--- rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.txt 2005/02/14 10:44:50 1.13 +++ rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.txt 2005/02/14 18:50:57 1.15 @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] DESCRIPTION - rxvt-unicode, version , is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended as - an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such as - Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a result, - rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant advantage on a - machine serving many X sessions. + rxvt-unicode, version 5.1, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended + as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such + as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a + result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant + advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS See rxvt(7) (try "man 7 rxvt") for a list of frequently asked questions @@ -316,10 +316,22 @@ -keysym.*sym*: *string* Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. - -xrm *resourcestring* - No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be - made available in the instance's argument list. Appears in - *WM_COMMAND* in some window managers. + -embed: *windowid* + Tells rxvt to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, + which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. + + Right now, rxvt will first unmap/map the specified window, so it + shouldn't be a top-level window. rxvt will also reconfigure it quite + a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to + create an extra subwindow for rxvt and leave it alone. + + The window will not be destroyed when rxvt exits. + + It might be useful to know that rxvt will not close file descriptors + passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you can use + file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the + terminal. This works regardless of wether the "-embed" option was + used or not. RESOURCES (available also as long-options) Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options)