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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. resource B<fading>.
71 118
72=item B<-tint> I<colour> 119=item B<-tint> I<colour>
73 120
74Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
75transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>
78 125
79=item B<-sh> 126=item B<-sh>
80 127
81I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
82background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
83specified, too). 130specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
84 131
85=item B<-bg> I<colour> 132=item B<-bg> I<colour>
86 133
87Window background colour; resource B<background>. 134Window background colour; resource B<background>.
88 135
91Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 138Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
92 139
93=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 140=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
94 141
95Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 142Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
96specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 143specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
97quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 144add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
98command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 145command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
99 146
100=item B<-cr> I<colour> 147=item B<-cr> I<colour>
101 148
102The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 149The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
109 156
110The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 157The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
111 158
112=item B<-bd> I<colour> 159=item B<-bd> I<colour>
113 160
114The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 161The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
115resource B<borderColor>. 162resource B<borderColor>.
116 163
117=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 164=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
118 165
119Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 166Select 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. 167that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The
121The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 168first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
122be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 169smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
123appended to it. resource B<font>. 170font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
124 171
125=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 172In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it
173with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174e.g.:
126 175
127Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 176 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
128displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 177 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
129fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 178
130corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 179See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
131font will be used. resource B<realBold>. 180section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181
182=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183
184Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to
185be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186
187=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188
189Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to
190be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.
132 196
133=item B<-name> I<name> 197=item B<-name> I<name>
134 198
135Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
136rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
177=item B<-st>|B<+st> 241=item B<-st>|B<+st>
178 242
179Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
180resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 244resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
181 245
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
249actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
250select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
251not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
252on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
253
182=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 254=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
183 255
184Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 256Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
185 257
186=item B<-iconic> 258=item B<-iconic>
210if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 282if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
211decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 283decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
212 284
213=item B<-lsp> I<number> 285=item B<-lsp> I<number>
214 286
215Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 287Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
216of the display; resource B<linespace>. 288the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
289B<linespace>.
217 290
218=item B<-tn> I<termname> 291=item B<-tn> I<termname>
219 292
220This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 293This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
221B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 294B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
257 330
258Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 331Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
259 332
260=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 333=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
261 334
262The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 335The 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 336C<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 337input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
265another locale. 338another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
339
340=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
341
342Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
343for more info.
344
345=item B<-tcw>
346
347Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
348button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
349end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
266 350
267=item B<-insecure> 351=item B<-insecure>
268 352
269Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 353Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
270sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 354sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
283 367
284=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
285 369
286Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
287B<secondaryScroll>. 371B<secondaryScroll>.
372
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
374
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
288 376
289=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 377=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring>
290 378
291No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 379No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made
292available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 380available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in
301 389
302There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 390There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the
303Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 391Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal
304Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 392Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.
305B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 393B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the
306resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load 394resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
307settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. 395settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
396will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
397overwriting earlier ones:
398
399 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
400 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
401 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
402 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
403 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
308 404
309If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 405If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
310lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 406lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
311set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 407set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
312B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 408B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
345high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 441high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
346colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 442colours. 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 4433=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
348names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 444names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
349 445
446Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
447changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
448
449Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
45088 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
451
350=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 452=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
351 453
454=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
455
352Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 456Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
353colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 457foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
354enabled. 458(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
355 459
356=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 460=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
357 461
358Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 462Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
359foreground colour is the default. 463foreground colour is the default.
360 464
361=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 465=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
362 466
363Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 467Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
364characters. 468characters.
469
470=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
471
472If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
473itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
365 474
366=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 475=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
367 476
368Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 477Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
369foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 478foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
403=item B<shading:> I<number> 512=item B<shading:> I<number>
404 513
405Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 514Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
406image in addition to tinting it. 515image in addition to tinting it.
407 516
408=item B<fading:> I<number>
409
410Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
411
412=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 517=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
413 518
414Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 519Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
415 520
416=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 521=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
417 522
418Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 523Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
419#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 524#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
525
526=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
527
528The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
529and the text.
420 530
421=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 531=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
422 532
423Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 533Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
424the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 534the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
440 550
441Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 551Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
442menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and 552menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
443B<PATH> environment variables. 553B<PATH> environment variables.
444 554
445=item B<font:> I<fontname> 555=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
446 556
447Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 557Select 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. 558names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
449The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 559The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
450be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 560be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
451appended to it. option B<-fn>. 561appended to it. option B<-fn>.
452 562
453=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 563Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
564optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
454 565
455B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 566In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
456will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 567specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
457Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 568hint 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 569fonts.
459font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a 570
460regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>. 571For example, this font resource
572
573 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\
574 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
575 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
576 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
577 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
578
579specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
580the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
581it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
582wide and 15 pixels high.
583
584The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
585the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
586the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
587useful supplement.
588
589The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
590are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
591contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
592
593The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
594remaining unicode characters.
595
596=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
597
598=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
599
600=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
601
602The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
603italic> >> characters, respectively.
604
605If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
606B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
607it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
608italic.
609
610If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
611"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
612not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
613
614If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
615text font will being used for the given style.
461 616
462=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 617=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
463 618
464Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 619Set 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 620xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
536B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 691B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
537B<+si>. 692B<+si>.
538 693
539=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 694=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
540 695
541B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 696B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
542B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 697B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
543with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 698with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>.
544 699
545=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 700=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
546 701
547B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 702B<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 703are 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 704are 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>. 705bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
551 706
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> 707=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
563 708
564Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 709Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
565resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 710resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
566 711
596 741
597=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 742=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
598 743
599B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 744B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
600scrolls five lines [default]. 745scrolls five lines [default].
746
747=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
748
749B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
750movement only; option C<-ptab>.
601 751
602=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 752=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
603 753
604B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 754B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
605option B<-bc>. 755option B<-bc>.
650 800
651I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 801I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
652 802
653=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 803=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
654 804
655The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 805The 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 806C<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 807input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
658another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 808another locale. option B<-imlocale>.
659 809
660=item B<insecure> 810=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
811
812Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
813C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
814by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
815in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
816found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
817option B<-imfont>.
818
819=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
820
821Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
822button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
823the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.
824
825=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
661 826
662Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 827Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
663echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 828echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
664abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 829abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
665throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 830throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though
666write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 831write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note
667that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 832that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences
668enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 833enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean
669resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 834resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this
693scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 858scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
694instead scroll the screen up. 859instead scroll the screen up.
695 860
696=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 861=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
697 862
698Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 863Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
699contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 864intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
700newline, \r: return, \t: 865
866The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
867any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
868B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
869and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
870B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
871
872The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
873whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
874keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
875current application keymap mode state.
876
877The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
878searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
879omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
880keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
881performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
882
883I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
884C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
701tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 885C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
702^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 886C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
703with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 887can start or end with whitespace.
704omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 888
705KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 889Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
890C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
891use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
892@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
893
894You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
895with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
896should be a character not used by the strings.
897
898Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
899
900 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
901
902The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
903
904 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
905 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
906 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
907
908If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
909is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
910example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
911when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
912
913 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
914
915The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
916the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
917font-switching at runtime:
918
919 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
920 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
921
922Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
923info):
924
925 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
926 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
706 927
707=back 928=back
708 929
709=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 930=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
710 931
724the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 945the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
725(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 946(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
726 947
727If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 948If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
728disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 949disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
729application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 950application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
730(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 951(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), 952up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
732respectively. 953respectively.
733 954
734=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 955=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION
735 956
736The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 957The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
738 959
739=over 4 960=over 4
740 961
741=item B<Selection>: 962=item B<Selection>:
742 963
743Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 964Left 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 965and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
745double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 966to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
746line. 967(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
968B<tripleclickwords>.
969
970Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
971(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal
972one.
747 973
748=item B<Insertion>: 974=item B<Insertion>:
749 975
750Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 976Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
751an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 977an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
753 979
754=back 980=back
755 981
756=head1 CHANGING FONTS 982=head1 CHANGING FONTS
757 983
758You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 984Changing 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 985supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
760B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 986
761B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 987You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
762actual key can be selected using resources 988therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
763B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 989
990 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
991
992rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
764 993
765=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 994=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
766 995
767Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 996ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
997and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
998first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
999C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1000with C<--enable-iso14755>.
768 1001
769Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1002=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 1003
774Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1004=item * 5.1: Basic method
775enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1005
776return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1006This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
777key. 1007
1008Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1009hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1010commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1011C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1012C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1013one.
1014
1015As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1016address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1017address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1018by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1019followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1020
1021=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1022
1023This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1024your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1025
1026Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1027them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1028invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1029keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1030released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1031C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1032reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1033
1034=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1035
1036While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1037mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1038
1039=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1040
1041This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1042characters already displayed.
1043
1044You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1045pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1046hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1047pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1048
1049In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1050character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1051combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1052always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1053
1054=back
1055
1056With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1057both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
778 1058
779=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1059=head1 LOGIN STAMP
780 1060
781B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1061B<@@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. 1062it 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 1063allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
784some systems. 1064on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
785 1065
786=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1066=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
787 1067
788In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1068In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
789B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1069B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
832 1112
833=back 1113=back
834 1114
835=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1115=head1 ENVIRONMENT
836 1116
837B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1117B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
838and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1118
839window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and 1119=over 4
840sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display 1120
841terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables 1121=item B<TERM>
842B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files. 1122
1123Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1124resources or on the commandline.
1125
1126=item B<COLORTERM>
1127
1128Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1129compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension
1130C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
1131
1132=item B<COLORFGBG>
1133
1134Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1135the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1136C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1137used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1138string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1139was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can
1140(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1141
1142=item B<WINDOWID>
1143
1144Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1145window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1146window and so on).
1147
1148=item B<TERMINFO>
1149
1150Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1151C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1152
1153=item B<DISPLAY>
1154
1155Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1156display in it's child processes.
1157
1158=item B<SHELL>
1159
1160The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1161
1162=item B<RXVTPATH>
1163
1164The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1165files.
1166
1167=item B<PATH>
1168
1169Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1170
1171=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1172
1173The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1174@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1175
1176Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>.
1177
1178=item B<HOME>
1179
1180Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1181daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1182C<.Xdefaults>)
1183
1184=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1185
1186Directory where various X resource files are being located.
1187
1188=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1189
1190If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1191@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1192
1193=back
843 1194
844=head1 FILES 1195=head1 FILES
845 1196
846=over 4 1197=over 4
847 1198
848=item B</etc/utmp>
849
850System file for login records.
851
852=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1199=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
853 1200
854Color names. 1201Color names.
855 1202
856=back 1203=back
857 1204
858=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1205=head1 SEE ALSO
1206
1207@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1208
1209=head1 BUGS
1210
1211Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1212
1213Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1214
1215Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1216
1217=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
859 1218
860=over 4 1219=over 4
861 1220
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 1221=item Project Coordinator
1096 1222
1097@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1223@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@>
1098
1099=item Web page maintainter
1100
1101@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
1102 1224
1103L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1225L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
1104 1226
1105=back 1227=back
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