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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
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 28
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
21world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
22especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
23like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement -- break othwerwise). 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
40change.
30 41
42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
46another for japanese.
47
31Another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to display 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
32characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other programs 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
33force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able to choose 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
34any font for any script. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
35 52
36Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
37it'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
38in 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
39rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
40 57
41It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
42and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
43without 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
44a 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
45from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
46drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
47@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
48 65
49It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
50been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
51reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
52end of this document.
53 69
54=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
55 71
56The 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
57below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
68far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1 84far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
69Orange'. 85Orange'.
70 86
71The following options are available: 87The following options are available:
72 88
73=over 4 89=over
74 90
75=item B<-help>, B<--help> 91=item B<-help>, B<--help>
76 92
77Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
78 94
79=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
80 96
81Attempt 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>
82respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
83B<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.
84 116
85=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
86 118
87Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
88 120
90 122
91Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 123Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
92 124
93=item B<-j>|B<+j> 125=item B<-j>|B<+j>
94 126
95Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
96 128
97=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
98 130
99Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
100B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 132
133=item B<-fps> I<number>
134
135Compile I<frills>: Set the refresh interval (in frames per second or
136negative seconds); resource B<refreshRate>.
101 137
102=item B<-fade> I<number> 138=item B<-fade> I<number>
103 139
104Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 140Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
141fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
142colour; resource B<fading>.
105 143
106=item B<-tint> I<colour> 144=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
107 145
108Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 146Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
109transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 147is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
110option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
111tinting it.
112 148
113=item B<-sh> 149=item B<-icon> I<file>
114 150
115I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 151Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
116background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 152is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
117specified, too). 153application window; resource I<iconFile>.
118 154
119=item B<-bg> I<colour> 155=item B<-bg> I<colour>
120 156
121Window background colour; resource B<background>. 157Window background colour; resource B<background>.
122 158
123=item B<-fg> I<colour> 159=item B<-fg> I<colour>
124 160
125Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 161Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
126 162
127=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
128
129Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
130specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add
131quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the
132command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
133
134=item B<-cr> I<colour> 163=item B<-cr> I<colour>
135 164
136The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 165The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
137 166
138=item B<-pr> I<colour> 167=item B<-pr> I<colour>
143 172
144The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 173The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
145 174
146=item B<-bd> I<colour> 175=item B<-bd> I<colour>
147 176
148The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 177The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
149resource B<borderColor>. 178resource B<borderColor>.
150 179
151=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 180=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
152 181
153Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 182Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
154names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 183that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
155The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 184first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
156be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 185smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
157appended to it. resource B<font>. 186font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
187
188In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
189with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
190e.g.:
191
192 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
193 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
158 194
159See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 195See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
160section. 196section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
161 197
198=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
199
200Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
201are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
202
203=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
204
205Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
206characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
207
208=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
209
210Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
211italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
212for details.
213
162=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 214=item B<-is>|B<+is>
163 215
164Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 216Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
165displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 217foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
166fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 218details.
167corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
168font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
169 219
170=item B<-name> I<name> 220=item B<-name> I<name>
171 221
172Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 222Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
173rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 223rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
175 225
176=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 226=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
177 227
178Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 228Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
179 229
230=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
231
232Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
233
180=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 234=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
181 235
182Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 236Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
183B<utmpInhibit>. 237B<utmpInhibit>.
184 238
188B<visualBell>. 242B<visualBell>.
189 243
190=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 244=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
191 245
192Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 246Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
247
248=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
249
250Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
251
252=item B<-st>|B<+st>
253
254Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
255resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
193 256
194=item B<-si>|B<+si> 257=item B<-si>|B<+si>
195 258
196Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 259Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
197B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 260B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
205 268
206Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 269Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
207This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 270This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
208B<scrollWithBuffer>. 271B<scrollWithBuffer>.
209 272
210=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
211
212Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
213
214=item B<-st>|B<+st> 273=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
215 274
216Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 275If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
217resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 276actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
277select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
278not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
279on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
218 280
219=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 281=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
220 282
221Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 283Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
284
285=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
286
287Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
222 288
223=item B<-iconic> 289=item B<-iconic>
224 290
225Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 291Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
226Alternative form is B<-ic>. 292Alternative form is B<-ic>.
243 309
244=item B<-bl> 310=item B<-bl>
245 311
246Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 312Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
247if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 313if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
248decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 314decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
315support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
316
317=item B<-override-redirect>
318
319Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
320B<override-redirect>.
321
322=item B<-dockapp>
323
324Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
325window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
326
327=item B<-sbg>
328
329Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
330drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
331this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
332resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
249 333
250=item B<-lsp> I<number> 334=item B<-lsp> I<number>
251 335
252Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 336Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
253of the display; resource B<linespace>. 337the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
338B<lineSpace>.
339
340=item B<-letsp> I<number>
341
342Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
343to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
344letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
345work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
254 346
255=item B<-tn> I<termname> 347=item B<-tn> I<termname>
256 348
257This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 349This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
258B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 350B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
267given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 359given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
268on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 360on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
269run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 361run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
270failing that, I<sh(1)>. 362failing that, I<sh(1)>.
271 363
364Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
365run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
366
367 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
368
272=item B<-title> I<text> 369=item B<-title> I<text>
273 370
274Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 371Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
275of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 372of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
276application name; resource B<title>. 373application name; resource B<title>.
288=item B<-pt> I<style> 385=item B<-pt> I<style>
289 386
290Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 387Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
291B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 388B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
292 389
390If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
391then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
392
293=item B<-im> I<text> 393=item B<-im> I<text>
294 394
295Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 395Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
296 396
297=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 397=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
298 398
299The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 399The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
300de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 400C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
301extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 401input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
302another locale. 402another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
403
404=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
405
406Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
407for more info.
408
409=item B<-tcw>
410
411Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
412button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
413in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
414the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
415
416=item B<-dpb>|B<+dpb>
417
418Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
419sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
420to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
421abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
422enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
423sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
424ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
303 425
304=item B<-insecure> 426=item B<-insecure>
305 427
306Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 428Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
307sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 429sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
321=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 443=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
322 444
323Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 445Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
324B<secondaryScroll>. 446B<secondaryScroll>.
325 447
448=item B<-rm> I<mode>
449
450Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
451to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
452modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
453is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
454B<rewrapMode>.
455
456=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
457
458Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
459will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
460it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
461user; resource B<hold>.
462
463=item B<-cd> I<path>
464
465Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
466B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
467@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
468
326=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 469=item B<-xrm> I<string>
327 470
328No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 471Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
329available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 472as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
330some window managers. 473way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
474
475Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
476e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
477options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
478of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
479resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
480programs.
481
482=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
483
484Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
485
486=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
487
488Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
489which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
490
491Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
492shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
493quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
494create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
495
496The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
497
498It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
499descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
500can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
501terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
502not.
503
504Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
505used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
506
507 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
508 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
509 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
510 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
511 });
512
513=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
514
515Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
516pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
517useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
518without having to run a program within it.
519
520If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
521entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
522yourself if you want that.
523
524As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
525pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
526perl extension that manages the terminal.
527
528Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
529longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
530
531 use IO::Pty;
532 use Fcntl;
533
534 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
535 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
536 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
537 close $pty;
538
539 # now communicate with rxvt
540 my $slave = $pty->slave;
541 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
542
543Note that, despite what the name might imply, the file descriptor does not
544need to be a pty, it can be a bi-directional pipe as well (e.g. a unix
545domain or tcp socket). While tty operations cannot be done in this case,
546B<@@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
560=item B<-pe> I<string>
561
562Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
563this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
331 564
332=back 565=back
333 566
334=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 567=head1 RESOURCES
335 568
336Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 569Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
337options) compiled into your version. 570options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
571long-options.
338 572
339There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 573You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
340Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 574distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
341Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 575starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
342B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 576with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
343resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
344settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
345 577
346If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 578 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
347lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 579 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
348set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 580 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
349B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 581 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
350B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 582 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
583 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
584
351Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 585Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
352class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 586names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
353resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 587common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
354easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 588configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
355unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 589B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
356shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 590configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
357resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 591be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
358arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 592settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
359resources are allowed: 593check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
594extensions not documented here):
360 595
361=over 4 596=over
597
598=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
599
600Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
601option B<-depth>.
602
603=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
604
605Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
606On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
607performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
608should normally be enabled.
362 609
363=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 610=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
364 611
365Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 612Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
366option B<-geometry>. 613option B<-geometry>.
380Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 627Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
381corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 628corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
382high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 629high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
383colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 630colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3843=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6313=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
385names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 632names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
633
634Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
635changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
636
637Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
63888 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
386 639
387=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 640=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
388 641
642=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
643
389Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 644Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
390colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 645foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
391enabled. 646(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
392 647
393=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 648=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
394 649
395Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 650Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
396foreground colour is the default. 651foreground colour is the default.
397 652
398=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 653=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
399 654
655If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
656itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
657
658=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
659
400Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 660If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
401characters. 661characters. If unset, use reverse video.
662
663=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
664
665If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
666foreground for highlighted characters.
402 667
403=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 668=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
404 669
405Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 670Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
406foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 671foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
413 678
414=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 679=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
415 680
416B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 681B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
417option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 682option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
418B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 683B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
419 684
420=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 685=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
421 686
422B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 687B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
423quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 688of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
689has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
690received line; option B<-j>.
691
424B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 692B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
693force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
425 694
426=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 695=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
427 696
428B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 697B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
429artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 698receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
430pixmap. 699(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
700result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
701option B<-ss>.
702
703B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
704if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
705monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
706
707=item B<refreshRate:> I<number>
708
709Compile I<frills>: When positive, sets the maximum refreshes per second
710(the default is C<60>). When zero or negative, sets the minimum interval
711between refreshes, negated. That is, positive numbers limit the number
712of refreshes per second to that number, similar to a fps limiter in
713games. A negative number gets negated and directly sets the minimum
714interval between refreshes, that is, C<10> and C<-0.1> both specify
715the same refresh interval (likewise C<50> and C<0.02>). Finally, zero
716makes @@RXVT_NAME@@ refresh as fast as possible. Fractional values are
717supported; option B<-fps>.
431 718
432=item B<fading:> I<number> 719=item B<fading:> I<number>
433 720
434Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 721Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
435 722
436=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 723=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
437 724
438Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 725Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
726colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
439 727
440=item B<shading:> I<number> 728=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
441 729
442Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 730Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
443image in addition to tinting it.
444
445=item B<fading:> I<number>
446
447Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
448 731
449=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 732=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
450 733
451Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 734Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
452 735
453=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 736=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
454 737
455Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 738Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
456#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 739#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
457 740
458=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 741=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
459 742
460Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 743The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
461the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 744and the text.
462string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
463horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
464centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
465of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
466specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
467be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
468scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
469 745
470=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
471
472Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
473optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
474reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
475
476=item B<path:> I<path>
477
478Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
479menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
480B<PATH> environment variables.
481
482=item B<font:> I<fontname> 746=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
483 747
484Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 748Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
485names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 749that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
486The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 750first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
487be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 751smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
488appended to it. option B<-fn>. 752font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
489 753
490=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 754Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
755optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
491 756
492B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 757In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
493will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 758specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
494Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 759hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
495corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 760fonts.
496font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
497regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
498 761
499=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 762For example, this font resource
500 763
501Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 764 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
502xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 765 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
503xterm style selection. 766 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
767 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
768 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
504 769
505=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 770specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
771the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
772it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
773wide and 15 pixels high.
506 774
507Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 775The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
508the author's favourite.. 776the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
777the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
778useful supplement.
779
780The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
781are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
782contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
783
784The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
785remaining unicode characters.
786
787=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
788
789=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
790
791=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
792
793The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
794italic> >> characters, respectively.
795
796If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
797B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
798it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
799italic.
800
801If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
802"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
803not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
804
805If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
806text font will being used for the given style.
807
808=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
809
810When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
811option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
812intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
813option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
814reachable.
509 815
510=item B<title:> I<string> 816=item B<title:> I<string>
511 817
512Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 818Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
513specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 819specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
522=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 828=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
523 829
524B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 830B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
525de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 831de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
526 832
833=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
834
835B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
836B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
837
838@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
839
527=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 840=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
528 841
529B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 842B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
530B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 843B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
531 844
533 846
534B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 847B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
535the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 848the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
536[default]; option B<+ls>. 849[default]; option B<+ls>.
537 850
851=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
852
853Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
854events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
855
538=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 856=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
539 857
540B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 858B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
541option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 859option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
542[default]; option B<+ut>. 860[default]; option B<+ut>.
545 863
546Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 864Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
547B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 865B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
548B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 866B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
549 867
868The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
869
870Example:
871
872 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
873
874This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
875every time you hit C<Print>.
876
877=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
878
879Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
880the author's favourite.
881
882=item B<thickness:> I<number>
883
884Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
885
550=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 886=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
551 887
552B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 888B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
553disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 889disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
554 890
567Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar 903Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
568thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag. 904thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
569 905
570=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean> 906=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
571 907
572B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>. 908B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>.
573B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 909B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
574B<+si>. 910B<-si>.
575 911
576=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 912=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
577 913
578B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 914B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
579B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 915try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
580with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 916B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
917new lines; option B<+sw>.
581 918
582=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 919=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
583 920
584B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 921B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
585are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 922are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
586are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 923are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
587bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 924bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
588 925
589=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
590
591If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
592[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
593
594=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
595
596If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
597[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
598
599=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 926=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
600 927
601Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 928Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
602resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
603 929
604=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 930=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
605 931
606Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 932Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
607option B<-b>. 933option B<-b>.
614=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 940=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
615 941
616Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 942Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
617WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 943WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
618 944
945=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
946
947Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
948drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
949this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
950option B<-sbg>.
951
619=item B<termName:> I<termname> 952=item B<termName:> I<termname>
620 953
621Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 954Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
622variable; option B<-tn>. 955variable; option B<-tn>.
623 956
624=item B<linespace:> I<number> 957=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
625 958
626Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 959Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
627the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 960the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
628 961
629=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 962=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
634=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 967=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
635 968
636B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 969B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
637scrolls five lines [default]. 970scrolls five lines [default].
638 971
972=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
973
974B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
975movement only; option C<-ptab>.
976
639=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 977=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
640 978
641B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 979B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
642option B<-bc>. 980option B<-bc>.
981
982=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
983
984B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
985option B<-uc>.
643 986
644=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 987=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
645 988
646B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 989B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
647of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 990of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
653 996
654=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 997=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
655 998
656Mouse pointer background colour. 999Mouse pointer background colour.
657 1000
1001=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
1002
1003Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
1004[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
1005file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
1006
658=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1007=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
659 1008
660Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1009Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1010large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
661 1011
662=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1012=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
663 1013
664The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1014The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
665or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1015or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
666(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1016(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
667escape sequence. 1017escape sequence.
668 1018
669=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1019=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
670 1020
672pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1022pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
673with the B<Execute> key. 1023with the B<Execute> key.
674 1024
675=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1025=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
676 1026
677The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1027The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
678built-in default: 1028(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
679 1029
1030When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1031in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1032characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1033will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1034
1035When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1036be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1037
680B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1038B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
681 1039
682=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1040=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
683 1041
684B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1042B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
685 1043
686=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 1044=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
687 1045
688I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1046I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
689 1047
690=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1048=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
691 1049
692The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1050The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
693de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1051C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
694extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1052input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
695another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1053another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
696 1054
697=item B<insecure> 1055=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
698 1056
1057Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1058C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1059by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1060in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1061found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1062option B<-imfont>.
1063
1064=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1065
1066Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1067button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1068the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1069
1070=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
1071
1072Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
1073
1074=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1075
699Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1076Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
700echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1077echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
701abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1078abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
702throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1079through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
703write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1080write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
704that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1081default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
705enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1082sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
706resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1083
707enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1084You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
708requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1085B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1086locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
709 1087
710=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1088=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
711 1089
712Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1090Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
713B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1091B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
717 1095
718Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1096Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
719character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1097character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
720in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1098in the entry on B<keysym> following.
721 1099
722=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1100=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
723 1101
724Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1102Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
725 1103
1104=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
1105
1106Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
1107(default), B<always> or B<never>.
1108
726=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1109=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
727 1110
728Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1111Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
729option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1112option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
730scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1113scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
731instead scroll the screen up. 1114to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
732 1115
1116=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1117
1118Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1119will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1120it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1121user.
1122
1123=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1124
1125Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1126B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1127@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1128directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1129
733=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1130=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
734 1131
735Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1132Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
736contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 1133resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
737newline, \r: return, \t: 1134
738tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1135Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
739^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1136C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
740with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1137string than would normally result from that combination, making the
741omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1138terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
742KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1139extension might provide.
1140
1141The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1142
1143 (modifiers-)key
1144
1145Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
1146abbreviated modifier names:
1147
1148=begin table
1149
1150 B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
1151 B<AppKeypad> B<K>
1152 B<Control> B<C>
1153 B<NumLock> B<N>
1154 B<Shift> B<S>
1155 B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
1156 B<Lock> B<L>
1157 B<Mod1> B<1>
1158 B<Mod2> B<2>
1159 B<Mod3> B<3>
1160 B<Mod4> B<4>
1161 B<Mod5> B<5>
1162
1163=end table
1164
1165The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1166whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1167keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1168current application keymap mode state.
1169
1170Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1171match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1172key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1173defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1174C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1175themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1176this when this is a problem.
1177
1178The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1179find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1180looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1181the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1182value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1183
1184As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1185escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1186number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1187
1188An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1189of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1190interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1191prefixed with C<string:>).
1192
1193The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1194additional prefixes:
1195
1196=over
1197
1198=item string:STRING
1199
1200If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1201then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1202terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1203string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1204
1205 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1206
1207This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1208
1209In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1210keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1211providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1212the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1213
1214Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1215
1216 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1217
1218The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1219
1220 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1221 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1222 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1223
1224=item command:STRING
1225
1226If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1227is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1228the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1229in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1230most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1231
1232For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1233when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1234
1235 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1236
1237The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1238the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1239font-switching at runtime:
1240
1241 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1242 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1243
1244Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1245info):
1246
1247 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1248 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1249
1250=item builtin:
1251
1252The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1253key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1254the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1255bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1256
1257For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1258@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1259"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1260
1261 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1262 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1263
1264The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1265of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1266C<Shift-Insert>.
1267
1268=item builtin-string:
1269
1270This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1271have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1272difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1273application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1274action for it.
1275
1276An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1277selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1278would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1279terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1280
1281 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1282 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1283
1284The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1285combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1286C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1287
1288Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1289clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1290this:
1291
1292 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1293 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1294
1295=item EXTENSION:STRING
1296
1297An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1298by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1299be loaded automatically if necessary.
1300
1301Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1302include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1303own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1304respectively).
1305
1306From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1307@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1308keyboards:
1309
1310 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1311
1312=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1313
1314This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1315extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1316
1317=back
1318
1319=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1320
1321=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1322
1323Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1324use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1325
1326Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to remove them again, in
1327case they had been specified earlier. This can be useful to selectively
1328disable some extensions loaded by default, or specified via the
1329C<perl-ext-common> resource. For example, C<default,-selection> will use
1330all the default extensions except C<selection>.
1331
1332To prohibit autoloading of extensions, you can prefix them with C</>,
1333which will make urxvt refuse to automatically load them (this can be
1334overridden, however, by specifying the extension name again without a
1335prefix, though). This does not prohibit extensions themselves loading
1336other extensions. For example, C<default,/background> will keep the
1337C<background> extension from being loaded when a background OSC sequence
1338is received.
1339
1340The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1341C<selection-popup>, C<readline>, C<searchable-scrollback> and
1342C<confirm-paste> extensions, as well as any extensions which are mentioned
1343in B<keysym> resources.
1344
1345Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1346command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1347
1348Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1349necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1350search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1351first one found will be used.
1352
1353If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1354will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1355B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1356all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1357
1358=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1359
1360Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1361the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1362
1363=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1364
1365Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1366scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1367in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1368lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1369
1370See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1371
1372=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1373
1374Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1375details.
1376
1377=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1378
1379Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1380for details.
1381
1382=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1383
1384This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1385instead, e.g.:
1386
1387 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1388
1389=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1390
1391Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1392C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1393
1394=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1395
1396Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1397
1398=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1399
1400Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1401it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1402
1403=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1404
1405Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1406
1407=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1408
1409Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
743 1410
744=back 1411=back
745 1412
746=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1413=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
747 1414
761the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1428the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
762(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1429(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
763 1430
764If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1431If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
765disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1432disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
766application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1433application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
767(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1434(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
768up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1435up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
769respectively. 1436respectively.
770 1437
771=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1438=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
772 1439
773The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1440The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
774I<xterm>(1). 1441to I<xterm>(1).
775 1442
776=over 4 1443=over
777 1444
778=item B<Selection>: 1445=item B<Selecting>:
779 1446
780Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1447Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
781region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1448and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
782double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1449to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
783line. 1450(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1451B<tripleclickwords>.
784 1452
1453Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1454(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1455normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1456selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1457the selection.
1458
785=item B<Insertion>: 1459=item B<Pasting>:
786 1460
787Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1461Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
788an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1462window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
789inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1463B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1464
1465Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1466inserted too.
1467
1468rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1469B<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1470binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1471CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1472CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
790 1473
791=back 1474=back
792 1475
793=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1476=head1 CHANGING FONTS
794 1477
795You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1478Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
796default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1479supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
797B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1480
798B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1481You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
799actual key can be selected using resources 1482
800B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1483 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1484
1485You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1486
1487 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1488 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1489
1490rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1491
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1492=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1493
804Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 1494ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1495and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1496first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1497C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1498with C<--enable-iso14755>.
805 1499
806Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1500=over
807mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
808releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
809the current input character.
810 1501
811Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1502=item * 5.1: Basic method
812enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1503
813return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1504This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
814key. 1505
1506Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1507hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1508commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1509C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1510C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1511one.
1512
1513As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1514address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1515address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1516by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1517followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1518
1519=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1520
1521This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1522your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1523
1524Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1525them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1526invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1527keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1528released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1529C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1530reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1531
1532=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1533
1534While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1535mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1536
1537=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1538
1539This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1540characters already displayed.
1541
1542You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1543pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1544hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1545pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1546
1547In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1548character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1549combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1550always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1551
1552=back
1553
1554With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1555both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
815 1556
816=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1557=head1 LOGIN STAMP
817 1558
818B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1559B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
819that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1560it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
820To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1561allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
821some systems. 1562on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
822 1563
823=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1564=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
824 1565
825In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1566In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
826B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1567B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
827high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1568high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
828colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1569240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1570cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1571
1572B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1573C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1574number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1575colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
157624-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1577the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1578use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1579scenarios.
1580
1581Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
829 1582
830=begin table 1583=begin table
831 1584
832 B<color0> (black) = Black 1585 B<color0> (black) = Black
833 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1586 B<color1> (red) = Red3
853It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1606It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
854B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1607B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
855a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1608a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
856color0-color15. 1609color0-color15.
857 1610
1611The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1612values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1613
1614The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1615
1616 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1617 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1618
1619The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1620steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1621the RGB cube.
1622
1623Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1624colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1625rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1626
1627Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1628number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1629
858Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1630Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
859always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1631always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
860I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1632I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
861been specified. For example, 1633been specified. For example,
862 1634
863=over 4
864
865=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1635 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
866 1636
867would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1637would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
868on White. 1638White.
1639
1640=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1641
1642If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1643their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1644
1645You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1646brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1647(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1648transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1649half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1650is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1651all ways to specify a colour.
1652
1653For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1654C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1655specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1656(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1657while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1658earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1659C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1660
1661You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1662alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1663layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1664rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1665
1666For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1667background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1668
1669 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1670
1671When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1672alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1673transparency of course).
1674
1675When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1676colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1677background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1678other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1679image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1680fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1681
1682Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1683in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1684extension.
1685
1686=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1687
1688B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1689
1690=over
1691
1692=item B<TERM>
1693
1694Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1695resources or on the command line.
1696
1697=item B<COLORTERM>
1698
1699Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1700compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1701extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1702screen.
1703
1704=item B<COLORFGBG>
1705
1706Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1707the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1708C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1709used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1710string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1711was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1712and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1713
1714=item B<WINDOWID>
1715
1716Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1717window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1718window and so on).
1719
1720=item B<TERMINFO>
1721
1722Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1723C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1724
1725=item B<DISPLAY>
1726
1727Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1728display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1729defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1730
1731=item B<SHELL>
1732
1733The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1734
1735=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1736
1737The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1738@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1739
1740Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1741
1742=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1743
1744Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1745searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1746directory.
1747
1748=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1749
1750See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1751
1752=item B<HOME>
1753
1754Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1755daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1756C<.Xdefaults>)
1757
1758=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1759
1760Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1761
1762=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1763
1764If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1765@@RXVT_NAME@@.
869 1766
870=back 1767=back
871 1768
872=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1769=head1 FILES
873 1770
874=over 4 1771=over
875 1772
876=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1773=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
877 1774
878The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1775Colour names.
879version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window
880title to the version number.
881
882=item Why do the characters look ugly?
883
884=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
885
886Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
887fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
888your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
889to display.
890
891B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
892font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
893bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
894list, e.g.:
895
896 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
897
898When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
899font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
900next font, and so on.
901
902The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base
903font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
904same due to the way terminals work.
905
906=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
907
908This is because there is a difference between script and language --
909rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
910is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
911first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
912it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
913characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
914non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
915-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
916japanese characters that are also chinese.
917
918The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
919list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
920a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
921first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
922
923In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the
924internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
925the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
926designed yet).
927
928=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
929
930Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
931some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
932heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
933quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
934depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
935
936=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
937
938If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
939standard foreground colour.
940
941For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
942text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
943colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
944ignored.
945
946On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
947foreground/background colors.
948
949color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
950
951color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
952
953=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
954
955You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
956resources (or as long-options).
957
958Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
959including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
960
961 Rxvt*color0: #000000
962 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
963 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
964 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
965 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
966 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
967 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
968 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
969
970 Rxvt*color8: #000054
971 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
972 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
973 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
974 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
975 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
976 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
977 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
978
979=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
980
981Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
982BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
983question) there are two standard values that can be used for
984Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
985
986Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
987policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
988choice :).
989
990Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
991of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
992started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
993system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
994be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
995
996For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
997
998 # use Backspace = ^H
999 $ stty erase ^H
1000 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1001
1002 # use Backspace = ^?
1003 $ stty erase ^?
1004 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1005
1006Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1007
1008For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1009
1010 # use Backspace = ^H
1011 $ stty erase ^H
1012 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1013
1014 # use Backspace = ^?
1015 $ stty erase ^?
1016 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1017
1018This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1019if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1020properly reflects that.
1021
1022The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1023To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1024key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1025(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1026
1027Some other Backspace problems:
1028
1029some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1030some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1031GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1032
1033Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1034
1035=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1036
1037There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1038you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1039use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
10400xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1041
1042Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1043
1044 !# ----- special uses ------:
1045 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1046 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1047
1048 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1049 ! Delete - ^D
1050 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1051
1052 ! Home - ^A
1053 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1054 ! Left - ^B
1055 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1056 ! Up - ^P
1057 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1058 ! Right - ^F
1059 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1060 ! Down - ^N
1061 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1062 ! End - ^E
1063 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1064
1065 ! F1 - F12
1066 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1067 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1068 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1069 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1070 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1071 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1072 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1073 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1074 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1075 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1076 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1077 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1078
1079 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1080 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1081 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1082
1083=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1084How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1085has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1086
1087 KP_Insert == Insert
1088 F22 == Print
1089 F27 == Home
1090 F29 == Prior
1091 F33 == End
1092 F35 == Next
1093
1094Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1095mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1096your particular machine.
1097
1098=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1099I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1100
1101rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1102check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1103Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1104not to use color.
1105
1106=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1107
1108If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1109insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1110snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1111wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1112the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1113regular xterm.
1114
1115Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1116snippets:
1117
1118 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1119 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1120 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1121 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1122 echo -n '^[Z'
1123 read term_id
1124 stty icanon echo
1125 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1126 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1127 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1128 fi
1129 fi
1130
1131=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1132
1133You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1134one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1135the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1136 1776
1137=back 1777=back
1138 1778
1139=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1779=head1 SEE ALSO
1140 1780
1141B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1781@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1142and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1782@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1143window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1144sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1145terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1146B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1147 1783
1148=head1 FILES 1784=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1149 1785
1150=over 4 1786=over
1151 1787
1152=item B</etc/utmp> 1788=item Project Coordinator
1153 1789
1154System file for login records. 1790Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1155 1791
1156=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1792L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1157
1158Color names.
1159 1793
1160=back 1794=back
1161 1795
1162=head1 SEE ALSO 1796=head1 AUTHORS
1163 1797
1164@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1165
1166=head1 BUGS
1167
1168Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1169
1170Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1171
1172Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1173
1174=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1175
1176=over 4 1798=over
1177 1799
1178=item Project Coordinator 1800=item John Bovey
1179 1801
1180@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1802University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1181 1803
1182=item Web page maintainter 1804=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1183 1805
1184@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> 1806very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1185 1807
1186L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1808=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1809
1810wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1811
1812=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1813
1814Wrote the menu system.
1815
1816Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1817
1818=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1819
1820Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1821
1822=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1823
1824Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1825
1826Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1827
1828=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1829
1830Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1831extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1832
1833Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1834
1835=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1836
1837pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1187 1838
1188=back 1839=back
1189 1840
1190=head1 AUTHORS
1191
1192=over 4
1193
1194=item John Bovey
1195
1196University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1197
1198=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1199
1200very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1201
1202=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1203
1204wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1205
1206=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1207
1208Wrote the menu system.
1209
1210Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1211
1212=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1213
1214Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1215
1216=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1217
1218Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1219(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1220
1221=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>
1222
1223Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1224character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1225compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1226
1227Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1228
1229=back
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