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4 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "RXVTDATE()" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
4 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "2004-04-02" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
5 | .SH "NAME" |
5 | .SH "NAME" |
6 | rxvt (ouR XVT) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
6 | rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
7 | .PP |
7 | .PP |
8 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
8 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
9 | .PP |
9 | .PP |
10 | \fBrxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
10 | \fBrxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
11 | .PP |
11 | .PP |
12 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
12 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
13 | .PP |
13 | .PP |
14 | \fBrxvt\fP, version \fBRXVTVERSION()\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
14 | \fBrxvt-unicode\fP, version \fB2\&.6\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
15 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
15 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
16 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
16 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
17 | As a result, \fBrxvt\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
17 | As a result, \fBrxvt-unicode\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
18 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
18 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
19 | .PP |
19 | .PP |
20 | .PP |
20 | .PP |
21 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
21 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
22 | .PP |
22 | .PP |
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54 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
54 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
55 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
55 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
56 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
56 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
57 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
57 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
58 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
58 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
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59 | .IP "\fB-tint\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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60 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
59 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
61 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
60 | Window background colour; |
62 | Window background colour; |
61 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
63 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
62 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
64 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
63 | Window foreground colour; |
65 | Window foreground colour; |
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79 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
81 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
80 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
82 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
81 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
83 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
82 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
84 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
83 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
85 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
84 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
86 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
85 | is appended\&. |
87 | is always appended to it\&. |
86 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
88 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
87 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
89 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
88 | Specify the application name under which resources |
90 | Specify the application name under which resources |
89 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
91 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
90 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
92 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
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115 | Put scrollbar on right/left; |
117 | Put scrollbar on right/left; |
116 | resource \fBscrollBar_right\fP\&. |
118 | resource \fBscrollBar_right\fP\&. |
117 | .IP "\fB-st\fP|\fB+st\fP" |
119 | .IP "\fB-st\fP|\fB+st\fP" |
118 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
120 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
119 | resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fP\&. |
121 | resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fP\&. |
120 | .IP "\fB-mcc\fP|\fB+mcc\fP" |
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121 | Compile \fImultichar_languages\fP: treat multibyte glyphs as single |
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122 | character for backspace, delete and cursor movement keys; |
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123 | resource \fBmultibyte_cursor\fP\&. |
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124 | .IP "\fB-bc\fP|\fB+bc\fP" |
122 | .IP "\fB-bc\fP|\fB+bc\fP" |
125 | Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fP\&. |
123 | Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fP\&. |
126 | .IP "\fB-iconic\fP" |
124 | .IP "\fB-iconic\fP" |
127 | Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option\&. |
125 | Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option\&. |
128 | Alternative form is \fB-ic\fP\&. |
126 | Alternative form is \fB-ic\fP\&. |
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176 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
174 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
177 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
175 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
178 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
176 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
179 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
177 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
180 | while staying in another locale\&. |
178 | while staying in another locale\&. |
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179 | .IP "\fB-insecure\fP" |
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180 | Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape |
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181 | sequences that echo strings\&. See the resource \fBinsecure\fP for |
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182 | more info\&. |
181 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
183 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
182 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
184 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
183 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
185 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
184 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
186 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
185 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
187 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
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188 | .IP "\fB-ssc\fP|\fB+ssc\fP" |
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189 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled); |
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190 | resource \fBsecondaryScreen\fP\&. |
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191 | .IP "\fB-ssr\fP|\fB+ssr\fP" |
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192 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); |
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193 | resource \fBsecondaryScroll\fP\&. |
186 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
194 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
187 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
195 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
188 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
196 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
189 | in some window managers\&. |
197 | in some window managers\&. |
190 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
198 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
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256 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
264 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
257 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
265 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
258 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
266 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
259 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
267 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
260 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
268 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
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269 | .IP "\fBtintColor\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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270 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
261 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
271 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
262 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
272 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
263 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
273 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
264 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
274 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
265 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
275 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
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283 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
293 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
284 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
294 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
285 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
295 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
286 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
296 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
287 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
297 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
288 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
298 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
289 | is appended\&. |
299 | is always appended to this list\&. |
290 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
300 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
291 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
301 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
292 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
302 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
293 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
303 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
294 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
304 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
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404 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
414 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
405 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
415 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
406 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
416 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
407 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
417 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
408 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
418 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
409 | .IP "\fBmultibyte_cursor:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
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410 | \fBTrue\fP: consider multibyte glyphs as single character for backspace, |
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411 | delete and cursor movement keys; |
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412 | option \fB-mcc\fP\&. |
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413 | \fBFalse\fP: move through all components of all glyphs; |
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414 | option \fB+mcc\fP\&. |
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415 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
419 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
416 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
420 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
417 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
421 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
418 | \fBBackspace\fP (code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate |
422 | \fBBackspace\fP (code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate |
419 | DEC private mode escape sequence\&. |
423 | DEC private mode escape sequence\&. |
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436 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
440 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
437 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
441 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
438 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
442 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
439 | while staying in another locale\&. |
443 | while staying in another locale\&. |
440 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
444 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
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445 | .IP "\fBinsecure\fP" |
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446 | Enables "insecure" mode\&. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
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447 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale\&. This |
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448 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your |
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449 | display, wether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies |
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450 | unfiltered or though write(1)\&. Therefore, these sequences are |
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451 | disabled by default\&. (Note that other terminals, including xterm, |
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452 | have these sequences enabled by default)\&. You can enable them |
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453 | by setting this boolean resource or specifying \fB-insecure\fP as |
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454 | an option\&. At the moment, this enabled display-answer, locale, |
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455 | findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic |
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456 | menubar dispatch\&. |
441 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
457 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
442 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
458 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
443 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
459 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
444 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
460 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
445 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
461 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
446 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
462 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
447 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
463 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
448 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
464 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
449 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
465 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
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466 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScreen:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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467 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled)\&. |
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468 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScroll:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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469 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled)\&. If |
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470 | the this option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will |
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471 | change the scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen |
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472 | will instead scroll the screen up\&. |
450 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
473 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
451 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
474 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
452 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
475 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
453 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
476 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
454 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
477 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
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1025 | .PP |
1048 | .PP |
1026 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
1049 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
1027 | .PP |
1050 | .PP |
1028 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
1051 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
1029 | .PP |
1052 | .PP |
1030 | rxvt-+RXVTVERSION()\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
1053 | rxvt-2\&.6\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
1031 | RXVTFTPSITE() |
1054 | ftp://ftp\&.rxvt\&.org/pub/rxvt |
1032 | .PP |
1055 | .PP |
1033 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
1056 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
1034 | .PP |
1057 | .PP |
1035 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
1058 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
1036 | RXVTMAINT() RXVTMAINTEMAIL() |
1059 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
1037 | .br |
1060 | .br |
1038 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
1061 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
1039 | RXVTWEBMAINT() RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL() |
1062 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
1040 | .br |
1063 | .br |
1041 | RXVTWEBPAGE() |
1064 | <http://www\&.sourceforge\&.net/projects/rxvt-unicode/> |
1042 | .br |
1065 | .br |
1043 | .IP "Mailing list" |
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1044 | The Rxvt Workers <rxvt-workers@rxvt\&.org> |
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1045 | mailing list has also been established for rxvt development, to |
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1046 | subscribe, email to |
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1047 | <rxvt-workers-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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1048 | There is also a mailing list for announcements of new releases of |
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1049 | rxvt\&. To subscribe, email to |
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1050 | <rxvt-announce-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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1051 | .PP |
1066 | .PP |
1052 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
1067 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
1053 | .PP |
1068 | .PP |
1054 | .IP "John Bovey" |
1069 | .IP "John Bovey" |
1055 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |
1070 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |