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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
179See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
180section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181 191
182=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183 193
184Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 194Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters are to
185be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 195be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186 196
187=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188 198
189Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 199Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when I<italic> characters are to
190be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 200be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191 201
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193 203
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 204Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206for details.
207
208=item B<-is>|B<+is>
209
210Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
212details.
196 213
197=item B<-name> I<name> 214=item B<-name> I<name>
198 215
199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 216Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 217rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 320given 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 321on 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, 322run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 323failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 324
325Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
326run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
327
328 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
329
308=item B<-title> I<text> 330=item B<-title> I<text>
309 331
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 332Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 333of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 334application name; resource B<title>.
367 389
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 390=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 391
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 392Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 393B<secondaryScroll>.
394
395=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
396
397Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
398will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
399it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
400user; resource B<hold>.
372 401
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 402=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 403
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 404Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 405
424 close $pty; 453 close $pty;
425 454
426 # now communicate with rxvt 455 # now communicate with rxvt
427 my $slave = $pty->slave; 456 my $slave = $pty->slave;
428 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 457 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
458
459=item B<-pe> I<string>
460
461Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal
462instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.
429 463
430=back 464=back
431 465
432=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 466=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
433 467
548artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 582artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
549pixmap. 583pixmap.
550 584
551=item B<fading:> I<number> 585=item B<fading:> I<number>
552 586
553Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 587Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
588
589=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
590
591Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
592colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
554 593
555=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 594=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
556 595
557Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 596Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
597B<-tint>.
558 598
559=item B<shading:> I<number> 599=item B<shading:> I<number>
560 600
561Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 601Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
562image in addition to tinting it. 602image in addition to tinting it.
603 643
604Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 644Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
605names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 645names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
606The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 646The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
607be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 647be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
608appended to it. option B<-fn>. 648appended to it; option B<-fn>.
609 649
610Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 650Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
611optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 651optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
612 652
613In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 653In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
659not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 699not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
660 700
661If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 701If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
662text font will being used for the given style. 702text font will being used for the given style.
663 703
704=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
705
706When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
707option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
708intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
709option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
710reachable.
711
664=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 712=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
665 713
666Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 714Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
667xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 715xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
668xterm style selection. 716xterm style selection.
860=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 908=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
861 909
862The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 910The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
863C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 911C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
864input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 912input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
865another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 913another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
866 914
867=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 915=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
868 916
869Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 917Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
870C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 918C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
875 923
876=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 924=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
877 925
878Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 926Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
879button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 927button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
880the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 928the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
881 929
882=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 930=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
883 931
884Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 932Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
885echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 933echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
886abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 934abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
887throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 935through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
888write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 936write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
889that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 937default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
890enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 938sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
891resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 939
892enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 940You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
893requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 941B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
942locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
943menubar dispatch.
894 944
895=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 945=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
896 946
897Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 947Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
898B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 948B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
912 962
913Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 963Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
914option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 964option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
915scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 965scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
916instead scroll the screen up. 966instead scroll the screen up.
967
968=item B<hold>: I<bool>
969
970Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
971will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
972it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
973user.
917 974
918=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 975=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
919 976
920Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 977Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
921intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 978intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
966is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1023is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
967example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1024example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
968when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1025when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
969 1026
970 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1027 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1028
1029If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1030is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1031manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1032C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1033
1034 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
971 1035
972Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1036Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
973will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1037will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
974no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1038no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
975means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1039means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
999info): 1063info):
1000 1064
1001 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1065 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1002 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1066 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1003 1067
1068=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1069
1070=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1071
1072Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal
1073instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded
1074if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this
1075resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be
1076initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will
1077be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while
1078B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.
1079
1080=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1081
1082Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the
1083@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1084
1085=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1086
1087Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1088scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1089@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1090F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1091
1092See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1093
1004=back 1094=back
1005 1095
1006=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1096=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1007 1097
1008Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window 1098Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
1042to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1132to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1043(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1133(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1044B<tripleclickwords>. 1134B<tripleclickwords>.
1045 1135
1046Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1136Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1047(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1137(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1048one. 1138normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1139selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1140the selection.
1049 1141
1050=item B<Insertion>: 1142=item B<Insertion>:
1051 1143
1052Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1144Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
1053an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1145an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
1061supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1153supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1062 1154
1063You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1155You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
1064therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1156therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1065 1157
1066 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1158 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1067 1159
1068rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1160rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1069 1161
1070=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1162=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1071 1163
1247=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1339=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1248 1340
1249The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1341The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1250@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1342@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1251 1343
1252Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1344Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1253 1345
1254=item B<HOME> 1346=item B<HOME>
1255 1347
1256Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1348Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1257daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1349daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1278 1370
1279=back 1371=back
1280 1372
1281=head1 SEE ALSO 1373=head1 SEE ALSO
1282 1374
1283@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1375@@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)
1284
1285=head1 BUGS
1286
1287Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1288
1289Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1290
1291Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1292 1376
1293=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1377=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1294 1378
1295=over 4 1379=over 4
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