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5 | SYNOPSIS |
5 | SYNOPSIS |
6 | rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
6 | rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
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8 | DESCRIPTION |
8 | DESCRIPTION |
9 | rxvt-unicode, version 5.5, 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. |
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93 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
93 | Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource reverseVideo. |
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95 | -j|+j |
95 | -j|+j |
96 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
96 | Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource jumpScroll. |
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98 | -ip|+ip |
98 | -ip|+ip | -tr|+tr |
99 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
99 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is |
100 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
100 | -tr; resource inheritPixmap. |
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102 | -fade *number* |
102 | -fade *number* |
103 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource |
103 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small |
104 | fading. |
104 | values fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by |
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105 | the fade colour; resource fading. |
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107 | -fadecolor *colour* |
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108 | Fade to this colour when fading is used (see -fade). The default |
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109 | colour is black. resource fadeColor. |
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106 | -tint *colour* |
111 | -tint *colour* |
107 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
112 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when |
108 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. See also the -sh option |
113 | transparency is enabled with -tr or -ip. This only works for |
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114 | non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the -sh option that can |
109 | that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to |
115 | be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; |
110 | tinting it. |
116 | resource *tintColor*. Example: |
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118 | rxvt -tr -tint blue -sh 40 |
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112 | -sh *number* Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent |
120 | -sh *number* Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent |
113 | background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. -tint must be |
121 | background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. -tint must be |
114 | specified, too, e.g. "-tint white"). |
122 | specified, too, e.g. "-tint white"). |
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167 | -fbi *fontlist* |
175 | -fbi *fontlist* |
168 | 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 |
169 | characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for |
177 | characters are to be printed. See resource boldItalicFont for |
170 | details. |
178 | details. |
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180 | -is|+is |
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181 | Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity |
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182 | foreground/background (default). See resource intensityStyles for |
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183 | details. |
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172 | -name *name* |
185 | -name *name* |
173 | Specify the application name under which resources are to be |
186 | Specify the application name under which resources are to be |
174 | obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should |
187 | obtained, rather than the default executable file name. Name should |
175 | not contain `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title |
188 | not contain `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title |
176 | name. |
189 | name. |
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205 | -sr|+sr |
218 | -sr|+sr |
206 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource scrollBar_right. |
219 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource scrollBar_right. |
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208 | -st|+st |
221 | -st|+st |
209 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
222 | Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
210 | resource scrollBar_floating. |
223 | resource scrollBar_floating. |
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224 | |
212 | -ptab|+ptab |
225 | -ptab|+ptab |
213 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored |
226 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored |
214 | as actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it |
227 | as actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it |
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259 | on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on |
272 | on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last on |
260 | the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to |
273 | the command-line. If there is no -e option then the default is to |
261 | run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, |
274 | run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, |
262 | failing that, *sh(1)*. |
275 | failing that, *sh(1)*. |
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277 | Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you |
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278 | want to run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like |
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279 | this: |
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280 | |
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281 | rxvt -e sh -c "shell commands" |
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264 | -title *text* |
283 | -title *text* |
265 | Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename |
284 | Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename |
266 | of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the |
285 | of the program specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the |
267 | application name; resource title. |
286 | application name; resource title. |
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310 | secondaryScreen. |
329 | secondaryScreen. |
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312 | -ssr|+ssr |
331 | -ssr|+ssr |
313 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
332 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
314 | secondaryScroll. |
333 | secondaryScroll. |
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335 | -hold|+hold |
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336 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
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337 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
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338 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
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339 | the user; resource hold. |
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316 | -keysym.*sym* *string* |
341 | -keysym.*sym* *string* |
317 | Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. |
342 | Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. |
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319 | -embed *windowid* |
344 | -embed *windowid* |
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467 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
492 | True: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving |
468 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
493 | artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows' |
469 | pixmap. |
494 | pixmap. |
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471 | fading: *number* |
496 | fading: *number* |
472 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. |
497 | Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option |
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498 | -fade. |
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500 | fadeColor: *colour* |
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501 | Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see fading:). The default |
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502 | colour is black; option -fadecolor. |
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474 | tintColor: *colour* |
504 | tintColor: *colour* |
475 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. |
505 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option |
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506 | -tint. |
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477 | shading: *number* |
508 | shading: *number* |
478 | Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background |
509 | Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background |
479 | image in addition to tinting it. |
510 | image in addition to tinting it. |
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481 | scrollColor: *colour* |
512 | scrollColor: *colour* |
482 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. |
513 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. |
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484 | troughColor: *colour* |
515 | troughColor: *colour* |
485 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default |
516 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default |
486 | #969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. |
517 | #969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. |
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488 | borderColor: *colour* |
519 | borderColor: *colour* |
489 | The colour of the border around the text area and between the |
520 | The colour of the border around the text area and between the |
490 | scrollbar and the text. |
521 | scrollbar and the text. |
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570 | tried. |
601 | tried. |
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572 | If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the |
603 | If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the |
573 | normal text font will being used for the given style. |
604 | normal text font will being used for the given style. |
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606 | intensityStyles: *boolean* |
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607 | When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (True, |
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608 | option -is, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high |
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609 | intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option |
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610 | (False, option +is) disables this behaviour, the high intensity |
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611 | colours are not reachable. |
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575 | selectstyle: *mode* |
613 | selectstyle: *mode* |
576 | Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is |
614 | Set mouse selection style to old which is 2.20, oldword which is |
577 | xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
615 | xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
578 | gives xterm style selection. |
616 | gives xterm style selection. |
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580 | scrollstyle: *mode* |
618 | scrollstyle: *mode* |
581 | Set scrollbar style to rxvt, plain, next or xterm. plain is the |
619 | Set scrollbar style to rxvt, plain, next or xterm. plain is the |
582 | author's favourite.. |
620 | author's favourite. |
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621 | |
584 | title: *string* |
622 | title: *string* |
585 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
623 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
586 | specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the application |
624 | specified after the -e option, if any, otherwise the application |
587 | name; option -title. |
625 | name; option -title. |
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612 | print-pipe: *string* |
650 | print-pipe: *string* |
613 | Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default *lpr(1)*]. Use |
651 | Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default *lpr(1)*]. Use |
614 | Print to initiate a screen dump to the printer and Ctrl-Print or |
652 | Print to initiate a screen dump to the printer and Ctrl-Print or |
615 | Shift-Print to include the scrollback as well. |
653 | Shift-Print to include the scrollback as well. |
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655 | The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. |
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657 | Example: |
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659 | URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) |
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661 | This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen |
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662 | contents everytime you hit "Print". |
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617 | scrollBar: *boolean* |
664 | scrollBar: *boolean* |
618 | True: enable the scrollbar [default]; option -sb. False: disable the |
665 | True: enable the scrollbar [default]; option -sb. False: disable the |
619 | scrollbar; option +sb. |
666 | scrollbar; option +sb. |
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747 | insecure: *boolean* |
794 | insecure: *boolean* |
748 | Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
795 | Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
749 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This |
796 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This |
750 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, |
797 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, |
751 | whether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or |
798 | whether through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or |
752 | though write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. |
799 | through write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are |
753 | (Note that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences |
800 | disabled by default. (Note that many other terminals, including |
754 | enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean |
801 | xterm, have these sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make |
755 | resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this |
802 | it safer, though). |
756 | enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window |
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757 | title requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. |
804 | You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying |
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805 | -insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer, |
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806 | locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as |
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807 | dynamic menubar dispatch. |
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759 | modifier: *modifier* |
809 | modifier: *modifier* |
760 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, |
810 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, |
761 | super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. |
811 | super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. |
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771 | secondaryScroll: *bool* |
821 | secondaryScroll: *bool* |
772 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
822 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this |
773 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
823 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
774 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
824 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
775 | instead scroll the screen up. |
825 | instead scroll the screen up. |
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827 | hold: *bool* |
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828 | Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will |
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829 | not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
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830 | it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by |
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831 | the user. |
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777 | keysym.*sym*: *string* |
833 | keysym.*sym*: *string* |
778 | Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The |
834 | Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The |
779 | intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. |
835 | intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. |
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892 | entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless |
948 | entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless |
893 | modified by resource tripleclickwords. |
949 | modified by resource tripleclickwords. |
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895 | Starting a selection while pressing the Meta key (or Meta+Ctrl keys) |
951 | Starting a selection while pressing the Meta key (or Meta+Ctrl keys) |
896 | (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a |
952 | (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a |
897 | normal one. |
953 | normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in |
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954 | the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and |
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955 | removed from the selection. |
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899 | Insertion: |
957 | Insertion: |
900 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in |
958 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in |
901 | an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as |
959 | an rxvt window causes the current text selection to be inserted as |
902 | if it had been typed on the keyboard. |
960 | if it had been typed on the keyboard. |
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906 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
964 | supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. |
907 | |
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908 | You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and |
966 | You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and |
909 | therefore using the menubar), e.g.: |
967 | therefore using the menubar), e.g.: |
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911 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" |
969 | printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" |
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913 | rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so |
971 | rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so |
914 | far. |
972 | far. |
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916 | ISO 14755 SUPPORT |
974 | ISO 14755 SUPPORT |
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1062 | Used in the same way as "RXVTPATH". |
1120 | Used in the same way as "RXVTPATH". |
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1064 | RXVT_SOCKET |
1122 | RXVT_SOCKET |
1065 | The unix domain socket path used by rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1). |
1123 | The unix domain socket path used by rxvtc(1) and rxvtd(1). |
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1067 | Default "$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename". |
1125 | Default $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-*<nodename*. |
1068 | |
1126 | |
1069 | HOME |
1127 | HOME |
1070 | Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for |
1128 | Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for |
1071 | daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as |
1129 | daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as |
1072 | ".Xdefaults") |
1130 | ".Xdefaults") |
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1081 | FILES |
1139 | FILES |
1082 | /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt |
1140 | /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt |
1083 | Color names. |
1141 | Color names. |
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1085 | SEE ALSO |
1143 | SEE ALSO |
1086 | rxvt(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) |
1144 | rxvt(7), rxvtc(1), rxvtd(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), |
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1145 | tty(4), utmp(5) |
1088 | BUGS |
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1089 | Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list. |
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1091 | Cursor change support is not yet implemented. |
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1093 | Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding. |
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1095 | CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR |
1147 | CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR |
1096 | Project Coordinator |
1148 | Project Coordinator |
1097 | Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
1149 | Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> |
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