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131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2005-07-13" "5.7" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-10" "6.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133.SH "NAME" 133.SH "NAME"
134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information 134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information
135.SH "SYNOPSIS" 135.SH "SYNOPSIS"
136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS" 136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137.Vb 2 137.Vb 2
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156The newest version of this document is 156The newest version of this document is
157also available on the World Wide Web at 157also available on the World Wide Web at
158<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 158<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
159.SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" 159.SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
160.IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" 160.IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
161.IP "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?" 4
162.IX Item "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?"
163I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
164bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
165that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
166compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (\s-1RSS\s0) after startup. Even
167with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
168features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
169already in use in this mode.
170.Sp
171.Vb 3
172\& text data bss drs rss filename
173\& 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
174\& 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
175.Ve
176.Sp
177When you \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft
178and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
179libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
180.Sp
181.Vb 3
182\& text data bss drs rss filename
183\& 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
184\& 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
185.Ve
186.Sp
187The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
188encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
189and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
190encodings. The \s-1BSS\s0 size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
191compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
192memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
193few megabytes of \s-1RSS\s0. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of \s-1RSS\s0 even when
194not used.
195.Sp
196Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
197a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
198memory.
199.Sp
200Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
201still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
202(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
20343180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
204startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
205extremely well *g*.
206.IP "Why \*(C+, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?" 4
207.IX Item "Why , isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?"
208Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
209to write it, and \*(C+ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
210of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
211shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without \*(C+.
212.Sp
213My personal stance on this is that \*(C+ is less portable than C, but in
214the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
215are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
216domain sockets, which are all less portable than \*(C+ itself.
217.Sp
218Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
219in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
220\&\*(C+ that don't. \*(C+ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
221not necessarily the case with \s-1GCC\s0. Here is what rxvt links against on my
222system with a minimal config:
223.Sp
224.Vb 4
225\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
226\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
227\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
228\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
229.Ve
230.Sp
231And here is rxvt\-unicode:
232.Sp
233.Vb 5
234\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
235\& libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
236\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
237\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
238\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
239.Ve
240.Sp
241No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
242except maybe libX11 :)
243.IP "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt\-unicode?" 4
244.IX Item "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?"
245rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
246tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs,
247and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs,
248as witnessed by \fIdoc/rxvt\-tabbed\fR or the upcoming \f(CW\*(C`Gtk2::URxvt\*(C'\fR perl
249module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example
250embedding application.
161.IP "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 4 251.IP "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 4
162.IX Item "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 252.IX Item "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?"
163The version number is displayed with the usage (\-h). Also the escape 253The version number is displayed with the usage (\-h). Also the escape
164sequence \f(CW\*(C`ESC [ 8 n\*(C'\fR sets the window title to the version number. 254sequence \f(CW\*(C`ESC [ 8 n\*(C'\fR sets the window title to the version number. When
255using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
256daemon.
165.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4 257.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4
166.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 258.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..."
167The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large 259The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
168patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before 260patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before
169reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and 261reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and
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175.Sp 267.Sp
176For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 268For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
177probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a 269probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a
178bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that 270bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
179might encounter the same issue. 271might encounter the same issue.
272.IP "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS \s-1XXX\s0, any recommendation?" 4
273.IX Item "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?"
274You should build one binary with the default options. \fIconfigure\fR
275now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
276runtime\-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
277except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
278be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
279the future) depends on it.
280.Sp
281You should not overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR snd \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\*(C'\fR resources
282system-wide (except maybe with \f(CW\*(C`defaults\*(C'\fR). This will result in useful
283behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
284\&\f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
285perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
286.Sp
287If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
288one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with
289\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
290encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
291.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4
292.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?"
293Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably
294not bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of
295freetype + fontconfig + xft + xlib + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
296secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
297runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice.
298.Sp
299Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some
300systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for
301ptys, but some need it for utmp support). If rxvt-unicode doesn't support
302the library/setuid helper that your \s-1OS\s0 needs I'll be happy to assist you
303in implementing support for it.
304.Sp
305So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your
306typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that
307its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues
308regularly.
180.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4 309.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4
181.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 310.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?"
182The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 311The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
183as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 312as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
184.Sp 313.Sp
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637rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell. 766rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
638.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4 767.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4
639.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 768.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?"
640Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as 769Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
641it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable 770it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
642antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialiasing=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of 771antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialias=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of
643memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. 772memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
644.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4 773.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4
645.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 774.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?"
646Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to 775Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
647fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core 776fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
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1582l l . 1711l l .
1583h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1712h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1584l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1713l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1585.TE 1714.TE
1586 1715
1716.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1021""\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1717.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1021\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1718.IX Item "Ps = 1021 (rxvt)"
1719.TS
1720l l .
1721h Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option -is)
1722l Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1723.TE
1724
1587.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4 1725.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4
1588.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4 1726.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4
1589.IX Item "Ps = 1047" 1727.IX Item "Ps = 1047"
1590.TS 1728.TS
1591l l . 1729l l .
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1654Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1792Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1655Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1793Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1656Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1794Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1657Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). 1795Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1658Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). 1796Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1797Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1659.TE 1798.TE
1660 1799
1661.PP 1800.PP
1662 1801
1663.IX Xref "menuBar" 1802.IX Xref "menuBar"
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2191.TE 2330.TE
2192 2331
2193.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2332.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2194.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2333.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2195General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2334General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2196hasn't been tested well. Either try with \-\-enable\-everything or use the 2335hasn't been tested well. Either try with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR or use
2197\&./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 2336the \fI./reconf\fR script as a base for experiments. \fI./reconf\fR is used by
2198so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 2337myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2199report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 2338always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2200<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 2339Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2340.PP
2341All
2201.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4 2342.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4
2202.IX Item "--enable-everything" 2343.IX Item "--enable-everything"
2203Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure 2344Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure
2204\&\-\-help\*(R". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant. 2345\&\-\-help\*(R".
2346.Sp
2205You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by 2347You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2206\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate commands. 2348\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments,
2207.IP "\-\-enable\-xft" 4 2349or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
2208.IX Item "--enable-xft" 2350\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR and than adding just the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments
2351you want.
2352.IP "\-\-enable\-xft (default: enabled)" 4
2353.IX Item "--enable-xft (default: enabled)"
2209Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are 2354Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2210slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you 2355slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2211don't pay for them. 2356don't pay for them.
2212.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles" 4 2357.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles (default: on)" 4
2213.IX Item "--enable-font-styles" 2358.IX Item "--enable-font-styles (default: on)"
2214Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font 2359Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font
2215styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2360styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2216.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,..." 4 2361.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)" 4
2217.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,..." 2362.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)"
2218Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (\f(CW\*(C`eu\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`vn\*(C'\fR 2363Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (\f(CW\*(C`eu\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`vn\*(C'\fR
2219are always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These 2364are always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These
2220codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required 2365codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2221for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose 2366for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2222replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your 2367replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
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2230jp common japanese encodings 2375jp common japanese encodings
2231jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 2376jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2232kr korean encodings 2377kr korean encodings
2233.TE 2378.TE
2234 2379
2235.IP "\-\-enable\-xim" 4 2380.IP "\-\-enable\-xim (default: on)" 4
2236.IX Item "--enable-xim" 2381.IX Item "--enable-xim (default: on)"
2237Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 2382Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2238alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 2383alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2239set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 2384set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2240.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3" 4 2385.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3 (default: off)" 4
2241.IX Item "--enable-unicode3" 2386.IX Item "--enable-unicode3 (default: off)"
2242Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 2387Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
224365535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage 238865535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2244requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2389requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2245support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2390support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2246.Sp 2391.Sp
2247Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 2392Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2248even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2393even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2249limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2394limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2250see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2395see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2251(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2396(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2252.IP "\-\-enable\-combining" 4 2397.IP "\-\-enable\-combining (default: on)" 4
2253.IX Item "--enable-combining" 2398.IX Item "--enable-combining (default: on)"
2254Enable automatic composition of combining characters into 2399Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2255composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 2400composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2256where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 2401where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2257done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 2402done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2258new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 2403new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
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2266beyond plane 0 (>65535) when \-\-enable\-unicode3 was not specified. 2411beyond plane 0 (>65535) when \-\-enable\-unicode3 was not specified.
2267.Sp 2412.Sp
2268The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, 2413The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2269but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and 2414but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2270tell me how these are to be used...). 2415tell me how these are to be used...).
2271.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS)" 4 2416.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)" 4
2272.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS)" 2417.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)"
2273When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0 2418When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0. To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2274(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2275.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME" 4 2419.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2276.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME" 2420.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2277Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 2421Use the given name as default application name when
2278reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 2422reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2279.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS" 4 2423.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)" 4
2280.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS" 2424.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)"
2281Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 2425Use the given class as default application class
2282when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace 2426when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace
2283rxvt. 2427rxvt.
2284.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp" 4 2428.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp (default: on)" 4
2285.IX Item "--enable-utmp" 2429.IX Item "--enable-utmp (default: on)"
2286Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at 2430Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at
2287start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 2431start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2288.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp" 4 2432.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp (default: on)" 4
2289.IX Item "--enable-wtmp" 2433.IX Item "--enable-wtmp (default: on)"
2290Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at 2434Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at
2291start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 2435start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2292option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2436option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2293.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog" 4 2437.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog (default: on)" 4
2294.IX Item "--enable-lastlog" 2438.IX Item "--enable-lastlog (default: on)"
2295Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2439Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2296\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2440\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2297\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2441\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2298.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background" 4 2442.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background (default: on)" 4
2299.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background" 2443.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background (default: on)"
2300Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps. 2444Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps.
2301.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency" 4 2445.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency (default: on)" 4
2302.IX Item "--enable-transparency" 2446.IX Item "--enable-transparency (default: on)"
2303Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2447Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2304transparency to the term. 2448transparency to the term.
2305.IP "\-\-enable\-fading" 4 2449.IP "\-\-enable\-fading (default: on)" 4
2306.IX Item "--enable-fading" 2450.IX Item "--enable-fading (default: on)"
2307Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 2451Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2308.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting" 4 2452.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting (default: on)" 4
2309.IX Item "--enable-tinting" 2453.IX Item "--enable-tinting (default: on)"
2310Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 2454Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2311.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar" 4 2455.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar (default: off) [\s-1DEPRECATED\s0]" 4
2312.IX Item "--enable-menubar" 2456.IX Item "--enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]"
2313Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 2457Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic
2314dynamic locale switching currently). 2458locale switching currently). This option is \s-1DEPRECATED\s0 and will be removed
2459in the future.
2315.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll" 4 2460.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2316.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll" 2461.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)"
2317Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2462Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2318.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll" 4 2463.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2319.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll" 2464.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll (default: on)"
2320Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 2465Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2321.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll" 4 2466.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2322.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll" 2467.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)"
2323Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 2468Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2324.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll" 4 2469.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2325.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll" 2470.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)"
2326Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 2471Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2327is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 2472is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2328many years. 2473many years.
2329.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow" 4 2474.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow (default: off)" 4
2330.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow" 2475.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow (default: off)"
2331Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 2476Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2332only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 2477only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2333.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid" 4 2478.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid (default: off)" 4
2334.IX Item "--enable-ttygid" 2479.IX Item "--enable-ttygid (default: off)"
2335Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if 2480Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if
2336your system uses this type of security. 2481your system uses this type of security.
2337.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4 2482.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4
2338.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key" 2483.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key"
2339Disable any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server 2484Removes any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server do it.
2340do it.
2341.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4 2485.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4
2342.IX Item "--disable-delete-key" 2486.IX Item "--disable-delete-key"
2343Disable any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server 2487Removes any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server
2344do it. 2488do it.
2345.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4 2489.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4
2346.IX Item "--disable-resources" 2490.IX Item "--disable-resources"
2347Remove all resources checking. 2491Removes any support for resource checking.
2348.IP "\-\-enable\-xgetdefault" 4 2492.IP "\-\-enable\-xgetdefault" 4
2349.IX Item "--enable-xgetdefault" 2493.IX Item "--enable-xgetdefault"
2350Make resources checking via \fIXGetDefault()\fR instead of our small 2494Make resources checking via \fIXGetDefault()\fR instead of our small
2351version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then 2495version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2352~/.Xresources. 2496~/.Xresources.
2353.Sp 2497.Sp
2354Please note that nowadays, things like \s-1XIM\s0 will automatically pull in and 2498Please note that nowadays, things like \s-1XIM\s0 will automatically pull in and
2355use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very 2499use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2356small, if nonexistant. 2500small, if nonexistant.
2357.IP "\-\-enable\-strings" 4 2501.IP "\-\-enable\-strings (default: off)" 4
2358.IX Item "--enable-strings" 2502.IX Item "--enable-strings (default: off)"
2359Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other 2503Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other
2360various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 2504various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2361have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 2505have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2362to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 2506to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2363GNU/Linux systems). 2507GNU/Linux systems).
2364.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4 2508.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4
2365.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen" 2509.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen"
2366Remove support for swap screen. 2510Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2367.IP "\-\-enable\-frills" 4 2511.IP "\-\-enable\-frills (default: on)" 4
2368.IX Item "--enable-frills" 2512.IX Item "--enable-frills (default: on)"
2369Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to 2513Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2370have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to 2514have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2371disable this. 2515disable this.
2372.Sp 2516.Sp
2373A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly 2517A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly
2374in combination with other switches) is: 2518in combination with other switches) is:
2375.Sp 2519.Sp
2376.Vb 13 2520.Vb 17
2377\& MWM-hints 2521\& MWM-hints
2378\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2522\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2379\& seperate underline colour 2523\& seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2380\& settable border widths and borderless switch 2524\& settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2381\& settable extra linespacing 2525\& settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2382\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2526\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2383\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2527\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2384\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 2528\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2385\& tripleclickwords 2529\& tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2386\& settable insecure mode 2530\& settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2387\& keysym remapping support 2531\& keysym remapping support
2388\& cursor blinking and underline cursor 2532\& cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2389\& -embed and -pty-fd options 2533\& XEmbed support (-embed)
2534\& user-pty (-pty-fd)
2535\& hold on exit (-hold)
2536\& skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2537\& sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2390.Ve 2538.Ve
2391.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755" 4 2539.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755 (default: on)" 4
2392.IX Item "--enable-iso14755" 2540.IX Item "--enable-iso14755 (default: on)"
2393Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2541Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2394\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2542\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2395\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with 2543\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2396this switch. 2544this switch.
2397.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling" 4 2545.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling (default: on)" 4
2398.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling" 2546.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling (default: on)"
2399Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2547Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2400the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2548the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2401.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel" 4 2549.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel (default: on)" 4
2402.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel" 2550.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel (default: on)"
2403Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2551Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2404.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling" 4 2552.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling (default: on)" 4
2405.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling" 2553.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling (default: on)"
2406Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2554Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2407accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2555accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2408requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified. 2556requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified.
2409.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4 2557.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4
2410.IX Item "--disable-new-selection" 2558.IX Item "--disable-new-selection"
2411Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 2559Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2412.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc" 4 2560.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc (default: off)" 4
2413.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc" 2561.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc (default: off)"
2414Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See 2562Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See
2415http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the 2563http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2416next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point 2564next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2417\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places. 2565\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places.
2418.Sp 2566.Sp
2419You can only use either this option and the following (should 2567You can only use either this option and the following (should
2420you use either) . 2568you use either) .
2421.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc" 4 2569.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc (default: off)" 4
2422.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc" 2570.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc (default: off)"
2423Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version 2571Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version
2424See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 2572See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2425.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize" 4 2573.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize (default: on)" 4
2426.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize" 2574.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize (default: on)"
2427Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2575Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2428keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2576keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2429closest to a corner of the screen. 2577the screen in a fixed position.
2430.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank" 4 2578.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4
2431.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank" 2579.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)"
2432Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2580Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2581.IP "\-\-enable\-perl (default: off)" 4
2582.IX Item "--enable-perl (default: off)"
2583Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\f(BIperl\fB\|(3)\fR
2584manpage (\fIdoc/rxvtperl.txt\fR) for more info on this feature, or the files
2585in \fIsrc/perl\-ext/\fR for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2586perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the \f(CW\*(C`PERL\*(C'\fR environment
2587variable when running configure.
2433.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME" 4 2588.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2434.IX Item "--with-name=NAME" 2589.IX Item "--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2435Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, resulting 2590Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2436in \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`urxvtd\*(C'\fR etc.). Specify \f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-name=rxvt\*(C'\fR to replace with 2591in \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`urxvtd\*(C'\fR etc.). Specify \f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-name=rxvt\*(C'\fR to replace with
2437\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR. 2592\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR.
2438.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME" 4 2593.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME (default: rxvt\-unicode)" 4
2439.IX Item "--with-term=NAME" 2594.IX Item "--with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)"
2440Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0 (default 2595Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0.
2441\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR)
2442.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4 2596.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4
2443.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH" 2597.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH"
2444Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to 2598Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2445\&\s-1PATH\s0. 2599\&\s-1PATH\s0.
2446.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4 2600.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4

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