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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<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 399=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378 400
379No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 401Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
380available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 402which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381some window managers. 403
404Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
405shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
406quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
407create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
408
409The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
410
411It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
412descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
413can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
414terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
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" }
382 451
383=back 452=back
384 453
385=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 454=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
386 455
501artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 570artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
502pixmap. 571pixmap.
503 572
504=item B<fading:> I<number> 573=item B<fading:> I<number>
505 574
506Fade 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>.
507 581
508=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 582=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
509 583
510Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 584Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
585B<-tint>.
511 586
512=item B<shading:> I<number> 587=item B<shading:> I<number>
513 588
514Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 589Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
515image in addition to tinting it. 590image in addition to tinting it.
519Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 594Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
520 595
521=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 596=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
522 597
523Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 598Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
524#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 599#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
525 600
526=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 601=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
527 602
528The 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
529and the text. 604and the text.
621xterm style selection. 696xterm style selection.
622 697
623=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 698=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
624 699
625Set 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
626the author's favourite.. 701the author's favourite.
627 702
628=item B<title:> I<string> 703=item B<title:> I<string>
629 704
630Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 705Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
631specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 706specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
663 738
664Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 739Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
665B<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
666B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 741B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
667 742
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
668=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 752=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
669 753
670B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 754B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
671disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 755disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
672 756
692B<+si>. 776B<+si>.
693 777
694=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 778=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
695 779
696B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 780B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
697B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 781B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
698with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 782with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
699 783
700=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 784=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
701 785
702B<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
703are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 787are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
768 852
769Mouse pointer background colour. 853Mouse pointer background colour.
770 854
771=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 855=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
772 856
773Specifies 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.
774 859
775=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 860=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
776 861
777The 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>
778or 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>
825=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 910=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
826 911
827Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 912Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
828echo 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
829abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 914abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
830throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 915through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
831write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 916write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
832that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 917default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
833enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 918sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
834resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 919
835enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 920You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
836requests 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.
837 924
838=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 925=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
839 926
840Set 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>,
841B<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
855 942
856Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 943Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
857option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 944option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
858scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 945scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
859instead 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.
860 954
861=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 955=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
862 956
863Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 957Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
864intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 958intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
909is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1003is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
910example 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>
911when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1005when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
912 1006
913 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>.
914 1027
915The 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
916the 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
917font-switching at runtime: 1030font-switching at runtime:
918 1031
985supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1098supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
986 1099
987You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1100You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
988therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1101therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
989 1102
990 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1103 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
991 1104
992rxvt-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.
993 1106
994=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1107=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
995 1108
1171=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1284=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1172 1285
1173The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1286The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1174@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1287@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1175 1288
1176Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1289Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1177 1290
1178=item B<HOME> 1291=item B<HOME>
1179 1292
1180Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1293Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1181daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1294daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1202 1315
1203=back 1316=back
1204 1317
1205=head1 SEE ALSO 1318=head1 SEE ALSO
1206 1319
1207@@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)
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 1321
1217=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1322=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1218 1323
1219=over 4 1324=over 4
1220 1325
1221=item Project Coordinator 1326=item Project Coordinator
1222 1327
1223@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1328Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1224 1329
1225L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1330L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>
1226 1331
1227=back 1332=back
1228 1333
1229=head1 AUTHORS 1334=head1 AUTHORS
1230 1335
1255=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1360=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1256 1361
1257Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1362Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1258(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1363(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1259 1364
1260=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1365=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1261 1366
1262Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1367Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1263character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1368character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1264compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. 1369compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
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