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5SYNOPSIS 5SYNOPSIS
6 rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] 6 rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]]
7 7
8DESCRIPTION 8DESCRIPTION
9 rxvt-unicode, version 7.0, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended 9 rxvt-unicode, version 7.1, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended
10 as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such 10 as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such
11 as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a 11 as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a
12 result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant 12 result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant
13 advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 13 advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
14 14
252 252
253 -bl Compile *frills*: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 253 -bl Compile *frills*: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
254 if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 254 if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
255 decorations; resource borderLess. 255 decorations; resource borderLess.
256 256
257 -override-redirect
258 Compile *frills*: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
259 override-redirect.
260
257 -sbg 261 -sbg
258 Compile *frills*: Disable the usage of the built-in block 262 Compile *frills*: Disable the usage of the built-in block
259 graphics/line drawing characters and just rely on what the specified 263 graphics/line drawing characters and just rely on what the specified
260 fonts provide. Use this if you have a good font and want to use its 264 fonts provide. Use this if you have a good font and want to use its
261 block graphic glyphs; resource skipBuiltinGlyphs. 265 block graphic glyphs; resource skipBuiltinGlyphs.
818 answerbackString: *string* 822 answerbackString: *string*
819 Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ 823 Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ
820 (control-E) character is passed through. It may contain escape 824 (control-E) character is passed through. It may contain escape
821 values as described in the entry on keysym following. 825 values as described in the entry on keysym following.
822 826
823 secondaryScreen: *bool* 827 secondaryScreen: *boolean*
824 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 828 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
825 829
826 secondaryScroll: *bool* 830 secondaryScroll: *boolean*
827 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 831 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
828 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 832 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
829 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 833 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
830 instead scroll the screen up. 834 instead scroll the screen up.
831 835
832 hold: *bool* 836 hold: *boolean*
833 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will 837 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will
834 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 838 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
835 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by 839 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by
836 the user. 840 the user.
837 841
982 urlLauncher: *string* 986 urlLauncher: *string*
983 Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 987 Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
984 "selection-popup" and "mark-urls" perl extensions. 988 "selection-popup" and "mark-urls" perl extensions.
985 989
986 transient-for: *windowid* 990 transient-for: *windowid*
987 Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw. 991 Compile *frills*: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given
992 window id.
993
994 override-redirect: *boolean*
995 Compile *frills*: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window,
996 making it almost invisible to window managers; option
997 -override-redirect.
988 998
989THE SCROLLBAR 999THE SCROLLBAR
990 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: 1000 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource:
991 saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by 1001 saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by
992 keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is 1002 keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is
1024 normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in 1034 normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in
1025 the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and 1035 the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and
1026 removed from the selection. 1036 removed from the selection.
1027 1037
1028 Insertion: 1038 Insertion:
1029 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in 1039 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an rxvt window
1030 an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as 1040 causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (Shift for CLIPBOARD) to
1031 if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1041 be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. Shift-Insert
1042 causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be inserted too.
1032 1043
1033CHANGING FONTS 1044CHANGING FONTS
1034 Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1045 Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1035 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1046 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1036 1047
1235 1246
1236 Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> 1247 Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1237 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1248 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1238 1249
1239 Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com> 1250 Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1240 Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project 1251 Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1252
1241 Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1253 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1242 1254
1243 Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> 1255 Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1244 Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1256 Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code,
1245 character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1257 perl extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1246 compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1247 1258
1248 Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1259 Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1249 1260
1261 Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>
1262 Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
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