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7B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]] 7B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]]
8 8
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 9=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 10
11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVTVERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal 11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17See also @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical reference documentation (escape 17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18sequences etc.). 18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
28
29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
40change.
41
42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
46another for japanese.
47
48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
51to choose any font for any script freely.
52
53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
57
58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
65
66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
19 69
20=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
21 71
22The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
23below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
24eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and 74eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and
25defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on 75defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
26your system. `rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on 76your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
27the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which 77the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
28compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires 78compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires
29I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all 79I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -help' gives a list of all
30command-line options compiled into your version. 80command-line options compiled into your version.
31 81
32Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a 82Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a
33long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are 83long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
34far greater than those listed. For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 84far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
35Orange'. 85Orange'.
36 86
37The following options are available: 87The following options are available:
38 88
39=over 4 89=over 4
42 92
43Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
44 94
45=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
46 96
47Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
48respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
49B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
50 110
51=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
52 112
53Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
54 114
56 116
57Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
58 118
59=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
60 120
61Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
62 122
63=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
64 124
65Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
66B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
67 133
68=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
69 135
70Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138colour; resource B<fading>.
139
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
71 144
72=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
73 146
74Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
75transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
76option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
77tinting it.
78 149
79=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
80 151
81I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
82background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
83specified, too). 154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file>
175
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>.
84 179
85=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
86 181
87Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
88 183
89=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
90 185
91Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
92 187
93=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
94 189
95Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
96specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
97quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
98command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
99 194
100=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
101 196
102The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
103 198
109 204
110The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 205The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
111 206
112=item B<-bd> I<colour> 207=item B<-bd> I<colour>
113 208
114The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 209The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
115resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
116 211
117=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
118 213
119Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
120names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
121The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
122be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
123appended to it. resource B<font>. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
124 219
220In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
221with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
222e.g.:
223
224 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
225 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
226
227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
229
230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
231
232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
234
235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
236
237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
239
240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
241
242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
125=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
126 247
127Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
128displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
129fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 250details.
130corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
131font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
132 251
133=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
134 253
135Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
136rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
152 271
153=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
154 273
155Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
156 275
276=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
277
278Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
279
280=item B<-st>|B<+st>
281
282Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
283resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
284
157=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
158 286
159Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
160B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
161 289
168 296
169Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
170This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
171B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
172 300
173=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
174
175Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
176
177=item B<-st>|B<+st> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
178 302
179Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
180resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 304actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
305select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
306not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
307on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
181 308
182=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
183 310
184Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 311Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
312
313=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
314
315Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
185 316
186=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
187 318
188Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
189Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
205B<externalBorder>. 336B<externalBorder>.
206 337
207=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
208 339
209Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 340Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
210if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
211decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 342decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
343support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
344
345=item B<-override-redirect>
346
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>.
349
350=item B<-sbg>
351
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
354this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
355resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
212 356
213=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
214 358
215Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
216of the display; resource B<linespace>. 360the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
361B<lineSpace>.
362
363=item B<-letsp> I<number>
364
365Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
366to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
367letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
368work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
217 369
218=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
219 371
220This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 372This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
221B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
230given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 382given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
231on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 383on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
232run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
233failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
234 386
387Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
388run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
389
390 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
391
235=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
236 393
237Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
238of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 395of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
239application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
257 414
258Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 415Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
259 416
260=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 417=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
261 418
262The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 419The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
263de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 420C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
264extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 421input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
265another locale. 422another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
423
424=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
425
426Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
427for more info.
428
429=item B<-tcw>
430
431Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
432button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
433in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
434the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
266 435
267=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
268 437
269Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
270sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
284=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
285 454
286Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
287B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
288 457
458=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
459
460Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
461will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
462it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
463user; resource B<hold>.
464
465=item B<-cd> I<path>
466
467Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
468B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
469@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
470
289=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 471=item B<-xrm> I<string>
290 472
291No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made 473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
292available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 474as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
293some window managers. 475way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
476
477Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
478e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
479options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
480of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
481resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
482programs.
483
484=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
485
486Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
487
488=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
489
490Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
491which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
492
493Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
494shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
495quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
496create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
497
498The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
499
500It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
501descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
502can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
503terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
504not.
505
506Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
507used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
508
509 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
510 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
511 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
512 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
513 });
514
515=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
516
517Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
518pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
519useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
520without having to run a program within it.
521
522If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
523entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
524yourself if you want that.
525
526As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
527pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
528perl extension that manages the terminal.
529
530Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
531longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
532
533 use IO::Pty;
534 use Fcntl;
535
536 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
537 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
538 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
539 close $pty;
540
541 # now communicate with rxvt
542 my $slave = $pty->slave;
543 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
544
545=item B<-pe> I<string>
546
547Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
548this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
294 549
295=back 550=back
296 551
297=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
298 553
299Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
300options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
301 557
302There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
303Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
304Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
305B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
306resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
307settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
308 562
309If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
310lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
311set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
312B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
313B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
569
314Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
315class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
316resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 572common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
317easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
318unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
319shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
320resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
321arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
322resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
323 580
324=over 4 581=over 4
582
583=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
584
585Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
586option B<-depth>.
587
588=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
589
590Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
591On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
592performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
593should normally be enabled.
325 594
326=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
327 596
328Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
329option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
343Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 612Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
344corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
345high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
346colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 615colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3473=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6163=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
348names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
618
619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
621
622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
62388 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
349 624
350=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 625=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
351 626
627=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
628
352Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 629Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
353colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 630foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
354enabled. 631(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
355 632
356=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
357 634
358Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
359foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
360 637
361=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
362 639
640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
642
643=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
644
363Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
364characters. 646characters. If unset, use reverse video.
647
648=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
649
650If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
651foreground for highlighted characters.
365 652
366=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
367 654
368Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 655Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
369foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
376 663
377=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
378 665
379B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
380option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
381B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
382 669
383=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
384 671
385B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
386quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 673of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
674has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
675received line; option B<-j>.
676
387B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 677B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
678force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
388 679
389=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
390 681
391B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
392artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
393pixmap. 684(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
685result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
686option B<-ss>.
687
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
394 698
395=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
396 700
397Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
398 707
399=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
400 709
401Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
402 715
403=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
404 717
405Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
406image in addition to tinting it. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
407 720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
408=item B<fading:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
409 726
410Scale the tint colour by the given percentage. 727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
411 733
412=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
413 735
414Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
415 737
416=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 738=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
417 739
418Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 740Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
419#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 741#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
420 742
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text.
747
421=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
422 749
423Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
424the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
425string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
426horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
427centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
428of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
429specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
430be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
431scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
432 758
433=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 759 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
762 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
763 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
764 scale will scale image to match window size
765 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 whenever terminal window moves
434 767
435Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
436optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
437reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
438 772
439=item B<path:> I<path> 773=item B<path:> I<path>
440 774
441Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
442menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
443B<PATH> environment variables.
444 776
445=item B<font:> I<fontname> 777=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
446 778
447Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
448names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
449The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 781first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
450be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 782smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
451appended to it. option B<-fn>. 783font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
452 784
453=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 785Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
786optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
454 787
455B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 788In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
456will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 789specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
457Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 790hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
458corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 791fonts.
459font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
460regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
461 792
462=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 793For example, this font resource
463 794
464Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 795 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
465xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 796 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
466xterm style selection. 797 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
798 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
799 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
467 800
468=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 801specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
802the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
803it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
804wide and 15 pixels high.
469 805
470Set scrollbar style to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or 806The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
471B<xterm> 807the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
808the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
809useful supplement.
810
811The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
812are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
813contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
814
815The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
816remaining unicode characters.
817
818=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
819
820=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
821
822=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
823
824The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
825italic> >> characters, respectively.
826
827If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
828B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
829it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
830italic.
831
832If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
833"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
834not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
835
836If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
837text font will being used for the given style.
838
839=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
840
841When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
842option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
843intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
844option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
845reachable.
472 846
473=item B<title:> I<string> 847=item B<title:> I<string>
474 848
475Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 849Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
476specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 850specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
485=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 859=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
486 860
487B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 861B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
488de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 862de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
489 863
864=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
865
866B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
867B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
868
869@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
870
490=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 871=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
491 872
492B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 873B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
493B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 874B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
494 875
508 889
509Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 890Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
510B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 891B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
511B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 892B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
512 893
894The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
895
896Example:
897
898 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
899
900This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
901every time you hit C<Print>.
902
903=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
904
905Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
906the author's favourite.
907
908=item B<thickness:> I<number>
909
910Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
911
513=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 912=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
514 913
515B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 914B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
516disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 915disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
517 916
530Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar 929Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
531thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag. 930thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
532 931
533=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean> 932=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
534 933
535B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>. 934B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>.
536B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 935B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
537B<-si>. 936B<+si>.
538 937
539=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 938=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
540 939
541B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 940B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
542B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 941try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
543with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 942B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
943new lines; option B<+sw>.
544 944
545=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 945=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
546 946
547B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special 947B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
548keys are those which are intercepted by rxvt for special handling and 948are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
549are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll 949are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
550to bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 950bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
551
552=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
553
554If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
555[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
556
557=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
558
559If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
560[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
561 951
562=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 952=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
563 953
564Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 954Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
565resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 955resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
575option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>. 965option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.
576 966
577=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 967=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
578 968
579Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 969Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
580WM, the rxvt window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 970WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
971
972=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
973
974Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
975drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
976this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
977option B<-sbg>.
581 978
582=item B<termName:> I<termname> 979=item B<termName:> I<termname>
583 980
584Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 981Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
585variable; option B<-tn>. 982variable; option B<-tn>.
586 983
587=item B<linespace:> I<number> 984=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
588 985
589Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 986Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
590the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 987the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
591 988
592=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 989=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
597=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 994=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
598 995
599B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 996B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
600scrolls five lines [default]. 997scrolls five lines [default].
601 998
999=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
1000
1001B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
1002movement only; option C<-ptab>.
1003
602=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1004=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
603 1005
604B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1006B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
605option B<-bc>. 1007option B<-bc>.
1008
1009=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1010
1011B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1012option B<-uc>.
606 1013
607=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1014=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
608 1015
609B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1016B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
610of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1017of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
618 1025
619Mouse pointer background colour. 1026Mouse pointer background colour.
620 1027
621=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1028=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
622 1029
623Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1030Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1031large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
624 1032
625=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1033=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
626 1034
627The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1035The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
628or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1036or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
629(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1037(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
630escape sequence. 1038escape sequence.
631 1039
632=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1040=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
633 1041
635pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1043pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
636with the B<Execute> key. 1044with the B<Execute> key.
637 1045
638=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1046=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
639 1047
640The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1048The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
641built-in default: 1049(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
642 1050
1051When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1052in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1053characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1054will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1055
1056When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1057be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1058
643B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1059B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
644 1060
645=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1061=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
646 1062
647B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1063B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
648 1064
650 1066
651I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1067I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
652 1068
653=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1069=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
654 1070
655The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1071The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
656de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1072C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
657extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1073input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
658another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1074another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
659 1075
660=item B<insecure> 1076=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1077
1078Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1079C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1080by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1081in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1082found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1083option B<-imfont>.
1084
1085=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1086
1087Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1088button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1089the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1090
1091=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
661 1092
662Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1093Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
663echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1094echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
664abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1095abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
665throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1096through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
666write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1097write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
667that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1098default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
668enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1099sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
669resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1100
670enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1101You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
671requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1102B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1103locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
672 1104
673=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1105=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
674 1106
675Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1107Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
676B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1108B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
677B<-mod>. 1109B<-mod>.
678 1110
679=item B<answerbackString:> I<string> 1111=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>
680 1112
681Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1113Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
682character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1114character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
683in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1115in the entry on B<keysym> following.
684 1116
685=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1117=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
686 1118
687Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1119Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
688 1120
689=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1121=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
690 1122
691Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1123Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
692option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1124option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
693scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1125scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
694instead scroll the screen up. 1126to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1127
1128=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1129
1130Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1131will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1132it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1133user.
1134
1135=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1136
1137Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1138B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1139@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1140directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
695 1141
696=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1142=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
697 1143
698Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1144Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
699contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n:
700newline, \r: return, \t:
701tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null,
702^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end
703with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1145intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
704omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1146
705KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1147The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
1148any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
1149B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1150and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1151B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1152
1153The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1154whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1155keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1156current application keymap mode state.
1157
1158The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1159searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1160omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1161keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1162performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1163
1164I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1165number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1166
1167You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1168with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1169should be a character not used by the strings.
1170
1171Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1172
1173 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1174
1175The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1176
1177 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1178 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1179 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1180
1181If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1182is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1183example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1184when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1185
1186 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1187
1188If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1189is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1190manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1191C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1192
1193 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1194
1195Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1196will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1197no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1198means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1199definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1200mappings themselves.
1201
1202Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1203if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1204C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1205user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1206
1207 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1208 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1209
1210The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1211of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1212C<Shift-Insert>.
1213
1214The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1215the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1216font-switching at runtime:
1217
1218 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1219 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1220
1221Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1222info):
1223
1224 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1225 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1226
1227=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1228
1229=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1230
1231Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1232use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1233
1234Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1235them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1236by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1237example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1238C<selection>.
1239
1240Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1241(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1242searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1243multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1244the extension.
1245
1246Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1247necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1248
1249If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1250interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1251B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1252all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1253
1254=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1255
1256Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1257the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1258
1259=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1260
1261Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1262scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1263@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1264F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1265
1266See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1267
1268=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1269
1270Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1271details.
1272
1273=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1274
1275Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1276for details.
1277
1278=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1279
1280Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1281(default: C<M-s>).
1282
1283=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1284
1285Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1286C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1287
1288=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1289
1290Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1291
1292=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1293
1294Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1295it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1296
1297=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1298
1299Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1300
1301=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1302
1303Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
706 1304
707=back 1305=back
708 1306
709=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1307=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
710 1308
724the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1322the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
725(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1323(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
726 1324
727If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1325If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
728disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1326disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
729application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1327application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
730(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1328(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
731up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1329up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
732respectively. 1330respectively.
733 1331
734=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1332=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
735 1333
736The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1334The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
737I<xterm>(1). 1335to I<xterm>(1).
738 1336
739=over 4 1337=over 4
740 1338
741=item B<Selection>: 1339=item B<Selecting>:
742 1340
743Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1341Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
744region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1342and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
745double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1343to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
746line. 1344(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1345B<tripleclickwords>.
747 1346
1347Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1348(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1349normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1350selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1351the selection.
1352
748=item B<Insertion>: 1353=item B<Pasting>:
749 1354
750Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1355Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
751an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1356window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
752inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1357B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1358
1359Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1360inserted too.
753 1361
754=back 1362=back
755 1363
756=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1364=head1 CHANGING FONTS
757 1365
758You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1366Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
759default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1367supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
760B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1368
761B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1369You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
762actual key can be selected using resources 1370
763B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1371 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1372
1373You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1374
1375 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1376 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1377
1378rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
764 1379
765=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1380=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
766 1381
767Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 1382ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1383and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1384first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1385C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1386with C<--enable-iso14755>.
768 1387
769Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1388=over 4
770mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
771releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
772the current input character.
773 1389
774Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1390=item * 5.1: Basic method
775enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1391
776return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1392This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
777key. 1393
1394Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1395hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1396commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1397C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1398C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1399one.
1400
1401As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1402address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1403address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1404by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1405followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1406
1407=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1408
1409This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1410your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1411
1412Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1413them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1414invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1415keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1416released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1417C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1418reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1419
1420=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1421
1422While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1423mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1424
1425=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1426
1427This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1428characters already displayed.
1429
1430You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1431pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1432hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1433pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1434
1435In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1436character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1437combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1438always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1439
1440=back
1441
1442With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1443both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
778 1444
779=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1445=head1 LOGIN STAMP
780 1446
781B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1447B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
782that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1448it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
783To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1449allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
784some systems. 1450on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
785 1451
786=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1452=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
787 1453
788In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1454In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
789B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1455B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
790high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1456high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
791colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1457240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1458cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1459
1460Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
792 1461
793=begin table 1462=begin table
794 1463
795 B<color0> (black) = Black 1464 B<color0> (black) = Black
796 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1465 B<color1> (red) = Red3
816It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1485It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
817B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1486B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
818a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1487a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
819color0-color15. 1488color0-color15.
820 1489
1490The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1491values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1492
1493The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1494
1495 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1496 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1497
1498The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1499steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1500the RGB cube.
1501
1502Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1503colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1504rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1505
1506Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1507number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1508
821Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1509Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
822always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1510always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
823I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1511I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
824been specified. For example, 1512been specified. For example,
825 1513
1514 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1515
1516would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1517White.
1518
1519=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1520
1521If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1522their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1523
1524You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1525brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1526(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1527transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1528half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1529is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1530all ways to specify a colour.
1531
1532For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1533C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1534specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1535(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1536while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1537earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1538C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1539
1540You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1541alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1542layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1543rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1544
1545For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1546background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1547
1548 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1549
1550When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1551alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1552transparency of course).
1553
1554When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1555colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1556background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1557other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1558image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1559fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1560
1561Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1562in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1563extension.
1564
1565=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1566
1567B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1568
826=over 4 1569=over 4
827 1570
828=item B<rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1571=item B<TERM>
829 1572
830would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1573Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
831on White. 1574resources or on the command line.
1575
1576=item B<COLORTERM>
1577
1578Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1579compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1580extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1581screen.
1582
1583=item B<COLORFGBG>
1584
1585Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1586the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1587C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1588used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1589string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1590was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1591and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1592
1593=item B<WINDOWID>
1594
1595Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1596window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1597window and so on).
1598
1599=item B<TERMINFO>
1600
1601Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1602C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1603
1604=item B<DISPLAY>
1605
1606Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1607display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1608defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1609
1610=item B<SHELL>
1611
1612The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1613
1614=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1615
1616The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1617@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1618
1619Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1620
1621=item B<HOME>
1622
1623Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1624daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1625C<.Xdefaults>)
1626
1627=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1628
1629Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1630
1631=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1632
1633If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1634@@RXVT_NAME@@.
832 1635
833=back 1636=back
834 1637
835=head1 ENVIRONMENT
836
837B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
838and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
839window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
840sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
841terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
842B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
843
844=head1 FILES 1638=head1 FILES
845 1639
846=over 4 1640=over 4
847 1641
848=item B</etc/utmp>
849
850System file for login records.
851
852=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1642=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
853 1643
854Color names. 1644Colour names.
855 1645
856=back 1646=back
857 1647
858=head1 SEEALSO 1648=head1 SEE ALSO
859 1649
860I<xterm>(1), I<sh>(1), I<resize>(1), I<X>(1), I<pty>(4), I<tty>(4), I<utmp>(5) 1650@@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)
861
862See rxvtRef.html rxvtRef.txt for detailed information on recognized escape sequences and menuBar syntax, etc.
863
864=head1 BUGS
865
866Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
867
868Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
869
870Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
871 1651
872=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1652=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
873 1653
874=over 4 1654=over 4
875 1655
876=item Project Coordinator 1656=item Project Coordinator
877 1657
878@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1658Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
879 1659
880=item Web page maintainter 1660L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
881
882@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
883
884L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
885 1661
886=back 1662=back
887 1663
888=head1 AUTHORS 1664=head1 AUTHORS
889 1665
911 1687
912Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1688Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
913 1689
914=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1690=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
915 1691
916Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1692Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1693
917(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1694Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
918 1695
919=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1696=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
920 1697
921Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1698Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
922character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1699extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
923compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
924 1700
925Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1701Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
926 1702
1703=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1704
1705pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1706
927=back 1707=back
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