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105 105
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 106=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 107
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 109
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>
111 111
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114 114
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 116
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>. 117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>.
120
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>.
118 125
119=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120 127
121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
123option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to 130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
124tinting it. 131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example:
133
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
125 135
126=item B<-sh> 136=item B<-sh>
127 137
128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
191 201
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193 203
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 204Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 205be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.
206
207=item B<-is>|B<+is>
208
209Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
210foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
211details.
196 212
197=item B<-name> I<name> 213=item B<-name> I<name>
198 214
199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 215Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 216rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 319given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 320on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 321run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 322failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 323
324Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
325run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
326
327 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
328
308=item B<-title> I<text> 329=item B<-title> I<text>
309 330
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 331Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 332of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 333application name; resource B<title>.
367 388
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 389=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 390
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 391Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 392B<secondaryScroll>.
393
394=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
395
396Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
397will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
398it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
399user; resource B<hold>.
372 400
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 401=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 402
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 403Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 404
424 close $pty; 452 close $pty;
425 453
426 # now communicate with rxvt 454 # now communicate with rxvt
427 my $slave = $pty->slave; 455 my $slave = $pty->slave;
428 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 456 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
457
458=item B<-pe> I<string>
459
460Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.
429 461
430=back 462=back
431 463
432=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 464=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
433 465
548artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 580artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
549pixmap. 581pixmap.
550 582
551=item B<fading:> I<number> 583=item B<fading:> I<number>
552 584
553Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 585Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
586
587=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
588
589Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
590colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
554 591
555=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 592=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
556 593
557Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 594Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
595B<-tint>.
558 596
559=item B<shading:> I<number> 597=item B<shading:> I<number>
560 598
561Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 599Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
562image in addition to tinting it. 600image in addition to tinting it.
603 641
604Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 642Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
605names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 643names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
606The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 644The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
607be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 645be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
608appended to it. option B<-fn>. 646appended to it; option B<-fn>.
609 647
610Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 648Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
611optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 649optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
612 650
613In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 651In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
659not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 697not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
660 698
661If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 699If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
662text font will being used for the given style. 700text font will being used for the given style.
663 701
702=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
703
704When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
705option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
706intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
707option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
708reachable.
709
664=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 710=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
665 711
666Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 712Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
667xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 713xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
668xterm style selection. 714xterm style selection.
709=item B<print-pipe:> I<string> 755=item B<print-pipe:> I<string>
710 756
711Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 757Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
712B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 758B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
713B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 759B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
760
761The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
762
763Example:
764
765 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
766
767This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
768everytime you hit C<Print>.
714 769
715=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 770=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
716 771
717B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 772B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
718disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 773disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
851=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 906=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
852 907
853The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 908The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
854C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 909C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
855input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 910input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
856another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 911another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
857 912
858=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 913=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
859 914
860Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 915Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
861C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 916C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
866 921
867=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 922=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
868 923
869Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 924Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
870button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 925button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
871the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 926the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
872 927
873=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 928=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
874 929
875Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 930Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
876echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 931echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
877abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 932abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
878throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 933through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
879write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 934write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
880that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 935default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
881enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 936sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
882resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 937
883enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 938You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
884requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 939B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
940locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic
941menubar dispatch.
885 942
886=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 943=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
887 944
888Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 945Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
889B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 946B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
903 960
904Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 961Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
905option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 962option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
906scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 963scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
907instead scroll the screen up. 964instead scroll the screen up.
965
966=item B<hold>: I<bool>
967
968Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
969will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
970it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
971user.
908 972
909=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 973=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
910 974
911Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 975Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
912intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 976intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
957is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1021is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
958example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1022example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
959when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1023when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
960 1024
961 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1025 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1026
1027If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1028is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1029manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1030C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1031
1032 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
962 1033
963Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1034Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
964will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1035will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
965no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1036no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
966means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1037means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
990info): 1061info):
991 1062
992 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1063 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
993 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1064 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
994 1065
1066=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1067
1068Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal
1069instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded
1070if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this resource
1071is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be initialized;
1072option B<-pe>.
1073
1074=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1075
1076Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the
1077@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1078
1079=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1080
1081Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1082scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1083@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1084F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1085
1086See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1087
995=back 1088=back
996 1089
997=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1090=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
998 1091
999Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window 1092Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
1033to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1126to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1034(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1127(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1035B<tripleclickwords>. 1128B<tripleclickwords>.
1036 1129
1037Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1130Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1038(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1131(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1039one. 1132normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1133selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1134the selection.
1040 1135
1041=item B<Insertion>: 1136=item B<Insertion>:
1042 1137
1043Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1138Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
1044an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1139an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
1052supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1147supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1053 1148
1054You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1149You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
1055therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 1150therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1056 1151
1057 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1152 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1058 1153
1059rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1154rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1060 1155
1061=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1156=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1062 1157
1238=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1333=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1239 1334
1240The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1335The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1241@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1336@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1242 1337
1243Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1338Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1244 1339
1245=item B<HOME> 1340=item B<HOME>
1246 1341
1247Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1342Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1248daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1343daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1269 1364
1270=back 1365=back
1271 1366
1272=head1 SEE ALSO 1367=head1 SEE ALSO
1273 1368
1274@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1369@@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)
1275
1276=head1 BUGS
1277
1278Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1279
1280Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1281
1282Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1283 1370
1284=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1371=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1285 1372
1286=over 4 1373=over 4
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