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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
17See also @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical reference documentation (escape 17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the end of this document. 18
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23
24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change.
38
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese.
44
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely.
49
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
19 66
20=head1 OPTIONS 67=head1 OPTIONS
21 68
22The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
23below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 70below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
65Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
66B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
67 114
68=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
69 116
70Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>.
120
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>.
71 125
72=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
73 127
74Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
75transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>
76option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to 130option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
77tinting it. 131tinting it; resource I<tintColor>.
78 132
79=item B<-sh> 133=item B<-sh>
80 134
81I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 135I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
82background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 136background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
83specified, too). 137specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
84 138
85=item B<-bg> I<colour> 139=item B<-bg> I<colour>
86 140
87Window background colour; resource B<background>. 141Window background colour; resource B<background>.
88 142
91Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 145Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
92 146
93=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 147=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
94 148
95Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 149Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
96specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 150specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
97quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 151add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
98command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 152command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
99 153
100=item B<-cr> I<colour> 154=item B<-cr> I<colour>
101 155
102The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 156The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
109 163
110The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 164The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
111 165
112=item B<-bd> I<colour> 166=item B<-bd> I<colour>
113 167
114The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 168The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
115resource B<borderColor>. 169resource B<borderColor>.
116 170
117=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 171=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
118 172
119Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 173Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
120names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 174that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The
121The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 175first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
122be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 176smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
123appended to it. resource B<font>. 177font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
124 178
125=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 179In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it
180with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
181e.g.:
126 182
127Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 183 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
128displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 184 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
129fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 185
130corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 186See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
131font will be used. resource B<realBold>. 187section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
188
189=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
190
191Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to
192be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
193
194=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
195
196Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to
197be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
198
199=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
200
201Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to
202be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.
132 203
133=item B<-name> I<name> 204=item B<-name> I<name>
134 205
135Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 206Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
136rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 207rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
174 245
175Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 246Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
176 247
177=item B<-st>|B<+st> 248=item B<-st>|B<+st>
178 249
179Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 250Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
180resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 251resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
252
253=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
254
255If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
256actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
257select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
258not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
259on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
181 260
182=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 261=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
183 262
184Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 263Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
185 264
210if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 289if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
211decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 290decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
212 291
213=item B<-lsp> I<number> 292=item B<-lsp> I<number>
214 293
215Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 294Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
216of the display; resource B<linespace>. 295the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
296B<linespace>.
217 297
218=item B<-tn> I<termname> 298=item B<-tn> I<termname>
219 299
220This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 300This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
221B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 301B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
257 337
258Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 338Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
259 339
260=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 340=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
261 341
262The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 342The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
263de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 343C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
264extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 344input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
265another locale. 345another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
346
347=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
348
349Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
350for more info.
351
352=item B<-tcw>
353
354Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
355button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
356end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
266 357
267=item B<-insecure> 358=item B<-insecure>
268 359
269Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 360Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
270sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 361sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
284=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 375=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
285 376
286Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 377Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
287B<secondaryScroll>. 378B<secondaryScroll>.
288 379
289=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 380=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
290 381
291No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 382Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
292available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 383
293some window managers. 384=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
385
386Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
387which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
388
389Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
390shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
391quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
392create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
393
394The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
395
396It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
397descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
398can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
399terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
400not.
401
402Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
403used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
404
405 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
406 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
407 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
408 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
409 });
410
411=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>
412
413Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
414pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
415useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
416without having to run a program within it.
417
418If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
419entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
420yourself if you want that.
421
422Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
423longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
424
425 use IO::Pty;
426 use Fcntl;
427
428 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
429 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
430 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
431 close $pty;
432
433 # now communicate with rxvt
434 my $slave = $pty->slave;
435 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
294 436
295=back 437=back
296 438
297=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 439=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
298 440
301 443
302There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 444There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the
303Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 445Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal
304Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 446Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.
305B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 447B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the
306resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load 448resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
307settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. 449settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
450will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
451overwriting earlier ones:
452
453 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
454 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
455 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
456 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
457 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
308 458
309If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 459If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
310lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 460lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
311set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 461set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
312B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 462B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
345high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 495high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
346colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 496colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3473=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 4973=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
348names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 498names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
349 499
500Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
501changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
502
503Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
50488 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
505
350=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 506=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
351 507
508=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
509
352Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 510Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
353colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 511foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
354enabled. 512(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
355 513
356=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 514=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
357 515
358Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 516Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
359foreground colour is the default. 517foreground colour is the default.
360 518
361=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 519=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
362 520
363Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 521Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
364characters. 522characters.
523
524=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
525
526If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
527itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
365 528
366=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 529=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
367 530
368Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 531Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
369foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 532foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
392artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 555artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
393pixmap. 556pixmap.
394 557
395=item B<fading:> I<number> 558=item B<fading:> I<number>
396 559
397Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 560Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
561
562=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
563
564Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
565colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
398 566
399=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 567=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
400 568
401Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 569Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
570B<-tint>.
402 571
403=item B<shading:> I<number> 572=item B<shading:> I<number>
404 573
405Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 574Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
406image in addition to tinting it. 575image in addition to tinting it.
407 576
408=item B<fading:> I<number>
409
410Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
411
412=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 577=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
413 578
414Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 579Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
415 580
416=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 581=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
417 582
418Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 583Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
419#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 584#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
585
586=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
587
588The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
589and the text.
420 590
421=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 591=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
422 592
423Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 593Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
424the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 594the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
440 610
441Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 611Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
442menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and 612menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
443B<PATH> environment variables. 613B<PATH> environment variables.
444 614
445=item B<font:> I<fontname> 615=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
446 616
447Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 617Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
448names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 618names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
449The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 619The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
450be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 620be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
451appended to it. option B<-fn>. 621appended to it. option B<-fn>.
452 622
453=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 623Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
624optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
454 625
455B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 626In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
456will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 627specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
457Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 628hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
458corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 629fonts.
459font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a 630
460regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>. 631For example, this font resource
632
633 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\
634 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
635 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
636 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
637 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
638
639specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
640the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
641it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
642wide and 15 pixels high.
643
644The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
645the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
646the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
647useful supplement.
648
649The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
650are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
651contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
652
653The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
654remaining unicode characters.
655
656=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
657
658=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
659
660=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
661
662The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
663italic> >> characters, respectively.
664
665If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
666B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
667it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
668italic.
669
670If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
671"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
672not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
673
674If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
675text font will being used for the given style.
461 676
462=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 677=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
463 678
464Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 679Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
465xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 680xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
466xterm style selection. 681xterm style selection.
467 682
468=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 683=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
469 684
470Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 685Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
471the author's favourite.. 686the author's favourite.
472 687
473=item B<title:> I<string> 688=item B<title:> I<string>
474 689
475Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 690Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
476specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 691specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
508 723
509Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 724Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
510B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 725B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
511B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 726B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
512 727
728The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
729
730Example:
731
732 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
733
734This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
735everytime you hit C<Print>.
736
513=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 737=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
514 738
515B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 739B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
516disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 740disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
517 741
536B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 760B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
537B<+si>. 761B<+si>.
538 762
539=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 763=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
540 764
541B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 765B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
542B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 766B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
543with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 767with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
544 768
545=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 769=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
546 770
547B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 771B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
548are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 772are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
549are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 773are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
550bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 774bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
551 775
552=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
553
554If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
555[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
556
557=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
558
559If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
560[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
561
562=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 776=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
563 777
564Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 778Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
565resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 779resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
566 780
596 810
597=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 811=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
598 812
599B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 813B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
600scrolls five lines [default]. 814scrolls five lines [default].
815
816=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
817
818B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
819movement only; option C<-ptab>.
601 820
602=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 821=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
603 822
604B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 823B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
605option B<-bc>. 824option B<-bc>.
618 837
619Mouse pointer background colour. 838Mouse pointer background colour.
620 839
621=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 840=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
622 841
623Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 842Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
843large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
624 844
625=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 845=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
626 846
627The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 847The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
628or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 848or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
650 870
651I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 871I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
652 872
653=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 873=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
654 874
655The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 875The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
656de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 876C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
657extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 877input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
658another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 878another locale. option B<-imlocale>.
659 879
660=item B<insecure> 880=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
881
882Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
883C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
884by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
885in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
886found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
887option B<-imfont>.
888
889=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
890
891Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
892button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
893the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.
894
895=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
661 896
662Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 897Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
663echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 898echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
664abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 899abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
665throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 900throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though
666write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 901write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note
667that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 902that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences
668enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 903enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean
669resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 904resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this
693scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 928scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
694instead scroll the screen up. 929instead scroll the screen up.
695 930
696=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 931=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
697 932
698Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 933Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
699contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 934intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
700newline, \r: return, \t: 935
936The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
937any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
938B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
939and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
940B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
941
942The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
943whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
944keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
945current application keymap mode state.
946
947The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
948searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
949omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
950keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
951performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
952
953I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
954C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
701tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 955C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
702^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 956C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
703with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 957can start or end with whitespace.
704omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 958
705KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 959Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
960C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
961use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
962@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
963
964You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
965with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
966should be a character not used by the strings.
967
968Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
969
970 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
971
972The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
973
974 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
975 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
976 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
977
978If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
979is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
980example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
981when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
982
983 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
984
985Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
986will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
987no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
988means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
989definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
990mappings themselves.
991
992Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
993if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
994C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
995user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
996
997 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
998 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
999
1000The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1001of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1002C<Shift-Insert>.
1003
1004The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1005the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1006font-switching at runtime:
1007
1008 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1009 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1010
1011Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1012info):
1013
1014 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1015 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
706 1016
707=back 1017=back
708 1018
709=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1019=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
710 1020
724the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1034the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
725(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1035(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
726 1036
727If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1037If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
728disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1038disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
729application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1039application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
730(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1040(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
731up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1041up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
732respectively. 1042respectively.
733 1043
734=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1044=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION
735 1045
736The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1046The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
738 1048
739=over 4 1049=over 4
740 1050
741=item B<Selection>: 1051=item B<Selection>:
742 1052
743Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1053Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
744region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1054and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
745double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1055to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
746line. 1056(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1057B<tripleclickwords>.
1058
1059Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1060(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal
1061one.
747 1062
748=item B<Insertion>: 1063=item B<Insertion>:
749 1064
750Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1065Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
751an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1066an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
753 1068
754=back 1069=back
755 1070
756=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1071=head1 CHANGING FONTS
757 1072
758You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1073Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
759default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1074supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
760B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1075
761B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1076You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
762actual key can be selected using resources 1077therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
763B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1078
1079 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1080
1081rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
764 1082
765=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1083=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
766 1084
767Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 1085ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1086and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1087first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1088C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1089with C<--enable-iso14755>.
768 1090
769Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1091=over 4
770mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
771releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
772the current input character.
773 1092
774Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1093=item * 5.1: Basic method
775enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1094
776return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1095This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
777key. 1096
1097Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1098hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1099commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1100C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1101C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1102one.
1103
1104As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1105address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1106address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1107by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1108followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1109
1110=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1111
1112This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1113your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1114
1115Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1116them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1117invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1118keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1119released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1120C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1121reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1122
1123=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1124
1125While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1126mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1127
1128=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1129
1130This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1131characters already displayed.
1132
1133You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1134pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1135hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1136pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1137
1138In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1139character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1140combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1141always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1142
1143=back
1144
1145With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1146both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
778 1147
779=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1148=head1 LOGIN STAMP
780 1149
781B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1150B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
782that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1151it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
783To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1152allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
784some systems. 1153on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
785 1154
786=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1155=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
787 1156
788In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1157In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
789B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1158B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
832 1201
833=back 1202=back
834 1203
835=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1204=head1 ENVIRONMENT
836 1205
837B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1206B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
838and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1207
839window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and 1208=over 4
840sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display 1209
841terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables 1210=item B<TERM>
842B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files. 1211
1212Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1213resources or on the commandline.
1214
1215=item B<COLORTERM>
1216
1217Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1218compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension
1219C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
1220
1221=item B<COLORFGBG>
1222
1223Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1224the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1225C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1226used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1227string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1228was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can
1229(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1230
1231=item B<WINDOWID>
1232
1233Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1234window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1235window and so on).
1236
1237=item B<TERMINFO>
1238
1239Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1240C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1241
1242=item B<DISPLAY>
1243
1244Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1245display in it's child processes.
1246
1247=item B<SHELL>
1248
1249The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1250
1251=item B<RXVTPATH>
1252
1253The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1254files.
1255
1256=item B<PATH>
1257
1258Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1259
1260=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1261
1262The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1263@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1264
1265Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1266
1267=item B<HOME>
1268
1269Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1270daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1271C<.Xdefaults>)
1272
1273=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1274
1275Directory where various X resource files are being located.
1276
1277=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1278
1279If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1280@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1281
1282=back
843 1283
844=head1 FILES 1284=head1 FILES
845 1285
846=over 4 1286=over 4
847 1287
848=item B</etc/utmp>
849
850System file for login records.
851
852=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1288=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
853 1289
854Color names. 1290Color names.
855 1291
856=back 1292=back
857 1293
858=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1294=head1 SEE ALSO
1295
1296@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1297
1298=head1 BUGS
1299
1300Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1301
1302Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1303
1304Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1305
1306=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
859 1307
860=over 4 1308=over 4
861 1309
862=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
863
864The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode
865version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window
866title to the version number.
867
868=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
869
870Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
871some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
872heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
873quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
874depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
875
876=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
877
878If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
879standard foreground colour.
880
881For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
882text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
883colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
884ignored.
885
886On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
887foreground/background colors.
888
889color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
890
891color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
892
893=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
894
895You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
896resources (or as long-options).
897
898Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
899including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
900
901 Rxvt*color0: #000000
902 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
903 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
904 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
905 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
906 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
907 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
908 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
909
910 Rxvt*color8: #000054
911 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
912 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
913 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
914 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
915 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
916 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
917 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
918
919=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
920
921Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
922BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
923question) there are two standard values that can be used for
924Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
925
926Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
927policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
928choice :).
929
930Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
931of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
932started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
933system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
934be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
935
936For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
937
938 # use Backspace = ^H
939 $ stty erase ^H
940 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
941
942 # use Backspace = ^?
943 $ stty erase ^?
944 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
945
946Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
947
948For an existing rxvt-unicode:
949
950 # use Backspace = ^H
951 $ stty erase ^H
952 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
953
954 # use Backspace = ^?
955 $ stty erase ^?
956 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
957
958This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
959if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
960properly reflects that.
961
962The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
963To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
964key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
965(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
966
967Some other Backspace problems:
968
969some editors use termcap/terminfo,
970some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
971GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
972
973Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
974
975=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
976
977There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
978you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
979use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
9800xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
981
982Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
983
984 !# ----- special uses ------:
985 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
986 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
987
988 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
989 ! Delete - ^D
990 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
991
992 ! Home - ^A
993 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
994 ! Left - ^B
995 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
996 ! Up - ^P
997 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
998 ! Right - ^F
999 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1000 ! Down - ^N
1001 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1002 ! End - ^E
1003 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1004
1005 ! F1 - F12
1006 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1007 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1008 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1009 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1010 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1011 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1012 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1013 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1014 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1015 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1016 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1017 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1018
1019 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1020 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1021 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1022
1023=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1024How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1025has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1026
1027 KP_Insert == Insert
1028 F22 == Print
1029 F27 == Home
1030 F29 == Prior
1031 F33 == End
1032 F35 == Next
1033
1034Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1035mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1036your particular machine.
1037
1038=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1039I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1040
1041rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1042check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1043Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1044not to use color.
1045
1046=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1047
1048If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1049insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1050snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1051wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1052the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1053regular xterm.
1054
1055Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1056snippets:
1057
1058 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1059 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1060 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1061 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1062 echo -n '^[Z'
1063 read term_id
1064 stty icanon echo
1065 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1066 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1067 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1068 fi
1069 fi
1070
1071=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1072
1073You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1074one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1075the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1076
1077=back
1078
1079=head1 SEE ALSO
1080
1081@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1082
1083=head1 BUGS
1084
1085Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1086
1087Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1088
1089Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1090
1091=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1092
1093=over 4
1094
1095=item Project Coordinator 1310=item Project Coordinator
1096 1311
1097@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1312Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1098 1313
1099=item Web page maintainter 1314L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>
1100
1101@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
1102
1103L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
1104 1315
1105=back 1316=back
1106 1317
1107=head1 AUTHORS 1318=head1 AUTHORS
1108 1319
1133=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1344=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1134 1345
1135Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1346Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1136(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1347(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1137 1348
1138=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1349=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1139 1350
1140Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1351Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1141character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1352character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1142compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. 1353compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
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