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105 105
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 106=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 107
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 109
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>
111 111
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114 114
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 116
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>. 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>.
118 125
119=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120 127
121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
123option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to 130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
124tinting it. 131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example:
133
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
125 135
126=item B<-sh> 136=item B<-sh>
127 137
128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
238 248
239Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 249Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240 250
241=item B<-st>|B<+st> 251=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242 252
243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 253Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 254resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245 255
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 256=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247 257
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 258If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 313given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 314on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 315run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 316failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 317
318Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
319run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
320
321 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
322
308=item B<-title> I<text> 323=item B<-title> I<text>
309 324
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 325Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 326of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 327application name; resource B<title>.
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 383=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 384
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 385Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 386B<secondaryScroll>.
372 387
388=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
389
390Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
391will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
392it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
393user; resource B<hold>.
394
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 395=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 396
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 397Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 398
377=item B<-embed>: I<windowid> 399=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378 400
379Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 401Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
380which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 402which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381 403
382Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 404Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
383shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it 405shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
384quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to 406quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
385create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone. 407create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
408
409The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
386 410
387It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 411It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
388descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 412descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
389can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 413can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
390terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 414terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
391not. 415not.
416
417Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
418used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
419
420 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
421 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
422 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
423 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
424 });
425
426=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>
427
428Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
429pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
430useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
431without having to run a program within it.
432
433If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
434entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
435yourself if you want that.
436
437Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
438longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
439
440 use IO::Pty;
441 use Fcntl;
442
443 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
444 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
445 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
446 close $pty;
447
448 # now communicate with rxvt
449 my $slave = $pty->slave;
450 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
392 451
393=back 452=back
394 453
395=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 454=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
396 455
511artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 570artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
512pixmap. 571pixmap.
513 572
514=item B<fading:> I<number> 573=item B<fading:> I<number>
515 574
516Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 575Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
576
577=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
578
579Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
580colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
517 581
518=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 582=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
519 583
520Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 584Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
585B<-tint>.
521 586
522=item B<shading:> I<number> 587=item B<shading:> I<number>
523 588
524Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 589Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
525image in addition to tinting it. 590image in addition to tinting it.
529Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 594Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
530 595
531=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 596=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
532 597
533Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 598Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
534#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 599#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
535 600
536=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 601=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
537 602
538The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 603The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
539and the text. 604and the text.
631xterm style selection. 696xterm style selection.
632 697
633=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 698=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
634 699
635Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 700Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
636the author's favourite.. 701the author's favourite.
637 702
638=item B<title:> I<string> 703=item B<title:> I<string>
639 704
640Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 705Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
641specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 706specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
673 738
674Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 739Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
675B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 740B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
676B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 741B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
677 742
743The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
744
745Example:
746
747 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
748
749This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
750everytime you hit C<Print>.
751
678=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 752=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
679 753
680B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 754B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
681disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 755disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
682 756
702B<+si>. 776B<+si>.
703 777
704=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 778=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
705 779
706B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 780B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
707B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 781B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
708with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 782with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
709 783
710=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 784=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
711 785
712B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 786B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
713are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 787are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
778 852
779Mouse pointer background colour. 853Mouse pointer background colour.
780 854
781=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 855=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
782 856
783Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 857Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
858large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
784 859
785=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 860=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
786 861
787The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 862The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
788or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 863or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
835=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 910=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
836 911
837Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 912Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
838echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 913echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
839abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 914abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
840throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 915through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
841write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 916write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
842that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 917default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
843enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 918sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
844resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 919
845enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 920You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
846requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 921B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
922locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
923menubar dispatch.
847 924
848=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 925=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
849 926
850Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 927Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
851B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 928B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
865 942
866Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 943Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
867option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 944option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
868scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 945scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
869instead scroll the screen up. 946instead scroll the screen up.
947
948=item B<hold>: I<bool>
949
950Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
951will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
952it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
953user.
870 954
871=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 955=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
872 956
873Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 957Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
874intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 958intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
919is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1003is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
920example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1004example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
921when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1005when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
922 1006
923 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1007 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1008
1009Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1010will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1011no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1012means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1013definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1014mappings themselves.
1015
1016Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1017if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1018C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1019user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1020
1021 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1022 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1023
1024The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1025of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1026C<Shift-Insert>.
924 1027
925The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1028The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
926the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited 1029the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
927font-switching at runtime: 1030font-switching at runtime:
928 1031
995supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1098supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
996 1099
997You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1100You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
998therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1101therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
999 1102
1000 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1103 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1001 1104
1002rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1105rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1003 1106
1004=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1107=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1005 1108
1181=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1284=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1182 1285
1183The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1286The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1184@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1287@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1185 1288
1186Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1289Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1187 1290
1188=item B<HOME> 1291=item B<HOME>
1189 1292
1190Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1293Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1191daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1294daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1212 1315
1213=back 1316=back
1214 1317
1215=head1 SEE ALSO 1318=head1 SEE ALSO
1216 1319
1217@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1320@@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)
1218
1219=head1 BUGS
1220
1221Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1222
1223Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1224
1225Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1226 1321
1227=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1322=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1228 1323
1229=over 4 1324=over 4
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