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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 5.8, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended 9 rxvt-unicode, version 6.0, 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.
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267 on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on 267 on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on
268 the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to 268 the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to
269 run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, 269 run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or,
270 failing that, *sh(1)*. 270 failing that, *sh(1)*.
271 271
272 Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you
273 want to run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like
274 this:
275
276 rxvt -e sh -c "shell commands"
277
272 -title *text* 278 -title *text*
273 Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename 279 Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename
274 of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the 280 of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the
275 application name; resource title. 281 application name; resource title.
276 282
318 secondaryScreen. 324 secondaryScreen.
319 325
320 -ssr|+ssr 326 -ssr|+ssr
321 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 327 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
322 secondaryScroll. 328 secondaryScroll.
329
330 -hold|+hold
331 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will
332 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
333 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by
334 the user; resource hold.
323 335
324 -keysym.*sym* *string* 336 -keysym.*sym* *string*
325 Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. 337 Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym.
326 338
327 -embed *windowid* 339 -embed *windowid*
769 781
770 insecure: *boolean* 782 insecure: *boolean*
771 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences 783 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences
772 that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This 784 that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This
773 could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, 785 could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display,
774 whether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or 786 whether through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or
775 though write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. 787 through write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are
776 (Note that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 788 disabled by default. (Note that many other terminals, including
777 enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 789 xterm, have these sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make
778 resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this 790 it safer, though).
779 enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window 791
780 title requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 792 You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
793 -insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
794 locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as
795 dynamic menubar dispatch.
781 796
782 modifier: *modifier* 797 modifier: *modifier*
783 Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, 798 Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper,
784 super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. 799 super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod.
785 800
794 secondaryScroll: *bool* 809 secondaryScroll: *bool*
795 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 810 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
796 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 811 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
797 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 812 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
798 instead scroll the screen up. 813 instead scroll the screen up.
814
815 hold: *bool*
816 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will
817 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
818 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by
819 the user.
799 820
800 keysym.*sym*: *string* 821 keysym.*sym*: *string*
801 Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The 822 Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The
802 intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. 823 intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted.
803 824
929 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 950 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
930 951
931 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 952 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
932 therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 953 therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
933 954
934 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 955 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
935 956
936 rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so 957 rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so
937 far. 958 far.
938 959
939ISO 14755 SUPPORT 960ISO 14755 SUPPORT

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