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7	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]]	7	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> [options] [-e command [ args ]]
8		8
9	=head1 DESCRIPTION	9	=head1 DESCRIPTION
10		10
11	B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVTVERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal	11	B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
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	See also @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical reference documentation (escape	17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18	sequences etc.).	18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
		20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
		21
		22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
		23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
		24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
		25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
		26
		27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
		28
		29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
		30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
		31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
		32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
		33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
		34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
		35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
		36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
		37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
		38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
		39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
		40	change.
		41
		42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
		43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
		44	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
		45	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
		46	another for japanese.
		47
		48	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
		49	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
		50	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
		51	to choose any font for any script freely.
		52
		53	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
		54	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
		55	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
		56	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
		57
		58	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
		59	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
		60	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
		61	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
		62	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
		63	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
		64	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
		65
		66	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
		67	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
		68	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
19		69
20	=head1 OPTIONS	70	=head1 OPTIONS
21		71
22	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	72	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
23	below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be	73	below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
24	eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and	74	eliminated or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and
25	defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on	75	defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
26	your system. `rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on	76	your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
27	the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which	77	the I<Options> line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
28	compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires	78	compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile I<XIM>:' requires
29	I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all	79	I<XIM> on the I<Options> line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -help' gives a list of all
30	command-line options compiled into your version.	80	command-line options compiled into your version.
31		81
32	Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a	82	Note that B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> permits the resource name to be used as a
33	long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are	83	long-option (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
34	far greater than those listed. For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1	84	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
35	Orange'.	85	Orange'.
36		86
37	The following options are available:	87	The following options are available:
38		88
39	=over 4	89	=over 4
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42		92
43	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
44		94
45	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
46		96
47	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>
48	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
49	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
		100
		101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		102
		103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		104	resource B<depth>.
		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 possible
		114	visual ids).
50		115
51	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	116	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
52		117
53	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	118	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
54		119
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56		121
57	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	122	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
58		123
59	=item B<-j>|B<+j>	124	=item B<-j>|B<+j>
60		125
61	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	126	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
62		127
63	=item B<-ip>|B<+ip>	128	=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
64		129
65	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	130	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
66	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
67		131
68	=item B<-fade> I<number>	132	=item B<-fade> I<number>
69		133
70	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.	134	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
		135	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
		136	colour; resource B<fading>.
71		137
72	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	138	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
73		139
74	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	140	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
75	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>	141	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
76	option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
77	tinting it.
78		142
79	=item B<-sh>	143	=item B<-icon> I<file>
80		144
81	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	145	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
82	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	146	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
83	specified, too).	147	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
84		148
85	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	149	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
86		150
87	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	151	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
88		152
89	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	153	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
90		154
91	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	155	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
92		156
93	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
94
95	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
96	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add
97	quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the
98	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
99
100	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
101		158
102	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
103		160
104	=item B<-pr> I<colour>	161	=item B<-pr> I<colour>
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109		166
110	The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.	167	The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
111		168
112	=item B<-bd> I<colour>	169	=item B<-bd> I<colour>
113		170
114	The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;	171	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
115	resource B<borderColor>.	172	resource B<borderColor>.
116		173
117	=item B<-fn> I<fontname>	174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
118		175
119	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font	176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
120	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	177	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
121	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
122	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
123	appended to it. resource B<font>.	180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
124		181
		182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
		183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
		184	e.g.:
		185
		186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
		187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
		188
		189	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
		190	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
		191
		192	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
		193
		194	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
		195	are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
		196
		197	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
		198
		199	Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
		200	characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
		201
		202	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
		203
		204	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
		205	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
		206	for details.
		207
125	=item B<-rb>|B<+rb>	208	=item B<-is>|B<+is>
126		209
127	Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be	210	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
128	displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold	211	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
129	fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their	212	details.
130	corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
131	font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
132		213
133	=item B<-name> I<name>	214	=item B<-name> I<name>
134		215
135	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,	216	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
136	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain	217	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
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152		233
153	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>	234	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
154		235
155	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	236	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
156		237
		238	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
		239
		240	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		241
		242	=item B<-st>|B<+st>
		243
		244	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		245	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		246
157	=item B<-si>|B<+si>	247	=item B<-si>|B<+si>
158		248
159	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
160	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
161		251
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168		258
169	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
170	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
171	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
172		262
173	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
174
175	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
176
177	=item B<-st>|B<+st>	263	=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
178		264
179	Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;	265	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
180	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.	266	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
		267	select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
		268	not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
		269	on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
181		270
182	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>	271	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
183		272
184	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	273	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
		274
		275	=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
		276
		277	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
185		278
186	=item B<-iconic>	279	=item B<-iconic>
187		280
188	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	281	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
189	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	282	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
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205	B<externalBorder>.	298	B<externalBorder>.
206		299
207	=item B<-bl>	300	=item B<-bl>
208		301
209	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	302	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
210	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window	303	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
211	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	304	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		305	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
		306
		307	=item B<-override-redirect>
		308
		309	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		310	B<override-redirect>.
		311
		312	=item B<-sbg>
		313
		314	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		315	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		316	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		317	resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
212		318
213	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	319	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
214		320
215	Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row	321	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
216	of the display; resource B<linespace>.	322	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
		323	B<lineSpace>.
		324
		325	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		326
		327	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		328	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		329	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		330	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
217		331
218	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	332	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
219		333
220	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	334	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
221	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	335	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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230	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last	344	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
231	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to	345	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
232	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,	346	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
233	failing that, I<sh(1)>.	347	failing that, I<sh(1)>.
234		348
		349	Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
		350	run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
		351
		352	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
		353
235	=item B<-title> I<text>	354	=item B<-title> I<text>
236		355
237	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename	356	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
238	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the	357	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
239	application name; resource B<title>.	358	application name; resource B<title>.
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257		376
258	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	377	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
259		378
260	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	379	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
261		380
262	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g.	381	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
263	de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input	382	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
264	extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in	383	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
265	another locale.	384	another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
		385
		386	=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
		387
		388	Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
		389	for more info.
		390
		391	=item B<-tcw>
		392
		393	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		394	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
		395	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
		396	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
266		397
267	=item B<-insecure>	398	=item B<-insecure>
268		399
269	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	400	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
270	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	401	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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284	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>	415	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
285		416
286	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	417	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
287	B<secondaryScroll>.	418	B<secondaryScroll>.
288		419
		420	=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
		421
		422	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		423	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		424	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		425	user; resource B<hold>.
		426
		427	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		428
		429	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		430	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		431	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		432
289	=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring>	433	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
290		434
291	No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made	435	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
292	available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in	436	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
293	some window managers.	437	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		438
		439	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		440	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		441	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		442	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		443	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		444	programs.
		445
		446	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
		447
		448	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
		449
		450	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
		451
		452	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
		453	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
		454
		455	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
		456	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
		457	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
		458	create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
		459
		460	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
		461
		462	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
		463	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
		464	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
		465	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
		466	not.
		467
		468	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
		469	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
		470
		471	my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
		472	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
		473	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
		474	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
		475	});
		476
		477	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
		478
		479	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
		480	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
		481	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
		482	without having to run a program within it.
		483
		484	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
		485	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
		486	yourself if you want that.
		487
		488	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		489	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		490	perl extension that manages the terminal.
		491
		492	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
		493	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
		494
		495	use IO::Pty;
		496	use Fcntl;
		497
		498	my $pty = new IO::Pty;
		499	fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
		500	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
		501	close $pty;
		502
		503	# now communicate with rxvt
		504	my $slave = $pty->slave;
		505	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
		506
		507	=item B<-pe> I<string>
		508
		509	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
		510	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
294		511
295	=back	512	=back
296		513
297	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	514	=head1 RESOURCES
298		515
299	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	516	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
300	options) compiled into your version.	517	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		518	long-options.
301		519
302	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
303	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
304	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
305	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
306	resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
307	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
308		524
309	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>	525	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
310	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults	526	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
311	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually	527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
312	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in	528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
313	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.	529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		530	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
		531
314	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	532	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
315	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	533	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
316	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	534	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
317	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	535	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
318	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	536	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
319	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	537	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
320	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	538	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
321	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	539	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
322	resources are allowed:	540	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		541	extensions not documented here):
323		542
324	=over 4	543	=over 4
		544
		545	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		546
		547	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		548	option B<-depth>.
		549
		550	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		551
		552	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		553	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		554	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		555	should normally be enabled.
325		556
326	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	557	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
327		558
328	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	559	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
329	option B<-geometry>.	560	option B<-geometry>.
…		…
343	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	574	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
344	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	575	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
345	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	576	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
346	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	577	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
347	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	578	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
348	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	579	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
		580
		581	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
		582	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
		583
		584	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
		585	88 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
349		586
350	=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>	587	=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
351		588
		589	=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
		590
352	Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground	591	Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
353	colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is	592	foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
354	enabled.	593	(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
355		594
356	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	595	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
357		596
358	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	597	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
359	foreground colour is the default.	598	foreground colour is the default.
360		599
361	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	600	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
362		601
		602	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
		603	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		604
		605	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		606
363	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	607	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
364	characters.	608	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		609
		610	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		611
		612	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		613	foreground for highlighted characters.
365		614
366	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	615	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
367		616
368	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	617	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
369	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	618	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
376		625
377	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	626	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
378		627
379	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	628	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
380	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	629	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
381	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	630	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
382		631
383	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	632	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
384		633
385	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	634	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
386	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	635	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		636	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		637	received line; option B<-j>.
		638
387	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	639	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		640	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
388		641
389	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	642	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
390		643
391	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	644	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
392	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	645	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
393	pixmap.	646	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		647	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		648	option B<-ss>.
		649
		650	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		651	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		652	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
394		653
395	=item B<fading:> I<number>	654	=item B<fading:> I<number>
396		655
397	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.	656	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
398		657
399	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	658	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
400		659
401	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.	660	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
		661	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
402		662
403	=item B<shading:> I<number>	663	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
404		664
405	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	665	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
406	image in addition to tinting it.
407
408	=item B<fading:> I<number>
409
410	Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
411		666
412	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	667	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
413		668
414	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	669	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
415		670
416	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>	671	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
417		672
418	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default	673	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
419	#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.	674	#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
420		675
421	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	676	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
422		677
423	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	678	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
424	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	679	and the text.
425	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
426	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
427	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
428	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
429	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
430	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
431	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
432		680
433	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
434
435	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
436	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
437	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
438
439	=item B<path:> I<path>
440
441	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
442	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
443	B<PATH> environment variables.
444
445	=item B<font:> I<fontname>	681	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
446		682
447	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font	683	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
448	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	684	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
449	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	685	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
450	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	686	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
451	appended to it. option B<-fn>.	687	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
452		688
453	=item B<realBold:> I<boolean>	689	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
		690	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
454		691
455	B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text	692	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
456	will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list.	693	specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
457	Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their	694	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
458	corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular	695	fonts.
459	font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
460	regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
461		696
462	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	697	For example, this font resource
463		698
464	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	699	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
465	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	700	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
466	xterm style selection.	701	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
		702	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
		703	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
467		704
468	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	705	specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
		706	the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
		707	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
		708	wide and 15 pixels high.
469		709
470	Set scrollbar style to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or	710	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
471	B<xterm>	711	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
		712	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
		713	useful supplement.
		714
		715	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
		716	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
		717	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
		718
		719	The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
		720	remaining unicode characters.
		721
		722	=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
		723
		724	=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
		725
		726	=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
		727
		728	The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
		729	italic> >> characters, respectively.
		730
		731	If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
		732	B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
		733	it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
		734	italic.
		735
		736	If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
		737	"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
		738	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
		739
		740	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
		741	text font will being used for the given style.
		742
		743	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
		744
		745	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
		746	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
		747	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
		748	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
		749	reachable.
472		750
473	=item B<title:> I<string>	751	=item B<title:> I<string>
474		752
475	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	753	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
476	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	754	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
…		…
485	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	763	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
486		764
487	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	765	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
488	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	766	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
489		767
		768	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		769
		770	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		771	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		772
		773	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		774
490	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	775	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
491		776
492	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	777	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
493	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	778	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
494		779
…		…
508		793
509	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use	794	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
510	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or	795	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
511	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.	796	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
512		797
		798	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
		799
		800	Example:
		801
		802	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
		803
		804	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
		805	every time you hit C<Print>.
		806
		807	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		808
		809	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		810	the author's favourite.
		811
		812	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		813
		814	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		815
513	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	816	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
514		817
515	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	818	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
516	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	819	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
517		820
…		…
530	Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar	833	Align the B<top>, B<bottom> or B<centre> [default] of the scrollbar
531	thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.	834	thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
532		835
533	=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>	836	=item B<scrollTtyOutput:> I<boolean>
534		837
535	B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<+si>.	838	B<True>: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option B<-si>.
536	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	839	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
537	B<-si>.	840	B<+si>.
538		841
539	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	842	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
540		843
541	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and	844	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
542	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	845	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
543	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>.	846	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		847	new lines; option B<+sw>.
544		848
545	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	849	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
546		850
547	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special	851	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
548	keys are those which are intercepted by rxvt for special handling and	852	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
549	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll	853	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
550	to bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	854	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
551
552	=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
553
554	If 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
559	If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
560	[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
561		855
562	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	856	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
563		857
564	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	858	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
565	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.	859	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
…		…
575	option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.	869	option B<-w>, B<-bw>, B<-borderwidth>.
576		870
577	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>	871	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
578		872
579	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the	873	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
580	WM, the rxvt window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.	874	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
		875
		876	=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
		877
		878	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		879	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		880	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		881	option B<-sbg>.
581		882
582	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	883	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
583		884
584	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	885	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
585	variable; option B<-tn>.	886	variable; option B<-tn>.
586		887
587	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	888	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
588		889
589	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	890	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
590	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	891	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
591		892
592	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	893	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
597	=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>	898	=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
598		899
599	B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel	900	B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
600	scrolls five lines [default].	901	scrolls five lines [default].
601		902
		903	=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
		904
		905	B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
		906	movement only; option C<-ptab>.
		907
602	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	908	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
603		909
604	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	910	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
605	option B<-bc>.	911	option B<-bc>.
		912
		913	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		914
		915	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		916	option B<-uc>.
606		917
607	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	918	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
608		919
609	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	920	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
610	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	921	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
618		929
619	Mouse pointer background colour.	930	Mouse pointer background colour.
620		931
621	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	932	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
622		933
623	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2].	934	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
		935	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
624		936
625	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	937	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
626		938
627	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	939	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
628	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	940	or 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	941	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
630	escape sequence.	942	escape sequence.
631		943
632	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	944	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
633		945
…		…
635	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	947	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
636	with the B<Execute> key.	948	with the B<Execute> key.
637		949
638	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	950	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
639		951
640	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	952	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
641	built-in default:	953	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
642		954
		955	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		956	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		957	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		958	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		959
		960	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		961	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		962
643	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >>	963	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
644		964
645	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	965	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
646		966
647	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	967	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
648		968
…		…
650		970
651	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	971	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
652		972
653	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>	973	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
654		974
655	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g.	975	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
656	de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input	976	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
657	extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in	977	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
658	another locale. option B<-imlocale>.	978	another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
659		979
660	=item B<insecure>	980	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
		981
		982	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
		983	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
		984	by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
		985	in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
		986	found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
		987	option B<-imfont>.
		988
		989	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
		990
		991	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		992	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
		993	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
		994
		995	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
661		996
662	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	997	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
663	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	998	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
664	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether	999	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
665	throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though	1000	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
666	write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note	1001	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
667	that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences	1002	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
668	enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean	1003	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
669	resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this	1004
670	enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title	1005	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
671	requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch.	1006	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
		1007	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
672		1008
673	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1009	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
674		1010
675	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1011	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
676	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1012	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
677	B<-mod>.	1013	B<-mod>.
678		1014
679	=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>	1015	=item B<answerbackString:> I<string>
680		1016
681	Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1017	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
682	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1018	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
683	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1019	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
684		1020
685	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1021	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
686		1022
687	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1023	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
688		1024
689	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1025	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
690		1026
691	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1027	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
692	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1028	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
693	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1029	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
694	instead scroll the screen up.	1030	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
		1031
		1032	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
		1033
		1034	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		1035	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		1036	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		1037	user.
		1038
		1039	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1040
		1041	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1042	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1043	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1044	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
695		1045
696	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1046	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
697		1047
698	Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may	1048	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
699	contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n:
700	newline, \r: return, \t:
701	tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null,
702	^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end
703	with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be	1049	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
704	omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with	1050
705	KEYSYM_RESOURCE.	1051	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
		1052	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
		1053	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
		1054	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
		1055	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
		1056
		1057	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
		1058	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
		1059	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
		1060	current application keymap mode state.
		1061
		1062	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
		1063	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
		1064	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
		1065	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
		1066	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
		1067
		1068	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
		1069	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
		1070
		1071	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
		1072	loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
		1073	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
		1074	should be a character not used by the strings.
		1075
		1076	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
		1077
		1078	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
		1079
		1080	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
		1081
		1082	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
		1083	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
		1084	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
		1085
		1086	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
		1087	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
		1088	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
		1089	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
		1090
		1091	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
		1092
		1093	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
		1094	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
		1095	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
		1096	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
		1097
		1098	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
		1099
		1100	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
		1101	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
		1102	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
		1103	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
		1104	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
		1105	mappings themselves.
		1106
		1107	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
		1108	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
		1109	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
		1110	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
		1111
		1112	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
		1113	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
		1114
		1115	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
		1116	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
		1117	C<Shift-Insert>.
		1118
		1119	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
		1120	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
		1121	font-switching at runtime:
		1122
		1123	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1124	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
		1125
		1126	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
		1127	info):
		1128
		1129	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1130	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1131
		1132	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
		1133
		1134	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
		1135
		1136	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1137	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1138
		1139	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1140	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1141	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1142	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1143	C<selection>.
		1144
		1145	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1146	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1147	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1148	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1149	the extension.
		1150
		1151	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
		1152	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
		1153
		1154	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
		1155	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
		1156	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1157	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
		1158
		1159	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
		1160
		1161	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
		1162	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1163
		1164	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
		1165
		1166	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
		1167	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
		1168	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
		1169	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
		1170
		1171	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1172
		1173	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1174
		1175	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1176	details.
		1177
		1178	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1179
		1180	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1181	for details.
		1182
		1183	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1184
		1185	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1186	(default: C<M-s>).
		1187
		1188	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
		1189
		1190	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1191	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1192
		1193	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1194
		1195	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1196
		1197	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1198
		1199	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1200	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1201
		1202	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1203
		1204	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1205
		1206	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1207
		1208	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
		1209
		1210	=back
		1211
		1212	=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
		1213
		1214	=over 4
		1215
		1216	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
		1217
		1218	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
		1219
		1220	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
		1221	background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
		1222	operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
		1223	character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
		1224	metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
		1225
		1226	=over 4
		1227
		1228	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		1229
		1230	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
		1231	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
		1232	scale of 0 disables scaling.
		1233
		1234	=item B<op=tile>
		1235
		1236	enables tiling
		1237
		1238	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		1239
		1240	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		1241
		1242	=item B<op=root-align>
		1243
		1244	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		1245	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		1246
		1247	=back
		1248
		1249	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		1250	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		1251	the most common setups:
		1252
		1253	=over 4
		1254
		1255	=item B<style=tiled>
		1256
		1257	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		1258
		1259	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		1260
		1261	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		1262	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		1263
		1264	=item B<style=stretched>
		1265
		1266	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		1267
		1268	=item B<style=centered>
		1269
		1270	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		1271
		1272	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		1273
		1274	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		1275	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		1276
		1277	=back
		1278
		1279	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		1280	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		1281
		1282	If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
		1283	will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
		1284
		1285	=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
		1286
		1287	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		1288
		1289	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		1290
		1291	B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
		1292	will be removed in future versions.
		1293
		1294	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
		1295
		1296	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
		1297
		1298	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
		1299	black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		1300	the image unchanged.
		1301
		1302	=item B<-sh> I<number>
		1303
		1304	=item B<shading:> I<number>
		1305
		1306	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
		1307	A value of 100 means no shading.
		1308
		1309	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		1310
		1311	=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
		1312
		1313	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		1314	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
		1315	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		1316	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
		1317	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		1318	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
		1319
		1320	=item B<path:> I<path>
		1321
		1322	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
706		1323
707	=back	1324	=back
708		1325
709	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1326	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
710		1327
…		…
724	the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta	1341	the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
725	(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.	1342	(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
726		1343
727	If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are	1344	If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
728	disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen	1345	disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
729	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~>	1346	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
730	(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1347	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
731	up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down),	1348	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
732	respectively.	1349	respectively.
733		1350
734	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1351	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
735		1352
736	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1353	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
737	I<xterm>(1).	1354	to I<xterm>(1).
738		1355
739	=over 4	1356	=over 4
740		1357
741	=item B<Selection>:	1358	=item B<Selecting>:
742		1359
743	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the	1360	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
744	region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left	1361	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
745	double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire	1362	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
746	line.	1363	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
		1364	B<tripleclickwords>.
747		1365
		1366	Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
		1367	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
		1368	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
		1369	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
		1370	the selection.
		1371
748	=item B<Insertion>:	1372	=item B<Pasting>:
749		1373
750	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1374	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
751	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1375	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
752	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1376	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1377
		1378	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1379	inserted too.
753		1380
754	=back	1381	=back
755		1382
756	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1383	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
757		1384
758	You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the	1385	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
759	default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and	1386	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
760	B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with	1387
761	B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the	1388	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
762	actual key can be selected using resources	1389
763	B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>.	1390	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1391
		1392	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1393
		1394	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1395	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
		1396
		1397	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
764		1398
765	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1399	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
766		1400
767	Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing	1401	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
		1402	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
		1403	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
		1404	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
		1405	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
768		1406
769	Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input	1407	=over 4
770	mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
771	releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
772	the current input character.
773		1408
774	Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together	1409	=item * 5.1: Basic method
775	enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab,	1410
776	return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given	1411	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
777	key.	1412
		1413	Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
		1414	hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
		1415	commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
		1416	C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
		1417	C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
		1418	one.
		1419
		1420	As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
		1421	address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
		1422	address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
		1423	by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
		1424	followed by releasing the modifier keys.
		1425
		1426	=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
		1427
		1428	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
		1429	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
		1430
		1431	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
		1432	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
		1433	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
		1434	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
		1435	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
		1436	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
		1437	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
		1438
		1439	=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
		1440
		1441	While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
		1442	mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
		1443
		1444	=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
		1445
		1446	This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
		1447	characters already displayed.
		1448
		1449	You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
		1450	pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
		1451	hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
		1452	pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
		1453
		1454	In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
		1455	character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
		1456	combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
		1457	always be drawn using the built-in support font.
		1458
		1459	=back
		1460
		1461	With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
		1462	both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
778		1463
779	=head1 LOGIN STAMP	1464	=head1 LOGIN STAMP
780		1465
781	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so	1466	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
782	that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages.	1467	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
783	To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on	1468	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
784	some systems.	1469	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
785		1470
786	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1471	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
787		1472
788	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1473	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
789	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1474	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
790	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1475	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
791	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1476	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1477	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1478
		1479	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
792		1480
793	=begin table	1481	=begin table
794		1482
795	B<color0> (black) = Black	1483	B<color0> (black) = Black
796	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1484	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
816	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1504	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
817	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1505	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
818	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1506	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
819	color0-color15.	1507	color0-color15.
820		1508
		1509	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
		1510	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
		1511
		1512	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1513
		1514	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1515	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1516
		1517	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1518	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1519	the RGB cube.
		1520
		1521	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
		1522	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
		1523	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1524
		1525	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1526	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
		1527
821	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1528	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
822	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1529	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
823	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1530	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
824	been specified. For example,	1531	been specified. For example,
825		1532
		1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
		1534
		1535	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
		1536	White.
		1537
		1538	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1539
		1540	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1541	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
		1542
		1543	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1544	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1545	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1546	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1547	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1548	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1549	all ways to specify a colour.
		1550
		1551	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1552	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1553	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
		1554	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
		1555	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
		1556	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1557	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
		1558
		1559	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
		1560	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
		1561	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1562	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1563
		1564	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
		1565	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1566
		1567	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
		1568
		1569	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
		1570	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1571	transparency of course).
		1572
		1573	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1574	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1575	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1576	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1577	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1578	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1579
		1580	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1581	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1582	extension.
		1583
		1584	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
		1585
		1586	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
		1587
826	=over 4	1588	=over 4
827		1589
828	=item B<rxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1590	=item B<TERM>
829		1591
830	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1592	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
831	on White.	1593	resources or on the command line.
		1594
		1595	=item B<COLORTERM>
		1596
		1597	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
		1598	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
		1599	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1600	screen.
		1601
		1602	=item B<COLORFGBG>
		1603
		1604	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
		1605	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
		1606	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
		1607	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
		1608	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
		1609	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
		1610	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
		1611
		1612	=item B<WINDOWID>
		1613
		1614	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
		1615	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
		1616	window and so on).
		1617
		1618	=item B<TERMINFO>
		1619
		1620	Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
		1621	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
		1622
		1623	=item B<DISPLAY>
		1624
		1625	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
		1626	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1627	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
		1628
		1629	=item B<SHELL>
		1630
		1631	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
		1632
		1633	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
		1634
		1635	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
		1636	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
		1637
		1638	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1639
		1640	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1641
		1642	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1643	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1644	directory.
		1645
		1646	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1647
		1648	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
		1649
		1650	=item B<HOME>
		1651
		1652	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
		1653	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
		1654	C<.Xdefaults>)
		1655
		1656	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
		1657
		1658	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
		1659
		1660	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
		1661
		1662	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
		1663	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
832		1664
833	=back	1665	=back
834		1666
835	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
836
837	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
838	and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
839	window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
840	sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
841	terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
842	B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
843
844	=head1 FILES	1667	=head1 FILES
845		1668
846	=over 4	1669	=over 4
847		1670
848	=item B</etc/utmp>
849
850	System file for login records.
851
852	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1671	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
853		1672
854	Color names.	1673	Colour names.
855		1674
856	=back	1675	=back
857		1676
858	=head1 SEEALSO	1677	=head1 SEE ALSO
859		1678
860	I<xterm>(1), I<sh>(1), I<resize>(1), I<X>(1), I<pty>(4), I<tty>(4), I<utmp>(5)	1679	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
861		1680	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
862	See rxvtRef.html rxvtRef.txt for detailed information on recognized escape sequences and menuBar syntax, etc.
863
864	=head1 BUGS
865
866	Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
867
868	Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
869
870	Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
871		1681
872	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1682	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
873		1683
874	=over 4	1684	=over 4
875		1685
876	=item Project Coordinator	1686	=item Project Coordinator
877		1687
878	@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@>	1688	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
879		1689
880	=item Web page maintainter	1690	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
881
882	@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
883
884	L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
885		1691
886	=back	1692	=back
887		1693
888	=head1 AUTHORS	1694	=head1 AUTHORS
889		1695
…		…
891		1697
892	=item John Bovey	1698	=item John Bovey
893		1699
894	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1700	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
895		1701
896	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1702	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
897		1703
898	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1704	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
899		1705
900	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1706	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
901		1707
902	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1708	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
903		1709
904	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1710	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
905		1711
906	Wrote the menu system.	1712	Wrote the menu system.
907		1713
908	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1714	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
909		1715
910	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1716	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
911		1717
912	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1718	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
913		1719
914	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1720	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
915		1721
916	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1722	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1723
917	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1724	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
918		1725
919	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>	1726	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
920		1727
921	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1728	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
922	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1729	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
923	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
924		1730
925	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1731	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
926		1732
		1733	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>
		1734
		1735	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
		1736
927	=back	1737	=back
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