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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 6.2, 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.
267 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
268 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
269 run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or, 274 run the program specified by the SHELL environment variable or,
270 failing that, *sh(1)*. 275 failing that, *sh(1)*.
271 276
277 Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you
278 want to run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like
279 this:
280
281 rxvt -e sh -c "shell commands"
282
272 -title *text* 283 -title *text*
273 Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename 284 Window title (-T still respected); the default title is the basename
274 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
275 application name; resource title. 286 application name; resource title.
276 287
318 secondaryScreen. 329 secondaryScreen.
319 330
320 -ssr|+ssr 331 -ssr|+ssr
321 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 332 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
322 secondaryScroll. 333 secondaryScroll.
334
335 -hold|+hold
336 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will
337 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
338 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by
339 the user; resource hold.
323 340
324 -keysym.*sym* *string* 341 -keysym.*sym* *string*
325 Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym. 342 Remap a key symbol. See resource keysym.
326 343
327 -embed *windowid* 344 -embed *windowid*
584 tried. 601 tried.
585 602
586 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
587 normal text font will being used for the given style. 604 normal text font will being used for the given style.
588 605
606 intensityStyles: *boolean*
607 When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (True,
608 option -is, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
609 intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option
610 (False, option +is) disables this behaviour, the high intensity
611 colours are not reachable.
612
589 selectstyle: *mode* 613 selectstyle: *mode*
590 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
591 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
592 gives xterm style selection. 616 gives xterm style selection.
593 617
769 793
770 insecure: *boolean* 794 insecure: *boolean*
771 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences 795 Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences
772 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
773 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,
774 whether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or 798 whether through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or
775 though write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. 799 through write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are
776 (Note that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 800 disabled by default. (Note that many other terminals, including
777 enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 801 xterm, have these sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make
778 resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this 802 it safer, though).
779 enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window 803
780 title requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 804 You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
805 -insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
806 locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as
807 dynamic menubar dispatch.
781 808
782 modifier: *modifier* 809 modifier: *modifier*
783 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,
784 super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod. 811 super, mod1, mod2, mod3, mod4, mod5; option -mod.
785 812
794 secondaryScroll: *bool* 821 secondaryScroll: *bool*
795 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 822 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
796 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 823 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
797 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 824 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
798 instead scroll the screen up. 825 instead scroll the screen up.
826
827 hold: *bool*
828 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, rxvt will
829 not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
830 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by
831 the user.
799 832
800 keysym.*sym*: *string* 833 keysym.*sym*: *string*
801 Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The 834 Compile *frills*: Associate *string* with keysym *sym*. The
802 intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted. 835 intervening resource name keysym. cannot be omitted.
803 836
915 entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless 948 entire logical line (which can span multiple screen lines), unless
916 modified by resource tripleclickwords. 949 modified by resource tripleclickwords.
917 950
918 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)
919 (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a 952 (Compile: *frills*) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
920 normal one. 953 normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in
954 the selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and
955 removed from the selection.
921 956
922 Insertion: 957 Insertion:
923 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in 958 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or Shift-Insert) in
924 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
925 if it had been typed on the keyboard. 960 if it had been typed on the keyboard.
929 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 964 supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
930 965
931 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 966 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
932 therefore using the menubar), e.g.: 967 therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
933 968
934 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 969 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
935 970
936 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
937 far. 972 far.
938 973
939ISO 14755 SUPPORT 974ISO 14755 SUPPORT

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