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3rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) - (a VT102 emulator for the X window system) 3rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) - (a VT102 emulator for the X window system)
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7B<@@RXVTNAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]] 7B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]]
8 8
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 9=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 10
11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVTVERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal 11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
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
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.).
66
17=head1 OPTIONS 67=head1 OPTIONS
18 68
19The B<@@RXVTNAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
20below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 70below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
21eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and 71eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and
22defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on 72defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
23your system. `rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on 73your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
24the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which 74the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
25compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires 75compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires
26I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all 76I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -help' gives a list of all
27command-line options compiled into your version. 77command-line options compiled into your version.
28 78
29Note that B<@@RXVTNAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a 79Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a
30long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are 80long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
31far greater than those listed. For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 81far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
32Orange'. 82Orange'.
33 83
34The following options are available: 84The following options are available:
35 85
36=over 4 86=over 4
55 105
56=item B<-j>|B<+j> 106=item B<-j>|B<+j>
57 107
58Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.
59 109
60=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>
61 111
62Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
63B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
64 114
65=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
66 116
67Fade 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>.
68 125
69=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
70 127
71Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
72transparency 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
73option 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
74tinting 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
75 135
76=item B<-sh> 136=item B<-sh>
77 137
78I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
79background 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
80specified, too). 140specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
81 141
82=item B<-bg> I<colour> 142=item B<-bg> I<colour>
83 143
84Window background colour; resource B<background>. 144Window background colour; resource B<background>.
85 145
88Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 148Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
89 149
90=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 150=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
91 151
92Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 152Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
93specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 153specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
94quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 154add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
95command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 155command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
96 156
97=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
98 158
99The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
106 166
107The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 167The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
108 168
109=item B<-bd> I<colour> 169=item B<-bd> I<colour>
110 170
111The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 171The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
112resource B<borderColor>. 172resource B<borderColor>.
113 173
114=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
115 175
116Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
117names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 177that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The
118The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
119be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
120appended to it. resource B<font>. 180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
121 181
182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it
183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184e.g.:
185
186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
188
189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
191
192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193
194Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196
197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198
199Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201
202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203
204Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206for details.
207
122=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 208=item B<-is>|B<+is>
123 209
124Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 210Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
125displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
126fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 212details.
127corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
128font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
129 213
130=item B<-name> I<name> 214=item B<-name> I<name>
131 215
132Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 216Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
133rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 217rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
171 255
172Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 256Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
173 257
174=item B<-st>|B<+st> 258=item B<-st>|B<+st>
175 259
176Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 260Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
177resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 261resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
262
263=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
264
265If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
266actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
267select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
268not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
269on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
178 270
179=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 271=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
180 272
181Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 273Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
182 274
202B<externalBorder>. 294B<externalBorder>.
203 295
204=item B<-bl> 296=item B<-bl>
205 297
206Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 298Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
207if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window 299if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
208decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 300decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
209 301
302=item B<-sbg>
303
304Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
306this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
307resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
308
210=item B<-lsp> I<number> 309=item B<-lsp> I<number>
211 310
212Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 311Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
213of the display; resource B<linespace>. 312the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313B<linespace>.
214 314
215=item B<-tn> I<termname> 315=item B<-tn> I<termname>
216 316
217This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 317This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
218B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 318B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
219I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries; 319I<termcap(5)> database and should have I<li#> and I<co#> entries;
220resource B<termName>. 320resource B<termName>.
221 321
222=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]> 322=item B<-e> I<command [arguments]>
223 323
224Run the command with its command-line arguments in the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> 324Run the command with its command-line arguments in the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
225window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of 325window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of
226the program being executed if neither I<-title> (I<-T>) nor I<-n> are 326the program being executed if neither I<-title> (I<-T>) nor I<-n> are
227given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 327given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
228on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 328on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
229run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 329run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
230failing that, I<sh(1)>. 330failing that, I<sh(1)>.
231 331
332Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
333run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
334
335 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
336
232=item B<-title> I<text> 337=item B<-title> I<text>
233 338
234Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 339Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
235of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 340of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
236application name; resource B<title>. 341application name; resource B<title>.
254 359
255Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 360Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
256 361
257=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 362=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
258 363
259The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 364The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
260de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 365C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
261extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 366input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
262another locale. 367another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
368
369=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
370
371Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
372for more info.
373
374=item B<-tcw>
375
376Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
377button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
378end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
263 379
264=item B<-insecure> 380=item B<-insecure>
265 381
266Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 382Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
267sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 383sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
281=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 397=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
282 398
283Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 399Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
284B<secondaryScroll>. 400B<secondaryScroll>.
285 401
402=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
403
404Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407user; resource B<hold>.
408
409=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410
411Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412
413=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414
415Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
416which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417
418Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
421create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
422
423The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424
425It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
429not.
430
431Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433
434 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
435 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
436 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
437 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
438 });
439
440=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441
442Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
444useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445without having to run a program within it.
446
447If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449yourself if you want that.
450
451As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
452pty/tty operations.
453
454Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
455longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
456
457 use IO::Pty;
458 use Fcntl;
459
460 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
461 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
462 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
463 close $pty;
464
465 # now communicate with rxvt
466 my $slave = $pty->slave;
467 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
468
286=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 469=item B<-pe> I<string>
287 470
288No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made 471Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal
289available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 472instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.
290some window managers.
291 473
292=back 474=back
293 475
294=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 476=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
295 477
296Note: `@@RXVTNAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 478Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
297options) compiled into your version. 479options) compiled into your version.
298 480
299There are two different methods that @@RXVTNAME@@ can use to get the 481There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the
300Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 482Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal
301Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 483Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.
302B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 484B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the
303resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load 485resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
304settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. 486settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
487will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
488overwriting earlier ones:
305 489
490 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
491 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
492 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
493 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
494 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
495
306If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVTNAME@@ -h> 496If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
307lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVTNAME@@> accepts application defaults 497lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
308set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 498set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
309B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 499B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
310B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 500B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
311Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVTNAME@@> recognizes two 501Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two
312class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 502class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows
313resources common to both B<@@RXVTNAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 503resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be
314easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 504easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources
315unique to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 505unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be
316shared between different B<@@RXVTNAME@@> configurations. If no 506shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no
317resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 507resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line
318arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 508arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following
319resources are allowed: 509resources are allowed:
320 510
321=over 4 511=over 4
342high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 532high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
343colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 533colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3443=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5343=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
345names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 535names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
346 536
537Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
538changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
539
540Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
54188 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
542
347=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 543=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
348 544
545=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
546
349Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 547Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
350colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 548foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
351enabled. 549(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
352 550
353=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 551=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
354 552
355Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 553Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
356foreground colour is the default. 554foreground colour is the default.
357 555
358=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 556=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
359 557
360Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 558Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
361characters. 559characters.
560
561=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
562
563If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
564itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
362 565
363=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 566=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
364 567
365Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 568Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
366foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 569foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
389artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 592artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
390pixmap. 593pixmap.
391 594
392=item B<fading:> I<number> 595=item B<fading:> I<number>
393 596
394Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 597Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
598
599=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
600
601Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
602colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
395 603
396=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 604=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
397 605
398Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 606Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
607B<-tint>.
399 608
400=item B<shading:> I<number> 609=item B<shading:> I<number>
401 610
402Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 611Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
403image in addition to tinting it. 612image in addition to tinting it.
404 613
405=item B<fading:> I<number>
406
407Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
408
409=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 614=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
410 615
411Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 616Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
412 617
413=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 618=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
414 619
415Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 620Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
416#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 621#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
622
623=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
624
625The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
626and the text.
417 627
418=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 628=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
419 629
420Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 630Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
421the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 631the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
437 647
438Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 648Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
439menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and 649menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
440B<PATH> environment variables. 650B<PATH> environment variables.
441 651
442=item B<font:> I<fontname> 652=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
443 653
444Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 654Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
445names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 655names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
446The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 656The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
447be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 657be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
448appended to it. option B<-fn>. 658appended to it; option B<-fn>.
449 659
450=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 660Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
661optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
451 662
452B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 663In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
453will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 664specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
454Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 665hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
455corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 666fonts.
456font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a 667
457regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>. 668For example, this font resource
669
670 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\
671 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
672 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
673 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
674 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
675
676specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
677the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
678it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
679wide and 15 pixels high.
680
681The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
682the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
683the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
684useful supplement.
685
686The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
687are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
688contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
689
690The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
691remaining unicode characters.
692
693=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
694
695=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
696
697=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
698
699The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
700italic> >> characters, respectively.
701
702If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
703B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
704it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
705italic.
706
707If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
708"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
709not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
710
711If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
712text font will being used for the given style.
713
714=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
715
716When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
717option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
718intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
719option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
720reachable.
458 721
459=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 722=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
460 723
461Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 724Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
462xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 725xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
463xterm style selection. 726xterm style selection.
464 727
465=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 728=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
466 729
467Set scrollbar style to B<@@RXVTNAME@@>, B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or 730Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
468B<xterm> 731the author's favourite.
469 732
470=item B<title:> I<string> 733=item B<title:> I<string>
471 734
472Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 735Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
473specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 736specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
505 768
506Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 769Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
507B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 770B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
508B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 771B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
509 772
773The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
774
775Example:
776
777 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
778
779This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
780everytime you hit C<Print>.
781
510=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 782=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
511 783
512B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 784B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
513disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 785disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
514 786
527Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar 799Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
528thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag. 800thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
529 801
530=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean> 802=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
531 803
532B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>. 804B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>.
533B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 805B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
534B<-si>. 806B<+si>.
535 807
536=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 808=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
537 809
538B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 810B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
539B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 811B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
540with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 812with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
541 813
542=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 814=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
543 815
544B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special 816B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
545keys are those which are intercepted by rxvt for special handling and 817are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
546are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll 818are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
547to bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 819bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
548
549=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
550
551If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
552[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
553
554=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
555
556If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
557[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
558 820
559=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 821=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
560 822
561Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 823Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
562resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 824resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
572option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>. 834option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.
573 835
574=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 836=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
575 837
576Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 838Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
577WM, the rxvt window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 839WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
840
841=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
842
843Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
844drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
845this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
846option B<-sbg>.
578 847
579=item B<termName:> I<termname> 848=item B<termName:> I<termname>
580 849
581Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 850Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
582variable; option B<-tn>. 851variable; option B<-tn>.
593 862
594=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 863=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
595 864
596B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 865B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
597scrolls five lines [default]. 866scrolls five lines [default].
867
868=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
869
870B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
871movement only; option C<-ptab>.
598 872
599=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 873=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
600 874
601B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 875B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
602option B<-bc>. 876option B<-bc>.
615 889
616Mouse pointer background colour. 890Mouse pointer background colour.
617 891
618=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 892=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
619 893
620Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 894Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
895large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
621 896
622=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 897=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
623 898
624The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 899The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
625or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 900or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
647 922
648I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 923I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
649 924
650=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 925=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
651 926
652The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 927The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
653de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 928C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
654extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 929input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
655another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 930another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
656 931
657=item B<insecure> 932=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
933
934Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
935C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
936by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
937in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
938found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
939option B<-imfont>.
940
941=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
942
943Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
944button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
945the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
946
947=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
658 948
659Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 949Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
660echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 950echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
661abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 951abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
662throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 952through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
663write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 953write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
664that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 954default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
665enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 955sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
666resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 956
667enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 957You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
668requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 958B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
959locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
960menubar dispatch.
669 961
670=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 962=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
671 963
672Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 964Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
673B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 965B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
674B<-mod>. 966B<-mod>.
675 967
676=item B<answerbackString:> I<string> 968=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>
677 969
678Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 970Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
679character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 971character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
680in the entry on B<keysym> following. 972in the entry on B<keysym> following.
681 973
682=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 974=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>
683 975
688Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 980Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
689option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 981option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
690scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 982scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
691instead scroll the screen up. 983instead scroll the screen up.
692 984
985=item B<hold>: I<bool>
986
987Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
988will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
989it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
990user.
991
693=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 992=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
694 993
695Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 994Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
696contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 995intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
697newline, \r: return, \t: 996
997The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
998any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
999B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1000and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1001B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1002
1003The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1004whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1005keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1006current application keymap mode state.
1007
1008The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1009searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1010omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1011keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1012performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1013
1014I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
1015C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
698tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1016C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
699^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1017C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
700with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1018can start or end with whitespace.
701omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1019
702KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1020Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1021C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1022use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1023@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1024
1025You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1026with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
1027should be a character not used by the strings.
1028
1029Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1030
1031 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
1032
1033The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1034
1035 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
1036 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
1037 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
1038
1039If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1040is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1041example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1042when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1043
1044 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1045
1046If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1047is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1048manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1049C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1050
1051 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1052
1053Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1054will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1055no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1056means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1057definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1058mappings themselves.
1059
1060Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1061if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1062C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1063user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1064
1065 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1066 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1067
1068The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1069of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1070C<Shift-Insert>.
1071
1072The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1073the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1074font-switching at runtime:
1075
1076 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1077 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1078
1079Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1080info):
1081
1082 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1083 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1084
1085=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1086
1087=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1088
1089Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal
1090instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded
1091if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this
1092resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be
1093initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will
1094be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while
1095B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.
1096
1097=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1098
1099Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the
1100@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1101
1102=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1103
1104Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1105scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1106@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1107F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1108
1109See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
703 1110
704=back 1111=back
705 1112
706=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1113=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
707 1114
708Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window 1115Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
709(resource: B<saveLines>) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar 1116(resource: B<saveLines>) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar
710or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVTNAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and 1117or by keystrokes. The normal B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> scrollbar has arrows and
711its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without 1118its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The B<xterm-scrollbar> is without
712arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm> 1119arrows and its behaviour mimics that of I<xterm>
713 1120
714Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>. 1121Scroll down with B<Button1> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Next>.
715Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>. 1122Scroll up with B<Button3> (B<xterm-scrollbar>) or B<Shift-Prior>.
721the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1128the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
722(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1129(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
723 1130
724If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1131If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
725disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1132disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
726application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1133application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
727(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1134(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
728up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1135up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
729respectively. 1136respectively.
730 1137
731=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1138=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION
732 1139
733The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1140The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
735 1142
736=over 4 1143=over 4
737 1144
738=item B<Selection>: 1145=item B<Selection>:
739 1146
740Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1147Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
741region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1148and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
742double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1149to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
743line. 1150(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1151B<tripleclickwords>.
1152
1153Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1154(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1155normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1156selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1157the selection.
744 1158
745=item B<Insertion>: 1159=item B<Insertion>:
746 1160
747Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1161Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
748an B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1162an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
749inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1163inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
750 1164
751=back 1165=back
752 1166
753=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1167=head1 CHANGING FONTS
754 1168
755You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1169Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
756default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1170supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
757B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1171
758B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1172You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
759actual key can be selected using resources 1173therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
760B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1174
1175 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1176
1177rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1178
1179=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1180
1181ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1182and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1183first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1184C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1185with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1186
1187=over 4
1188
1189=item * 5.1: Basic method
1190
1191This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1192
1193Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1194hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1195commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1196C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1197C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1198one.
1199
1200As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1201address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1202address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1203by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1204followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1205
1206=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1207
1208This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1209your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1210
1211Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1212them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1213invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1214keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1215released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1216C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1217reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1218
1219=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1220
1221While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1222mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1223
1224=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1225
1226This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1227characters already displayed.
1228
1229You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1230pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1231hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1232pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1233
1234In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1235character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1236combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1237always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1238
1239=back
1240
1241With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1242both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
761 1243
762=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1244=head1 LOGIN STAMP
763 1245
764B<@@RXVTNAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1246B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
765that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1247it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
766To allow this feature, B<@@RXVTNAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1248allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
767some systems. 1249on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
768 1250
769=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1251=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
770 1252
771In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1253In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
772B<@@RXVTNAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1254B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
773high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1255high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
774colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1256colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.
775 1257
776=begin table 1258=begin table
777 1259
806I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1288I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
807been specified. For example, 1289been specified. For example,
808 1290
809=over 4 1291=over 4
810 1292
811=item B<rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1293=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
812 1294
813would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1295would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
814on White. 1296on White.
815 1297
816=back 1298=back
817 1299
818=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1300=head1 ENVIRONMENT
819 1301
820B<@@RXVTNAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1302B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
821and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1303
822window id number of the B<@@RXVTNAME@@> window and it also uses and 1304=over 4
823sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display 1305
824terminal to use. B<@@RXVTNAME@@> uses the environment variables 1306=item B<TERM>
825B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files. 1307
1308Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1309resources or on the commandline.
1310
1311=item B<COLORTERM>
1312
1313Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1314compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension
1315C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
1316
1317=item B<COLORFGBG>
1318
1319Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1320the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1321C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1322used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1323string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1324was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can
1325(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1326
1327=item B<WINDOWID>
1328
1329Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1330window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1331window and so on).
1332
1333=item B<TERMINFO>
1334
1335Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1336C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1337
1338=item B<DISPLAY>
1339
1340Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1341display in it's child processes.
1342
1343=item B<SHELL>
1344
1345The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1346
1347=item B<RXVTPATH>
1348
1349The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1350files.
1351
1352=item B<PATH>
1353
1354Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1355
1356=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1357
1358The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1359@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1360
1361Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1362
1363=item B<HOME>
1364
1365Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1366daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1367C<.Xdefaults>)
1368
1369=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1370
1371Directory where various X resource files are being located.
1372
1373=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1374
1375If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1376@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1377
1378=back
826 1379
827=head1 FILES 1380=head1 FILES
828 1381
829=over 4 1382=over 4
830 1383
831=item B</etc/utmp>
832
833System file for login records.
834
835=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1384=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
836 1385
837Color names. 1386Color names.
838 1387
839=back 1388=back
840 1389
841=head1 SEEALSO 1390=head1 SEE ALSO
842 1391
843I<xterm>(1), I<sh>(1), I<resize>(1), I<X>(1), I<pty>(4), I<tty>(4), I<utmp>(5) 1392@@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)
844
845See rxvtRef.html rxvtRef.txt for detailed information on recognized escape sequences and menuBar syntax, etc.
846
847=head1 BUGS
848
849Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
850
851Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
852
853Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
854
855=head1 FTP LOCATION
856
857rxvt-+@@RXVTVERSION@@.tar.gz can be found at the following ftp sites L<@@RXVTFTPSITE@@>(@@RXVTFTPSITE@@)
858 1393
859=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1394=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
860 1395
861=over 4 1396=over 4
862 1397
863=item Project Coordinator 1398=item Project Coordinator
864 1399
865@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTMAINTEMAIL@@> 1400Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
866 1401
867=item Web page maintainter 1402L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>
868
869@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
870
871L<@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@>(@@RXVTWEBPAGE@@)
872 1403
873=back 1404=back
874 1405
875=head1 AUTHORS 1406=head1 AUTHORS
876 1407
901=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1432=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
902 1433
903Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1434Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
904(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1435(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
905 1436
906=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1437=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
907 1438
908Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1439Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
909character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1440character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
910compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. 1441compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
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