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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		118
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		120
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
108		122
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	123	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		124
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	125	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		126
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	127	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		128
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		130
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
123		132
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	133	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		134
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	135	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
127	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	136	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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130	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	139	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
131		140
132	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	141	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	142	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		143
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	144	=item B<-icon> I<file>
136		145
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	146	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	147	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	148	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
140	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:
142
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144
145	=item B<-sh>
146
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
150		149
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	150	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		151
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	152	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		153
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	154	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		155
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	156	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
160
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
162	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
163	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		157
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	158	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		159
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	160	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		161
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214	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	206	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
215	for details.	207	for details.
216		208
217	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	209	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
218		210
219	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	211	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
220	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	212	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
221	details.	213	details.
222		214
223	=item B<-name> I<name>	215	=item B<-name> I<name>
224		216
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228		220
229	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	221	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
230		222
231	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	223	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
232		224
		225	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		226
		227	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		228
233	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	229	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
234		230
235	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	231	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
236	B<utmpInhibit>.	232	B<utmpInhibit>.
237		233
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241	B<visualBell>.	237	B<visualBell>.
242		238
243	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	239	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
244		240
245	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	241	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
		242
		243	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		244
		245	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		246
		247	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		248
		249	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		250	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
246		251
247	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	252	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
248		253
249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	254	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	255	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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257	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	262	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
258		263
259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	264	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	265	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	266	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
262
263	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
264
265	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
266
267	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
268
269	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
270	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		267
272	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	268	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
273		269
274	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	270	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
275	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	271	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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279		275
280	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	276	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
281		277
282	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	278	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
283		279
		280	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		281
		282	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		283
284	=item B<-iconic>	284	=item B<-iconic>
285		285
286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
288		288
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304		304
305	=item B<-bl>	305	=item B<-bl>
306		306
307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		310	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
310		311
311	=item B<-override-redirect>	312	=item B<-override-redirect>
312		313
313	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	314	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314	B<override-redirect>.	315	B<override-redirect>.
		316
		317	=item B<-dockapp>
		318
		319	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		320	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
315		321
316	=item B<-sbg>	322	=item B<-sbg>
317		323
318	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	324	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
319	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	325	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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322		328
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	329	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		330
325	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	331	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	332	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	B<linespace>.	333	B<lineSpace>.
		334
		335	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		338	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		339	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		340	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
328		341
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	342	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		343
331	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	344	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
332	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	345	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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386	for more info.	399	for more info.
387		400
388	=item B<-tcw>	401	=item B<-tcw>
389		402
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	403	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		404	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
391	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	405	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	406	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		407
394	=item B<-insecure>	408	=item B<-insecure>
395		409
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	410	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	411	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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417		431
418	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	432	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	433	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
420	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	434	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
421	user; resource B<hold>.	435	user; resource B<hold>.
		436
		437	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		438
		439	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		440	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		441	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		442
		443	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		444
		445	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		446	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		447	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		448
		449	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		450	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		451	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		452	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		453	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		454	programs.
422		455
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	456	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		457
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	458	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		459
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461	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	494	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
462	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	495	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
463	yourself if you want that.	496	yourself if you want that.
464		497
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	498	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	499	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		500	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		501
468	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	502	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	503	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		504
471	use IO::Pty;	505	use IO::Pty;
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485	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	519	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
486	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	520	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		521
488	=back	522	=back
489		523
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	524	=head1 RESOURCES
491		525
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	526	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	527	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		528	long-options.
494		529
495	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	530	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
496	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	531	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	532	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	533	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
499		534
500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	535	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		536	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	537	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	538	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	539	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		540	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		541
506	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	542	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
507	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	543	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
508	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	544	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
509	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	545	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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519	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	555	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
520		556
521	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	557	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
522	option B<-depth>.	558	option B<-depth>.
523		559
		560	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		561
		562	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		563	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		564	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		565	should normally be enabled.
		566
524	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	567	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
525		568
526	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	569	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
527	option B<-geometry>.	570	option B<-geometry>.
528		571
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541	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	584	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
542	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	585	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
543	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	586	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
544	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	587	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
545	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	588	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
546	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	589	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
547		590
548	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	591	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
549	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	592	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
550		593
551	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	594	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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562	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	605	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
563		606
564	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	607	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
565	foreground colour is the default.	608	foreground colour is the default.
566		609
567	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
568
569	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
570	characters.
571
572	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	610	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
573		611
574	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	612	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
575	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	613	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		614
		615	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		616
		617	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		618	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		619
		620	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		621
		622	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		623	foreground for highlighted characters.
576		624
577	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	625	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
578		626
579	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	627	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
580	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	628	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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587		635
588	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	636	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
589		637
590	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	638	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	639	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	640	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		641
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	642	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		643
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	644	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	645	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		646	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		647	received line; option B<-j>.
		648
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	649	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		650	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		651
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	652	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		653
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	654	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	655	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	656	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		657	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		658	option B<-ss>.
605		659
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	660	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	661	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		662	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
608		663
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	664	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		665
611	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	666	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
612		667
613	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	668	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
614		669
615	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	670	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
616	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	671	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
617		672
618	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	673	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
619		674
620	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	675	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
621	B<-tint>.
622
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
626	image in addition to tinting it.
627		676
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	677	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		678
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	679	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		680
…		…
636		685
637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	686	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		687
639	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	688	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
640	and the text.	689	and the text.
641
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
643
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
646	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
648	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
649	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
650	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
651	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
653
654	=item B<path:> I<path>
655
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.
657		690
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	691	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		692
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	693	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
661	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	694	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
684	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	717	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
685	wide and 15 pixels high.	718	wide and 15 pixels high.
686		719
687	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	720	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
688	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	721	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
689	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	722	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
690	useful supplement.	723	useful supplement.
691		724
692	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	725	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
693	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	726	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
694	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	727	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
718	text font will being used for the given style.	751	text font will being used for the given style.
719		752
720	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	753	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
721		754
722	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	755	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
723	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	756	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
724	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	757	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
725	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	758	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
726	reachable.	759	reachable.
727		760
728	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
729
730	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
731	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
732	xterm style selection.
733
734	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
735
736	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
737	the author's favourite.
738
739	=item B<title:> I<string>	761	=item B<title:> I<string>
740		762
741	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	763	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
742	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	764	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
743	name; option B<-title>.	765	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
751	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	773	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
752		774
753	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	775	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
754	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	776	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
755		777
		778	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		779
		780	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		781	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		782
		783	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		784
756	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	785	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
757		786
758	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	787	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
759	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	788	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
760		789
…		…
762		791
763	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	792	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
764	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	793	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
765	[default]; option B<+ls>.	794	[default]; option B<+ls>.
766		795
		796	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		797
		798	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		799	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		800
767	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	801	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
768		802
769	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	803	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
770	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	804	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
771	[default]; option B<+ut>.	805	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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783	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	817	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
784		818
785	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	819	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
786	every time you hit C<Print>.	820	every time you hit C<Print>.
787		821
		822	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		823
		824	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		825	the author's favourite.
		826
		827	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		828
		829	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		830
788	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	831	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
789		832
790	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	833	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
791	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	834	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
792		835
…		…
811	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	854	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
812	B<+si>.	855	B<+si>.
813		856
814	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	857	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
815		858
816	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	859	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
817	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	860	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
818	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	861	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		862	new lines; option B<+sw>.
819		863
820	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	864	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
821		865
822	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	866	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
823	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	867	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
854	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	898	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
855		899
856	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	900	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
857	variable; option B<-tn>.	901	variable; option B<-tn>.
858		902
859	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	903	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
860		904
861	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	905	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
862	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	906	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
863		907
864	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	908	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
878		922
879	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	923	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
880		924
881	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	925	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
882	option B<-bc>.	926	option B<-bc>.
		927
		928	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		929
		930	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		931	option B<-uc>.
883		932
884	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	933	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
885		934
886	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	935	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
887	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	936	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
901	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	950	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
902		951
903	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	952	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
904		953
905	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	954	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
906	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	955	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
907	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	956	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
908	escape sequence.	957	escape sequence.
909		958
910	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	959	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
911		960
…		…
916	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	965	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
917		966
918	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	967	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
919	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	968	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
920		969
921	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	970	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
922	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters	971	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
923	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be	972	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
924	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	973	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
925		974
926	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	975	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
927	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	976	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
928		977
929	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	978	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
930		979
931	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	980	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
932		981
933	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	982	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
934		983
…		…
988		1037
989	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1038	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
990		1039
991	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1040	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
992		1041
993	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1042	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
994	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1043	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
995	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1044	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
996	instead scroll the screen up.	1045	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
997		1046
998	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1047	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
999		1048
1000	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1049	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1001	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1050	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1002	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1051	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1003	user.	1052	user.
1004		1053
		1054	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1055
		1056	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1057	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1058	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1059	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1060
1005	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1061	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1006		1062
1007	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1063	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1008	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1064	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1009		1065
1010	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1066	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1011	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1067	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1012	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1068	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1013	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1069	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1014	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1070	extension might provide.
		1071
		1072	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1073
		1074	(modifiers-)key
		1075
		1076	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
		1077	B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
		1078	B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
		1079	B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1015		1080
1016	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1081	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1017	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1082	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1018	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1083	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1019	current application keymap mode state.	1084	current application keymap mode state.
1020		1085
1021	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1086	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1022	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1087	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1088	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1089	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1090	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1091	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1092	this when this is a problem.
		1093
		1094	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1095	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1096	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1023	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1097	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1024	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1098	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1025	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1026		1099
1027	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1100	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1028	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1101	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1029	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1102	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1030	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1031	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1032	be removed>.
1033		1103
1034	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as	1104	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1035	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of	1105	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1036	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own	1106	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1037	processing).	1107	prefixed with C<string:>).
1038		1108
1039	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1109	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1040	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1110	additional prefixes:
		1111
		1112	=over 4
		1113
		1114	=item string:STRING
		1115
		1116	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1117	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1118	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1119	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1120
		1121	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1122
		1123	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1124
		1125	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1126	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1127	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1041	should be a character not used by the strings.	1128	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1042		1129
1043	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1130	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1044		1131
1045	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1132	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1046		1133
1047	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1134	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1048		1135
1049	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1136	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1050	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1137	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1051	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1138	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1052		1139
		1140	=item command:STRING
		1141
1053	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1142	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1054	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1143	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1144	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1145	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1146	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1147
1055	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1148	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1056	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1149	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1057		1150
1058	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1151	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1059		1152
1060	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1153	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1061	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1154	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1062	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1155	font-switching at runtime:
1063	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1064		1156
1065	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1157	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1158	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1066		1159
1067	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1160	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1068	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1161	info):
1069	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1070	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1071	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1072	mappings themselves.
1073		1162
1074	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1163	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1164	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1165
		1166	=item builtin:
		1167
		1168	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1169	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1170	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1171	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1172
1075	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1173	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1076	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1174	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1077	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1175	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1078		1176
1079	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1177	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1080	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1178	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1081		1179
1082	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1180	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1083	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1181	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1084	C<Shift-Insert>.	1182	C<Shift-Insert>.
1085		1183
1086	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1184	=item builtin-string:
1087	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1088	font-switching at runtime:
1089		1185
1090	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1186	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1091	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1187	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1188	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1189	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1190	action for it.
1092		1191
1093	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1192	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1094	info):	1193	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1194	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1195	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1095		1196
1096	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1197	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1097	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1198	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1199
		1200	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1201	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1202	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1203
		1204	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1205	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1206	this:
		1207
		1208	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1209	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1210
		1211	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1212
		1213	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1214	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1215	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1216
		1217	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1218	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1219	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1220	respectively).
		1221
		1222	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1223	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1224	keyboards:
		1225
		1226	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1227
		1228	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1229
		1230	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1231	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1232
		1233	=back
1098		1234
1099	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1235	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1100		1236
1101	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1237	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1102		1238
…		…
1104	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1240	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1105		1241
1106	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1242	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1107	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1243	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1108	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1244	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1109	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1245	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1110	C<selection>.	1246	C<selection>.
1111		1247
1112	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1248	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1113	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1249	C<selection-popup> and C<readline> extensions, any extensions that
1114	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1250	define keybindings via C<BINDING> meta comments, and extensions which
1115	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1251	are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1116	the extension.	1252
		1253	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1254	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1117		1255
1118	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1256	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1119	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1257	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1258	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1259	first one found will be used.
1120		1260
1121	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1261	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1122	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1262	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1123	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1263	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1124	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1264	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1125		1265
1126	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1266	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1127		1267
1128	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1268	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1129	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1269	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1130	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1131		1270
1132	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1271	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1133		1272
1134	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1273	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1135	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1274	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1136	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1275	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1137	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1276	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1138	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1139		1277
1140	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1278	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1141		1279
1142	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1280	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1143		1281
…		…
1147	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1285	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1148		1286
1149	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1287	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1150	for details.	1288	for details.
1151		1289
1152	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1290	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1153		1291
1154	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1292	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1155	(default: C<M-s>).	1293	instead, e.g.:
1156		1294
		1295	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1296
1157	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1297	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1158		1298
1159	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1299	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1160	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1300	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1161		1301
1162	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1302	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1163		1303
1164	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.	1304	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1165		1305
1166	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1306	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1167		1307
1168	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1308	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1169	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1309	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1310
		1311	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1312
		1313	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1314
		1315	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1316
		1317	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
		1318
		1319	=back
		1320
		1321	=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
		1322
		1323	=over 4
		1324
		1325	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
		1326
		1327	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
		1328
		1329	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
		1330	background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
		1331	operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
		1332	character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
		1333	metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
		1334
		1335	=over 4
		1336
		1337	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		1338
		1339	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
		1340	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
		1341	scale of 0 disables scaling.
		1342
		1343	=item B<op=tile>
		1344
		1345	enables tiling
		1346
		1347	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		1348
		1349	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		1350
		1351	=item B<op=root-align>
		1352
		1353	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		1354	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		1355
		1356	=back
		1357
		1358	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		1359	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		1360	the most common setups:
		1361
		1362	=over 4
		1363
		1364	=item B<style=tiled>
		1365
		1366	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		1367
		1368	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		1369
		1370	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		1371	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		1372
		1373	=item B<style=stretched>
		1374
		1375	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		1376
		1377	=item B<style=centered>
		1378
		1379	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		1380
		1381	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		1382
		1383	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		1384	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		1385
		1386	=back
		1387
		1388	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		1389	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		1390
		1391	If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
		1392	will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
		1393
		1394	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		1395
		1396	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		1397
		1398	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		1399
		1400	B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
		1401	will be removed in future versions.
		1402
		1403	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
		1404
		1405	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
		1406
		1407	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
		1408	black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		1409	the image unchanged.
		1410
		1411	=item B<-sh> I<number>
		1412
		1413	=item B<shading:> I<number>
		1414
		1415	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
		1416	A value of 100 means no shading.
		1417
		1418	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		1419
		1420	=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
		1421
		1422	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		1423	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
		1424	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		1425	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
		1426	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		1427	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
		1428
		1429	=item B<path:> I<path>
		1430
		1431	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1170		1432
1171	=back	1433	=back
1172		1434
1173	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1435	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1174		1436
…		…
1193	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1455	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1194	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1456	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1195	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1457	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1196	respectively.	1458	respectively.
1197		1459
1198	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1460	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1199		1461
1200	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1462	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1201	I<xterm>(1).	1463	to I<xterm>(1).
1202		1464
1203	=over 4	1465	=over 4
1204		1466
1205	=item B<Selection>:	1467	=item B<Selecting>:
1206		1468
1207	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1469	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1208	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1470	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1209	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1471	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1210	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1472	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1214	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1476	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1215	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1477	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1216	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1478	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1217	the selection.	1479	the selection.
1218		1480
1219	=item B<Insertion>:	1481	=item B<Pasting>:
1220		1482
1221	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1483	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1222	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1484	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1223	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1485	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1224		1486
1225	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1487	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1226	inserted too.	1488	inserted too.
1227		1489
		1490	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1491	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1492	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1493	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1494	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
		1495
1228	=back	1496	=back
1229		1497
1230	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1498	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1231		1499
1232	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1500	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
…		…
1245		1513
1246	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1514	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1247		1515
1248	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1516	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1249	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1517	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1250	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1518	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1251	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1519	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1252	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1520	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1253		1521
1254	=over 4	1522	=over 4
1255		1523
…		…
1313	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1581	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1314	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1582	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1315	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1583	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1316	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1584	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1317		1585
1318	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1586	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1319		1587
1320	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1588	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1321	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1589	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1322	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1590	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1323	colours with their names.	1591	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1592	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1593
		1594	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1324		1595
1325	=begin table	1596	=begin table
1326		1597
1327	B<color0> (black) = Black	1598	B<color0> (black) = Black
1328	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1599	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1348	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1619	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1349	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1620	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1350	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1621	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1351	color0-color15.	1622	color0-color15.
1352		1623
1353	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1624	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1354	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1625	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1355	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1356	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1357		1626
		1627	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1628
		1629	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1630	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1631
		1632	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1633	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1634	the RGB cube.
		1635
1358	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1636	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1359	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1637	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1360	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1638	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1639
		1640	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1641	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1361		1642
1362	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1643	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1363	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1644	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1364	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1645	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1365	been specified. For example,	1646	been specified. For example,
1366		1647
1367	=over 4
1368
1369	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1648	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1370		1649
1371	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1650	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1372	on White.	1651	White.
1373
1374	=back
1375		1652
1376	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1653	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1377		1654
1378	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1655	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1379	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1656	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1380	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1657
1381	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1658	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1659	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1660	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1661	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1662	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1663	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1664	all ways to specify a colour.
		1665
		1666	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1667	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1668	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1382	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1669	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1383	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[a]>, where C<a> is on	1670	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1384	to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.	1671	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1672	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1385		1673
1386	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1674	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1387	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1675	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1388	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1676	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1677	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1389		1678
1390	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1679	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1391	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1680	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1392		1681
1393	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"	1682	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1394		1683
1395	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1684	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1396	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1685	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1686	transparency of course).
		1687
		1688	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1689	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1690	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1691	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1692	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1693	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1694
		1695	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1696	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1697	extension.
1397		1698
1398	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1699	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1399		1700
1400	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1701	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1401		1702
…		…
1407	resources or on the command line.	1708	resources or on the command line.
1408		1709
1409	=item B<COLORTERM>	1710	=item B<COLORTERM>
1410		1711
1411	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1712	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1412	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1713	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1413	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1714	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1715	screen.
1414		1716
1415	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1717	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1416		1718
1417	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1719	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1418	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1720	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1419	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1721	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1420	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1722	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1421	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1723	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1422	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1724	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1423	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1725	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1424		1726
1425	=item B<WINDOWID>	1727	=item B<WINDOWID>
1426		1728
1427	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1729	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1428	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1730	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1434	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1736	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1435		1737
1436	=item B<DISPLAY>	1738	=item B<DISPLAY>
1437		1739
1438	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1740	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1439	display in its child processes.	1741	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1742	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1440		1743
1441	=item B<SHELL>	1744	=item B<SHELL>
1442		1745
1443	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1746	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1444		1747
1445	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1748	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1446		1749
1447	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1750	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1448	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1751	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1449		1752
1450	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1753	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1754
		1755	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1756
		1757	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1758	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1759	directory.
		1760
		1761	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1762
		1763	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1451		1764
1452	=item B<HOME>	1765	=item B<HOME>
1453		1766
1454	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1767	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1455	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1768	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1456	C<.Xdefaults>)	1769	C<.Xdefaults>)
1457		1770
1458	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1771	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1459		1772
1460	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1773	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1461		1774
1462	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1775	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1463		1776
1464	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1777	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1465	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1778	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1470		1783
1471	=over 4	1784	=over 4
1472		1785
1473	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1786	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1474		1787
1475	Color names.	1788	Colour names.
1476		1789
1477	=back	1790	=back
1478		1791
1479	=head1 SEE ALSO	1792	=head1 SEE ALSO
1480		1793
		1794	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1481	@@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)	1795	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1482		1796
1483	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1797	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1484		1798
1485	=over 4	1799	=over 4
1486		1800
1487	=item Project Coordinator	1801	=item Project Coordinator
1488		1802
1489	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1803	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1490		1804
1491	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1805	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1492		1806
1493	=back	1807	=back
1494		1808
…		…
1498		1812
1499	=item John Bovey	1813	=item John Bovey
1500		1814
1501	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1815	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1502		1816
1503	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1817	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1504		1818
1505	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1819	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1506		1820
1507	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1821	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1508		1822
1509	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1823	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1510		1824
1511	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1825	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1512		1826
1513	Wrote the menu system.	1827	Wrote the menu system.
1514		1828
1515	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1829	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1516		1830
1517	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1831	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1518		1832
1519	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1833	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1520		1834
1521	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1835	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1522		1836
1523	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1837	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1524		1838
1525	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1839	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1526		1840
1527	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1841	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1528		1842
1529	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1843	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1530	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1844	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1531		1845
1532	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1846	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1533		1847
1534	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1848	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1535		1849
1536	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1850	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1537		1851
1538	=back	1852	=back
1539		1853

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