		1071	Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
		1072
1027	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1073	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1028		1074
1029	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1075	Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1030	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1076	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1031	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	1077	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1032	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through	1078	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1033	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by	1079	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1034	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1080	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
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1052		1098
1053	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>	1099	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1054		1100
1055	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1101	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1056		1102
		1103	=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
		1104
		1105	Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
		1106	(default), B<always> or B<never>.
		1107
1057	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1108	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1058		1109
1059	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1110	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1060	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1111	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1061	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1112	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1062	instead scroll the screen up.	1113	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1063		1114
1064	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1115	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1065		1116
1066	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1117	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1067	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1118	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1068	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1119	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1069	user.	1120	user.
1070		1121
		1122	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1123
		1124	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1125	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1126	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1127	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1128
1071	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1129	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1072		1130
1073	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1131	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1074	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1132	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1075		1133
1076	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1134	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1077	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1135	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1078	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1136	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1079	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1137	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1080	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1138	extension might provide.
		1139
		1140	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1141
		1142	(modifiers-)key
		1143
		1144	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1145	abbreviated modifier names:
		1146
		1147	=begin table
		1148
		1149	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1150	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1151	B<Control> B<C>
		1152	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1153	B<Shift> B<S>
		1154	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1155	B<Lock> B<L>
		1156	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1157	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1158	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1159	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1160	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1161
		1162	=end table
1081		1163
1082	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1164	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1083	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1165	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1084	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1166	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1085	current application keymap mode state.	1167	current application keymap mode state.
1086		1168
1087	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1169	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1088	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1170	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1171	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1172	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1173	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1174	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1175	this when this is a problem.
		1176
		1177	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1178	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1179	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1089	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1180	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1090	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1181	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1091	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1092		1182
1093	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1183	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
		1184	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1094	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.	1185	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1095		1186
1096	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1187	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1097	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1188	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
		1189	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
		1190	prefixed with C<string:>).
		1191
		1192	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
		1193	additional prefixes:
		1194
		1195	=over
		1196
		1197	=item string:STRING
		1198
		1199	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1200	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1201	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1202	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1203
		1204	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1205
		1206	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1207
		1208	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1209	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1210	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1098	should be a character not used by the strings.	1211	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1099		1212
1100	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1213	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1101		1214
1102	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1215	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1103		1216
1104	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1217	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1105		1218
1106	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1219	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1107	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1220	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1108	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1221	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1109		1222
		1223	=item command:STRING
		1224
1110	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1225	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1111	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1226	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1227	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1228	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1229	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1230
1112	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1231	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1113	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1232	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1114		1233
1115	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1234	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1116		1235
1117	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1236	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1118	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1237	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1119	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1238	font-switching at runtime:
1120	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1121		1239
1122	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1240	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1241	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1123		1242
1124	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1243	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1125	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1244	info):
1126	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1127	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1128	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1129	mappings themselves.
1130		1245
1131	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1246	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1247	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1248
		1249	=item builtin:
		1250
		1251	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1252	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1253	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1254	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1255
1132	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1256	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1133	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1257	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1134	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1258	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1135		1259
1136	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1260	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1137	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1261	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1138		1262
1139	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1263	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1140	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1264	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1141	C<Shift-Insert>.	1265	C<Shift-Insert>.
1142		1266
1143	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1267	=item builtin-string:
1144	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1145	font-switching at runtime:
1146		1268
1147	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1269	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1148	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1270	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1271	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1272	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1273	action for it.
1149		1274
1150	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1275	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1151	info):	1276	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1277	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1278	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1152		1279
1153	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1280	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1154	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1281	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1282
		1283	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1284	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1285	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1286
		1287	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1288	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1289	this:
		1290
		1291	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1292	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1293
		1294	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1295
		1296	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1297	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1298	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1299
		1300	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1301	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1302	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1303	respectively).
		1304
		1305	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1306	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1307	keyboards:
		1308
		1309	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1310
		1311	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1312
		1313	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1314	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1315
		1316	=back
1155		1317
1156	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1318	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1157		1319
1158	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1320	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1159		1321
1160	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to	1322	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1161	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1323	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1162		1324
1163	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1325	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to remove them again, in
1164	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1326	case they had been specified earlier. This can be useful to selectively
1165	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1327	disable some extensions loaded by default, or specified via the
1166	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1328	C<perl-ext-common> resource. For example, C<default,-selection> will use
1167	C<selection>.	1329	all the default extensions except C<selection>.
1168		1330
1169	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1331	To prohibit autoloading of extensions, you can prefix them with C</>,
1170	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1332	which will make urxvt refuse to automatically load them (this can be
1171	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1333	overridden, however, by specifying the extension name again without a
1172	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1334	prefix, though). This does not prohibit extensions themselves loading
1173	the extension.	1335	other extensions. For example, C<default,/background> will keep the
		1336	C<background> extension from being loaded when a background OSC sequence
		1337	is received.
		1338
		1339	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
		1340	C<selection-popup>, C<readline>, C<searchable-scrollback> and
		1341	C<confirm-paste> extensions, as well as any extensions which are mentioned
		1342	in B<keysym> resources.
		1343
		1344	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1345	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1174		1346
1175	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1347	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1176	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1348	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1349	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1350	first one found will be used.
1177		1351
1178	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1352	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1179	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1353	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1180	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1354	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1181	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1355	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1182		1356
1183	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1357	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1184		1358
1185	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1359	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1186	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1360	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1187	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1188		1361
1189	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1362	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1190		1363
1191	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1364	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1192	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1365	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1193	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1366	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1194	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1367	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1195	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1196		1368
1197	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1369	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1198		1370
1199	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1371	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1200		1372
…		…
1204	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1376	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1205		1377
1206	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1378	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1207	for details.	1379	for details.
1208		1380
1209	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1381	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1210		1382
1211	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1383	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1212	(default: C<M-s>).	1384	instead, e.g.:
1213		1385
		1386	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1387
1214	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1388	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1215		1389
1216	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1390	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1217	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1391	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1218		1392
1219	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1393	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1222		1396
1223	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1397	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1224		1398
1225	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1399	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1226	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1400	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1401
		1402	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1403
		1404	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1227		1405
1228	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1406	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1229		1407
1230	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1408	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1231		1409
…		…
1259	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT	1437	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1260		1438
1261	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar	1439	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1262	to I<xterm>(1).	1440	to I<xterm>(1).
1263		1441
1264	=over 4	1442	=over
1265		1443
1266	=item B<Selecting>:	1444	=item B<Selecting>:
1267		1445
1268	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1446	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1269	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1447	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
…		…
1284	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1462	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1285		1463
1286	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1464	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1287	inserted too.	1465	inserted too.
1288		1466
		1467	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1468	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1469	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1470	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1471	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
		1472
1289	=back	1473	=back
1290		1474
1291	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1475	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1292		1476
1293	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1477	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
…		…
1310	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1494	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1311	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1495	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1312	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1496	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1313	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1497	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1314		1498
1315	=over 4	1499	=over
1316		1500
1317	=item * 5.1: Basic method	1501	=item * 5.1: Basic method
1318		1502
1319	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.	1503	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1320		1504
…		…
1374	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1558	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1375	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1559	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1376	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1560	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1377	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1561	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1378		1562
1379	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1563	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1380		1564
1381	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1565	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1382	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1566	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1383	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1567	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1384	colours with their names.	1568	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1569	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1570
		1571	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1572	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1573	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1574	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1575	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1576	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1577	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1578	scenarios.
		1579
		1580	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1385		1581
1386	=begin table	1582	=begin table
1387		1583
1388	B<color0> (black) = Black	1584	B<color0> (black) = Black
1389	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1585	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1409	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1605	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1410	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1606	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1411	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1607	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1412	color0-color15.	1608	color0-color15.
1413		1609
1414	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1610	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1415	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1611	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1416	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1417	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1418		1612
		1613	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1614
		1615	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1616	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1617
		1618	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1619	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1620	the RGB cube.
		1621
1419	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1622	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1420	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1623	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1421	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1624	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1625
		1626	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1627	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1422		1628
1423	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1629	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1424	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1630	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1425	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1631	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1426	been specified. For example,	1632	been specified. For example,
1427		1633
1428	=over 4
1429
1430	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1634	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1431		1635
1432	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1636	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1433	on White.	1637	White.
1434
1435	=back
1436		1638
1437	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1639	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1438		1640
1439	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1641	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1440	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1642	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1441	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1643
1442	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1644	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1645	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1646	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1647	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1648	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1649	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1650	all ways to specify a colour.
		1651
		1652	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1653	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1654	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1443	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1655	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1444	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1656	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1445	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1657	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1446	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1658	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1447	opaque.
1448		1659
1449	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1660	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1450	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1661	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1451	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1662	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1663	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1452		1664
1453	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1665	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1454	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1666	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1455		1667
1456	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1668	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1457		1669
1458	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1670	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1459	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1671	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1672	transparency of course).
		1673
		1674	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1675	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1676	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1677	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1678	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1679	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1680
		1681	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1682	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1683	extension.
1460		1684
1461	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1685	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1462		1686
1463	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1687	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1464		1688
1465	=over 4	1689	=over
1466		1690
1467	=item B<TERM>	1691	=item B<TERM>
1468		1692
1469	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1693	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1470	resources or on the command line.	1694	resources or on the command line.
1471		1695
1472	=item B<COLORTERM>	1696	=item B<COLORTERM>
1473		1697
1474	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1698	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1475	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added	1699	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1476	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome	1700	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1477	screen.	1701	screen.
1478		1702
1479	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1703	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1480		1704
1481	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1705	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1482	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1706	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1483	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1707	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1484	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1708	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1485	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1709	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1486	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>	1710	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1487	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1711	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1488		1712
1489	=item B<WINDOWID>	1713	=item B<WINDOWID>
1490		1714
1491	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1715	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
…		…
1498	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1722	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1499		1723
1500	=item B<DISPLAY>	1724	=item B<DISPLAY>
1501		1725
1502	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1726	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1503	display in its child processes.	1727	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1728	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1504		1729
1505	=item B<SHELL>	1730	=item B<SHELL>
1506		1731
1507	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1732	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1508		1733
1509	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1734	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1510		1735
1511	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1736	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1512	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1737	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1513		1738
1514	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1739	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1740
		1741	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1742
		1743	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1744	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1745	directory.
		1746
		1747	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1748
		1749	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1515		1750
1516	=item B<HOME>	1751	=item B<HOME>
1517		1752
1518	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1753	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1519	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1754	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1520	C<.Xdefaults>)	1755	C<.Xdefaults>)
1521		1756
1522	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1757	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1523		1758
1524	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1759	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1525		1760
1526	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1761	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1527		1762
1528	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1763	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1529	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1764	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1530		1765
1531	=back	1766	=back
1532		1767
1533	=head1 FILES	1768	=head1 FILES
1534		1769
1535	=over 4	1770	=over
1536		1771
1537	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1772	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1538		1773
1539	Color names.	1774	Colour names.
1540		1775
1541	=back	1776	=back
1542		1777
1543	=head1 SEE ALSO	1778	=head1 SEE ALSO
1544		1779
		1780	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1545	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)	1781	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1546		1782
1547	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1783	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1548		1784
1549	=over 4	1785	=over
1550		1786
1551	=item Project Coordinator	1787	=item Project Coordinator
1552		1788
1553	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1789	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1554		1790
1555	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1791	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1556		1792
1557	=back	1793	=back
1558		1794
1559	=head1 AUTHORS	1795	=head1 AUTHORS
1560		1796
1561	=over 4	1797	=over
1562		1798
1563	=item John Bovey	1799	=item John Bovey
1564		1800
1565	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1801	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1566		1802
1567	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1803	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1568		1804
1569	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1805	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1570		1806
1571	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1807	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1572		1808
1573	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1809	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1574		1810
1575	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1811	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1576		1812
1577	Wrote the menu system.	1813	Wrote the menu system.
1578		1814
1579	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1815	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1580		1816
1581	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1817	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1582		1818
1583	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1819	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1584		1820
1585	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1821	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1586		1822
1587	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1823	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1588		1824
1589	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1825	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1590		1826
1591	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1827	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1592		1828
1593	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1829	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1594	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1830	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1595		1831
1596	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1832	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1597		1833
1598	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1834	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1599		1835
1600	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1836	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1601		1837
1602	=back	1838	=back
1603		1839

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