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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 6.1, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended 9 rxvt-unicode, version 6.2, 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
175 -fbi *fontlist* 175 -fbi *fontlist*
176 Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold 176 Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold
177 characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for 177 characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for
178 details. 178 details.
179 179
180 -is|+is
181 Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
182 foreground/background (default). See resource intensityStyles for
183 details.
184
180 -name *name* 185 -name *name*
181 Specify the application name under which resources are to be 186 Specify the application name under which resources are to be
182 obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should 187 obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should
183 not contain `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title 188 not contain `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title
184 name. 189 name.
384 close $pty; 389 close $pty;
385 390
386 # now communicate with rxvt 391 # now communicate with rxvt
387 my $slave = $pty->slave; 392 my $slave = $pty->slave;
388 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 393 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
394
395 -pe *string*
396 Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this
397 terminal instance. See resource perl-ext.
389 398
390RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 399RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
391 Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options) 400 Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options)
392 compiled into your version. 401 compiled into your version.
393 402
540 font: *fontlist* 549 font: *fontlist*
541 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 550 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
542 names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode 551 names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode
543 characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters; 552 characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters;
544 other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default 553 other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default
545 font list is always appended to it. option -fn. 554 font list is always appended to it; option -fn.
546 555
547 Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 556 Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
548 optional prefix "x:" or a Xft font (Compile *xft*), prefixed with 557 optional prefix "x:" or a Xft font (Compile *xft*), prefixed with
549 "xft:". 558 "xft:".
550 559
596 tried. 605 tried.
597 606
598 If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the 607 If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the
599 normal text font will being used for the given style. 608 normal text font will being used for the given style.
600 609
610 intensityStyles: *boolean*
611 When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (True,
612 option -is, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
613 intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option
614 (False, option +is) disables this behaviour, the high intensity
615 colours are not reachable.
616
601 selectstyle: *mode* 617 selectstyle: *mode*
602 Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is 618 Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is
603 xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which 619 xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
604 gives xterm style selection. 620 gives xterm style selection.
605 621
762 778
763 imLocale: *name* 779 imLocale: *name*
764 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an "LC_CTYPE" of 780 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an "LC_CTYPE" of
765 e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8" for normal text processing but "ja_JP.EUC-JP" for 781 e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8" for normal text processing but "ja_JP.EUC-JP" for
766 the input extension to be able to input japanese characters while 782 the input extension to be able to input japanese characters while
767 staying in another locale. option -imlocale. 783 staying in another locale; option -imlocale.
768 784
769 imFont: *fontset* 785 imFont: *fontset*
770 Specify the font-set used for XIM styles "OverTheSpot" or 786 Specify the font-set used for XIM styles "OverTheSpot" or
771 "OffTheSpot". It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns 787 "OffTheSpot". It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns
772 separated by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other 788 separated by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other
775 to the base font. option -imfont. 791 to the base font. option -imfont.
776 792
777 tripleclickwords: *boolean* 793 tripleclickwords: *boolean*
778 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 794 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
779 button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the 795 button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the
780 selection to the end of the logical line only. option -tcw. 796 selection to the end of the logical line only; option -tcw.
781 797
782 insecure: *boolean* 798 insecure: *boolean*
783 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences 799 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences
784 that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This 800 that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This
785 could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, 801 could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display,
869 the following means "change the current locale to "zh_CN.GBK" when 885 the following means "change the current locale to "zh_CN.GBK" when
870 Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 886 Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
871 887
872 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 888 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
873 889
890 If *string* takes the form "perl:STRING", then the specified STRING
891 is passed to the "on_keyboard_command" perl handler. See the
892 rxvtperl(3) manpage. For example, the selection extension (activated
893 via "rxvt -pe selection") listens for "selection:rot13" events:
894
895 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
896
874 Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key 897 Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key
875 mapping will match if at *at least* the specified identifiers are 898 mapping will match if at *at least* the specified identifiers are
876 being set, and no other key mappings with those and more bits are 899 being set, and no other key mappings with those and more bits are
877 being defined. That means that defining a key map for "a" will 900 being defined. That means that defining a key map for "a" will
878 automatically provide definitions for "Meta-a", "Shift-a" and so on, 901 automatically provide definitions for "Meta-a", "Shift-a" and so on,
900 Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see rxvt(7) for more 923 Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see rxvt(7) for more
901 info): 924 info):
902 925
903 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 926 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
904 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 927 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
928
929 perl-ext: *string*
930 Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this
931 terminal instance. Each extension is looked up in the library
932 directories, loaded if necessary, and bound to the current terminal
933 instance; option -pe.
934
935 perl-eval: *string*
936 Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered.
937 See the rxvtperl(3) manpage.
938
939 perl-lib: *path*
940 Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
941 scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the "perl"
942 resource, rxvt will first look in these directories and then in
943 /opt/rxvt/lib/urxvt/perl/.
944
945 See the rxvtperl(3) manpage.
905 946
906THE SCROLLBAR 947THE SCROLLBAR
907 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource: 948 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the rxvt window (resource:
908 saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by 949 saveLines) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by
909 keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is 950 keystrokes. The normal rxvt scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is

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