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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
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
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
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 28
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
21world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
22especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
23like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement while editing -- break othwerwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
30change. 40change.
31 41
32If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
33me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
34terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
35because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
36another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
37 47
38Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
39display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
40programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
41to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
42 52
43Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
44it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
45in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
46rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
47 57
48It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
49and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
50without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
51a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
52from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
53drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
54@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
55 65
56It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
57been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
58reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
59end of this document.
60 69
61=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
62 71
63The 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
64below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
83 92
84Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
85 94
86=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
87 96
88Attempt 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>
89respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
90B<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]
91 110
92=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
93 112
94Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
95 114
97 116
98Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
99 118
100=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
101 120
102Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
103 122
104=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
105 124
106Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
107B<-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.
108 133
109=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
110 135
111Fade 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>.
112 144
113=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
114 146
115Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
116transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
117option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
118tinting it.
119 149
120=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
121 151
122I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
123background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
124specified, 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>.
125 179
126=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
127 181
128Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
129 183
130=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
131 185
132Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
133 187
134=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
135 189
136Compile 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
137specify 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
138quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
139command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
140 194
141=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
142 196
143The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
144 198
156resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
157 211
158=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
159 213
160Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
161that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
162first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
163smaller, but not (in general) larger. A reasonable default font list is 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
164always appended to it. See resource B<font> for details. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
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"
165 226
166See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
167section. 228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
168 229
169=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
170 231
171Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
172be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
173 234
174=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
175 236
176Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
177be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
178 239
179=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
180 241
181Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
182be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
247
248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
250details.
183 251
184=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
185 253
186Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
187rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
203 271
204=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
205 273
206Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
207 275
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
208=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
209 286
210Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
211B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
212 289
219 296
220Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
221This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
222B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
223 300
224=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
225
226Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
227
228=item B<-st>|B<+st> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
229 302
230Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
231resource 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>.
232 308
233=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
234 310
235Blink 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>.
236 316
237=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
238 318
239Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
240Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
257 337
258=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
259 339
260Compile 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.
261if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
262decorations; 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>.
263 356
264=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
265 358
266Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
267of 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>.
268 369
269=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
270 371
271This 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
272B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
281given 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
282on 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
283run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
284failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
285 386
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
286=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
287 393
288Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
289of 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
290application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
308 414
309Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 415Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
310 416
311=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 417=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
312 418
313The 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.
314de_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
315extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 421input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
316another 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>.
317 435
318=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
319 437
320Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
321sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
335=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
336 454
337Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
338B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
339 457
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
340=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 471=item B<-xrm> I<string>
341 472
342No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
343available 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
344some 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.
345 549
346=back 550=back
347 551
348=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
349 553
350Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
351options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
352 557
353There 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
354Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
355Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
356B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
357resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
358settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
359 562
360If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
361lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
362set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
363B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
364B<~/.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
365Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
366class 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
367resources 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
368easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
369unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
370shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
371resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
372arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
373resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
374 580
375=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.
376 594
377=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
378 596
379Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
380option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
394Use 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
395corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
396high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
397colours. 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,
3983=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
399names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
400 618
401Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
402changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
403 621
404Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
408 626
409=item B<colorIT:> I<colour> 627=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
410 628
411Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the 629Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
412foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available 630foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
413(Compile styles) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead. 631(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
414 632
415=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
416 634
417Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
418foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
419 637
420=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
421 639
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
422Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
423characters. 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.
424 652
425=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
426 654
427Use 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
428foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
435 663
436=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
437 665
438B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
439option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
440B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
441 669
442=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
443 671
444B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
445quickly, 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
446B<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>.
447 679
448=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
449 681
450B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
451artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
452pixmap. 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.
453 698
454=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
455 700
456Fade 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>.
457 707
458=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
459 709
460Tint 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>.
461 715
462=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
463 717
464Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
465image in addition to tinting it. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
466 720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
467=item B<fading:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
468 726
469Scale 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>.
470 733
471=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
472 735
473Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
474 737
475=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 738=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
476 739
477Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 740Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
478#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 741#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
479 742
480=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
481 744
482The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
483and the text. 746and the text.
484 747
485=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
486 749
487Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
488the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
489string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
490horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
491centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 disables scaling.
492of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
493specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
494be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
495scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
496 758
497=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 759 op=tile enables tiling
760 op=pscale enables proportional scaling
761 op=root use the position of the terminal window relative to the root
762 window as the image offset, simulating a root window background
498 763
499Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 764Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
500optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 765the most common setups:
501reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 766
767 style=tiled the image is tiled with no scaling
768 style=aspect-stretched the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining
769 the aspect ratio and centered
770 style=stretched the image is scaled to fill the whole window
771 style=centered the image is centered with no scaling
772 style=root-tiled the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'op=root' positioning
773
774If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
775template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
776Indeed, the templates can be specified in terms of low level settings
777as follows:
778
779 style=tiled 0x0+0+0:op=tile
780 style=aspect-stretched +50+50:op=pscale
781 style=stretched 100x100
782 style=centered 0x0+50+50
783 style=root-tiled 0x0:op=tile:op=root
784
785If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
786blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
787support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
788types with B<-blt "type"> option.
502 789
503=item B<path:> I<path> 790=item B<path:> I<path>
504 791
505Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 792Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
506menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
507B<PATH> environment variables.
508 793
509=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 794=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
510 795
511Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 796Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
512names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 797that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
513The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 798first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
514be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 799smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
515appended to it. option B<-fn>. 800font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
516 801
517Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 802Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
518optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile xft), prefixed with C<xft:>. 803optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
519 804
520In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 805In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
521specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available 806specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
522hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 807hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
523fonts. 808fonts.
524 809
525For example, this font resource 810For example, this font resource
526 811
527 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 812 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
528 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 813 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
529 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 814 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
530 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 815 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
531 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 816 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
532 817
533specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually 818specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
534the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because 819the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
535it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 820it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
536wide and 15 pixels high. 821wide and 15 pixels high.
537 822
538the second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 823The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
539the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 824the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
540the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 825the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
541useful supplement. 826useful supplement.
542 827
543The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 828The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
544are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 829are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
545contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 830contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
566not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 851not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
567 852
568If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 853If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
569text font will being used for the given style. 854text font will being used for the given style.
570 855
571=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 856=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
572 857
573Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 858When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
574xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 859option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
575xterm style selection. 860intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
576 861option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
577=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 862reachable.
578
579Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
580the author's favourite..
581 863
582=item B<title:> I<string> 864=item B<title:> I<string>
583 865
584Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 866Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
585specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 867specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
594=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 876=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
595 877
596B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 878B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
597de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 879de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
598 880
881=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
882
883B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
884B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
885
886@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
887
599=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 888=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
600 889
601B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 890B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
602B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 891B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
603 892
617 906
618Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 907Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
619B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 908B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
620B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 909B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
621 910
911The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
912
913Example:
914
915 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
916
917This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
918every time you hit C<Print>.
919
920=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
921
922Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
923the author's favourite.
924
925=item B<thickness:> I<number>
926
927Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
928
622=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 929=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
623 930
624B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 931B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
625disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 932disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
626 933
645B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 952B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
646B<+si>. 953B<+si>.
647 954
648=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 955=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
649 956
650B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 957B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
651B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 958try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
652with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 959B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
960new lines; option B<+sw>.
653 961
654=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 962=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
655 963
656B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 964B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
657are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 965are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
676=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 984=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
677 985
678Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 986Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
679WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 987WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
680 988
989=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
990
991Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
992drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
993this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
994option B<-sbg>.
995
681=item B<termName:> I<termname> 996=item B<termName:> I<termname>
682 997
683Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 998Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
684variable; option B<-tn>. 999variable; option B<-tn>.
685 1000
686=item B<linespace:> I<number> 1001=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
687 1002
688Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 1003Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
689the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 1004the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
690 1005
691=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 1006=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
696=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 1011=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
697 1012
698B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 1013B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
699scrolls five lines [default]. 1014scrolls five lines [default].
700 1015
1016=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
1017
1018B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
1019movement only; option C<-ptab>.
1020
701=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1021=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
702 1022
703B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1023B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
704option B<-bc>. 1024option B<-bc>.
1025
1026=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1027
1028B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1029option B<-uc>.
705 1030
706=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1031=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
707 1032
708B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1033B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
709of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1034of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
717 1042
718Mouse pointer background colour. 1043Mouse pointer background colour.
719 1044
720=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1045=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
721 1046
722Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1047Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1048large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
723 1049
724=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1050=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
725 1051
726The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1052The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
727or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1053or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
728(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1054(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
729escape sequence. 1055escape sequence.
730 1056
731=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1057=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
732 1058
734pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1060pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
735with the B<Execute> key. 1061with the B<Execute> key.
736 1062
737=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1063=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
738 1064
739The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1065The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
740built-in default: 1066(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
741 1067
1068When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1069in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1070characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1071will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1072
1073When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1074be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1075
742B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1076B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
743 1077
744=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1078=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
745 1079
746B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1080B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
747 1081
749 1083
750I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1084I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
751 1085
752=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1086=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
753 1087
754The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1088The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
755de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1089C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
756extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1090input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
757another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1091another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
1092
1093=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1094
1095Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1096C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1097by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1098in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1099found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1100option B<-imfont>.
1101
1102=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1103
1104Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1105button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1106the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
758 1107
759=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1108=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
760 1109
761Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1110Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
762echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1111echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
763abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1112abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
764throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1113through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
765write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1114write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
766that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1115default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
767enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1116sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
768resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1117
769enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1118You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
770requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1119B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1120locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
771 1121
772=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1122=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
773 1123
774Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1124Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
775B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1125B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
779 1129
780Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1130Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
781character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1131character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
782in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1132in the entry on B<keysym> following.
783 1133
784=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1134=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
785 1135
786Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1136Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
787 1137
788=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1138=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
789 1139
790Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1140Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
791option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1141option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
792scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1142scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
793instead scroll the screen up. 1143to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1144
1145=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1146
1147Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1148will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1149it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1150user.
1151
1152=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1153
1154Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1155B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1156@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1157directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
794 1158
795=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1159=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
796 1160
797Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1161Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
798contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n:
799newline, \r: return, \t:
800tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null,
801^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end
802with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1162intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
803omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1163
804KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1164The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
1165any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
1166B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1167and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1168B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1169
1170The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1171whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1172keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1173current application keymap mode state.
1174
1175The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1176searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1177omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1178keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1179performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1180
1181I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1182number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1183
1184You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1185with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1186should be a character not used by the strings.
1187
1188Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1189
1190 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1191
1192The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1193
1194 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1195 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1196 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1197
1198If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1199is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1200example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1201when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1202
1203 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1204
1205If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1206is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1207manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1208C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1209
1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1211
1212Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1213will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1214no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1215means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1216definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1217mappings themselves.
1218
1219Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1220if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1221C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1222user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1223
1224 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1225 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1226
1227The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1228of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1229C<Shift-Insert>.
1230
1231The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1232the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1233font-switching at runtime:
1234
1235 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1236 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1237
1238Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1239info):
1240
1241 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1242 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1243
1244=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1245
1246=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1247
1248Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1249use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1250
1251Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1252them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1253by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1254example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1255C<selection>.
1256
1257Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1258(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1259searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1260multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1261the extension.
1262
1263Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1264necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1265
1266If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1267interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1268B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1269all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1270
1271=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1272
1273Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1274the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1275
1276=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1277
1278Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1279scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1280@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1281F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1282
1283See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1284
1285=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1286
1287Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1288details.
1289
1290=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1291
1292Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1293for details.
1294
1295=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1296
1297Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1298(default: C<M-s>).
1299
1300=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1301
1302Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1303C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1304
1305=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1306
1307Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1308
1309=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1310
1311Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1312it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1313
1314=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1315
1316Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1317
1318=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1319
1320Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
805 1321
806=back 1322=back
807 1323
808=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1324=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
809 1325
823the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1339the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
824(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1340(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
825 1341
826If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1342If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
827disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1343disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
828application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1344application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
829(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1345(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
830up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1346up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
831respectively. 1347respectively.
832 1348
833=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1349=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
834 1350
835The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1351The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
836I<xterm>(1). 1352to I<xterm>(1).
837 1353
838=over 4 1354=over 4
839 1355
840=item B<Selection>: 1356=item B<Selecting>:
841 1357
842Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1358Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
843region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1359and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
844double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1360to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
845line. 1361(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1362B<tripleclickwords>.
846 1363
1364Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1365(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1366normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1367selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1368the selection.
1369
847=item B<Insertion>: 1370=item B<Pasting>:
848 1371
849Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1372Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
850an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1373window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
851inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1374B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1375
1376Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1377inserted too.
852 1378
853=back 1379=back
854 1380
855=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1381=head1 CHANGING FONTS
856 1382
857Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1383Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
858supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1384supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
859 1385
860You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1386You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
861therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
862 1387
863 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1388 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1389
1390You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1391
1392 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1393 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
864 1394
865rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1395rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
866 1396
867=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1397=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
868 1398
869ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1399ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
870and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1400and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
871first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1401first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
872C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1402C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
873with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1403with C<--enable-iso14755>.
874 1404
875=over 4 1405=over 4
876 1406
877=item 5.1: Basic method 1407=item * 5.1: Basic method
878 1408
879This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode. 1409This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
880 1410
881Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter 1411Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
882hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will 1412hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
889address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail 1419address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
890address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily 1420address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
891by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>, 1421by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
892followed by releasing the modifier keys. 1422followed by releasing the modifier keys.
893 1423
894=item 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method 1424=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
895 1425
896This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1426This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
897your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1427your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
898 1428
899Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1429Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
900them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1430them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
901invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1431invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
902keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1432keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
903released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1433released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
904C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have beenm to enter a 1434C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
905reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1435reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
906 1436
907=item 5.3: Screen-selection entry method 1437=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
908 1438
909While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection 1439While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
910mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map. 1440mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
911 1441
912=item 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input 1442=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
913 1443
914This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with 1444This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
915characters already displayed. 1445characters already displayed.
916 1446
917You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then 1447You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
929With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to 1459With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
930both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2. 1460both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
931 1461
932=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1462=head1 LOGIN STAMP
933 1463
934B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1464B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
935that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1465it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
936To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1466allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
937some systems. 1467on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
938 1468
939=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1469=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
940 1470
941In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1471In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
942B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1472B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
943high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1473high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
944colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1474240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1475cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1476
1477Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
945 1478
946=begin table 1479=begin table
947 1480
948 B<color0> (black) = Black 1481 B<color0> (black) = Black
949 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1482 B<color1> (red) = Red3
969It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1502It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
970B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1503B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
971a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1504a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
972color0-color15. 1505color0-color15.
973 1506
1507The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1508values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1509
1510The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1511
1512 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1513 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1514
1515The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1516steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1517the RGB cube.
1518
1519Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1520colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1521rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1522
1523Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1524number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1525
974Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1526Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
975always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1527always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
976I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1528I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
977been specified. For example, 1529been specified. For example,
978 1530
1531 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1532
1533would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1534White.
1535
1536=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1537
1538If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1539their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1540
1541You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1542brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1543(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1544transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1545half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1546is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1547all ways to specify a colour.
1548
1549For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1550C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1551specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1552(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1553while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1554earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1555C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1556
1557You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1558alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1559layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1560rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1561
1562For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1563background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1564
1565 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1566
1567When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1568alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1569transparency of course).
1570
1571When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1572colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1573background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1574other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1575image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1576fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1577
1578Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1579in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1580extension.
1581
1582=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1583
1584B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1585
979=over 4 1586=over 4
980 1587
981=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1588=item B<TERM>
982 1589
983would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1590Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
984on White. 1591resources or on the command line.
1592
1593=item B<COLORTERM>
1594
1595Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1596compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1597extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1598screen.
1599
1600=item B<COLORFGBG>
1601
1602Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1603the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1604C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1605used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1606string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1607was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1608and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1609
1610=item B<WINDOWID>
1611
1612Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1613window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1614window and so on).
1615
1616=item B<TERMINFO>
1617
1618Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1619C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1620
1621=item B<DISPLAY>
1622
1623Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1624display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1625defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1626
1627=item B<SHELL>
1628
1629The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1630
1631=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1632
1633The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1634@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1635
1636Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1637
1638=item B<HOME>
1639
1640Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1641daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1642C<.Xdefaults>)
1643
1644=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1645
1646Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1647
1648=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1649
1650If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1651@@RXVT_NAME@@.
985 1652
986=back 1653=back
987 1654
988=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1655=head1 FILES
989 1656
990=over 4 1657=over 4
991 1658
992=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1659=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
993 1660
994The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape 1661Colour names.
995sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window title to the version number.
996
997=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
998
999The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
1000as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
1001
1002The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can be done
1003like this:
1004
1005 infocmp rxvt-unicode >rxvt.unicode.tic
1006 scp rxvt-unicode.tic remotesystem:
1007 ssh remotesystem tic rxvt-unicode.tic
1008
1009... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,
1010
1011If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set
1012C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of
1013problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
1014colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice
1015quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.
1016
1017If you always want to do this you can either recompile rxvt-unicode with
1018the desired TERM value or use a resource to set it:
1019
1020 URxvt.termName: rxvt
1021
1022=item How can I configure rxvt-unicode so that it looks similar to the original rxvt?
1023
1024Felix von Leitner says that these two lines, in your F<.Xdefaults>, will make rxvt-unicode
1025behave similar to the original rxvt:
1026
1027 URxvt.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1
1028 URxvt.boldFont: -misc-fixed-bold-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1
1029
1030=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
1031
1032=item Unicode does not seem to work?
1033
1034If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
1035getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
1036subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
1037
1038Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
1039programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the
1040login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to
1041sth. else, e.h. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.
1042
1043The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
1044into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
1045
1046 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
1047
1048If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
1049supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> comamnd which
1050displays this. If it displays sth. like:
1051
1052 locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
1053
1054Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
1055
1056If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then
1057you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
1058support locales :(
1059
1060=item Why do the characters look ugly?
1061
1062=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
1063
1064Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
1065fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
1066your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
1067to display.
1068
1069B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
1070font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
1071bad. Many fonts have totally strange characters that don't resemble the
1072correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial intelligence
1073to detetc that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe the font that
1074the characters it contains indeed look correct.
1075
1076In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
1077e.g.:
1078
1079 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
1080
1081When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
1082font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
1083next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
1084search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
1085
1086The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base
1087font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
1088same due to the way terminals work.
1089
1090=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
1091
1092This is because there is a difference between script and language --
1093rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
1094is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
1095first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
1096it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
1097characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
1098non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
1099-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
1100japanese characters that are also chinese.
1101
1102The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
1103list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
1104a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
1105first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
1106
1107In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the
1108internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
1109the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
1110designed yet).
1111
1112=item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
1113
1114First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminfo
1115(C<urxvt>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then make sure
1116you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise rxvt-unicode
1117might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
1118
1119 URxvt*colorBD: white
1120 URxvt*colorIT: green
1121
1122=item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
1123
1124For some unexplainable reason, some programs (i.e. irssi) assume a very
1125weird colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the
1126standard 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of
1127course, to fix these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very
1128good reasons.
1129
1130In the meantime, you can either edit your C<urxvt> terminfo definition to
1131only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will fix colours
1132but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
1133
1134=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
1135
1136=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
1137
1138Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
1139specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
1140UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
1141
1142The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
1143the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
1144applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width and
1145code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>.
1146
1147Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
1148programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
1149interpretation of characters.
1150
1151Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
1152is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
1153
1154On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
1155contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
1156locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
1157C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
1158(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
1159
1160Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
1161the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
1162i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the same for rxvt-unicode.
1163
1164If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
1165rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
1166
1167=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
1168
1169Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets
1170rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
1171
1172 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1173
1174See also the previous question.
1175
1176Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in one
1177locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support UTF-8. For
1178example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which first switches to a
1179locale supported by xjdic and back later:
1180
1181 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1182 xjdic -js
1183 printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
1184
1185=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
1186
1187Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the same
1188effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
1189
1190 printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1191
1192This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
1193japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
1194japanese fonts would only be in your way.
1195
1196You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
1197
1198=item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
1199
1200Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
1201example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
1202Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround is to enable
1203freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
1204
1205 URxvt*italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
1206 URxvt*boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
1207
1208=item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
1209
1210You cna specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
1211terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
1212
1213 URxvt*imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP
1214
1215Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
1216use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
1217input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
1218method limits you.
1219
1220=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
1221
1222Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for sth. you
1223don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
1224you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
1225when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
1226accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
1227
1228Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger
1229scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use
12306 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a
1231kilobyte per line. A scorllback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full)
1232use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as
1233rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
1234
1235=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
1236
1237Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
1238it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
1239antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of
1240memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
1241
1242=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
1243
1244Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
1245fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
1246fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has
1247antialiaisng disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they
1248look best that way.
1249
1250If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.
1251
1252=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
1253
1254Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
1255some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
1256heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
1257quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
1258depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
1259
1260=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
1261
1262If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
1263standard foreground colour.
1264
1265For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
1266text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
1267colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
1268ignored.
1269
1270On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
1271foreground/background colors.
1272
1273color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
1274
1275color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
1276
1277=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
1278
1279You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
1280resources (or as long-options).
1281
1282Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
1283including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
1284
1285 Rxvt*color0: #000000
1286 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
1287 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
1288 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
1289 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
1290 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
1291 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
1292 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
1293
1294 Rxvt*color8: #000054
1295 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
1296 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
1297 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
1298 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
1299 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
1300 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
1301 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
1302
1303=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
1304
1305Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
1306BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
1307question) there are two standard values that can be used for
1308Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
1309
1310Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
1311policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
1312choice :).
1313
1314Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
1315of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
1316started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
1317system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
1318be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
1319
1320For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
1321
1322 # use Backspace = ^H
1323 $ stty erase ^H
1324 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1325
1326 # use Backspace = ^?
1327 $ stty erase ^?
1328 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1329
1330Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1331
1332For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1333
1334 # use Backspace = ^H
1335 $ stty erase ^H
1336 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1337
1338 # use Backspace = ^?
1339 $ stty erase ^?
1340 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1341
1342This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1343if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1344properly reflects that.
1345
1346The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1347To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1348key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1349(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1350
1351Some other Backspace problems:
1352
1353some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1354some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1355GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1356
1357Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1358
1359=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1360
1361There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1362you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1363use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
13640xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1365
1366Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1367
1368 !# ----- special uses ------:
1369 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1370 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1371
1372 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1373 ! Delete - ^D
1374 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1375
1376 ! Home - ^A
1377 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1378 ! Left - ^B
1379 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1380 ! Up - ^P
1381 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1382 ! Right - ^F
1383 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1384 ! Down - ^N
1385 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1386 ! End - ^E
1387 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1388
1389 ! F1 - F12
1390 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1391 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1392 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1393 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1394 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1395 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1396 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1397 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1398 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1399 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1400 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1401 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1402
1403 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1404 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1405 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1406
1407=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1408How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1409has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1410
1411 KP_Insert == Insert
1412 F22 == Print
1413 F27 == Home
1414 F29 == Prior
1415 F33 == End
1416 F35 == Next
1417
1418Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1419mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1420your particular machine.
1421
1422=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1423I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1424
1425rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1426check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1427Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1428not to use color.
1429
1430=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1431
1432If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1433insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1434snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1435wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1436the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1437regular xterm.
1438
1439Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1440snippets:
1441
1442 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1443 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1444 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1445 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1446 echo -n '^[Z'
1447 read term_id
1448 stty icanon echo
1449 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1450 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1451 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1452 fi
1453 fi
1454
1455=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1456
1457You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1458one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1459the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1460 1662
1461=back 1663=back
1462 1664
1463=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1665=head1 SEE ALSO
1464 1666
1465B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1667@@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)
1466and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
1467window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1468sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1469terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1470B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1471 1668
1472=head1 FILES 1669=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1473 1670
1474=over 4 1671=over 4
1475 1672
1476=item B</etc/utmp> 1673=item Project Coordinator
1477 1674
1478System file for login records. 1675Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1479 1676
1480=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1677L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1481
1482Color names.
1483 1678
1484=back 1679=back
1485 1680
1486=head1 SEE ALSO 1681=head1 AUTHORS
1487
1488@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1489
1490=head1 BUGS
1491
1492Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1493
1494Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1495
1496Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1497
1498=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1499 1682
1500=over 4 1683=over 4
1501 1684
1502=item Project Coordinator 1685=item John Bovey
1503 1686
1504@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1687University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1505 1688
1506=item Web page maintainter 1689=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1507 1690
1508@@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> 1691very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1509 1692
1510L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1693=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1694
1695wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1696
1697=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1698
1699Wrote the menu system.
1700
1701Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1702
1703=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1704
1705Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1706
1707=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1708
1709Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1710
1711Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1712
1713=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1714
1715Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1716extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1717
1718Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1719
1720=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1721
1722pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1511 1723
1512=back 1724=back
1513 1725
1514=head1 AUTHORS
1515
1516=over 4
1517
1518=item John Bovey
1519
1520University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1521
1522=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1523
1524very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1525
1526=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1527
1528wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1529
1530=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1531
1532Wrote the menu system.
1533
1534Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1535
1536=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1537
1538Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1539
1540=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1541
1542Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1543(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1544
1545=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>
1546
1547Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1548character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1549compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1550
1551Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1552
1553=back
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