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127.\} 127.\}
128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C 128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C
129.\" ======================================================================== 129.\" ========================================================================
130.\" 130.\"
131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-16" "7.0" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-19" "7.1" "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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299using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the 299using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
300daemon. 300daemon.
301.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4 301.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4
302.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 302.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..."
303The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large 303The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
304patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before 304patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode (but
305reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and 305unfortunately this notice has been removed). Before reporting a bug to
306install the genuine version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>) 306the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the genuine
307and try to reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the 307version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>) and try to reproduce
308problems are specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be 308the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific to
309Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the Debian Bug
309reported via the Debian Bug Tracking System (use \f(CW\*(C`reportbug\*(C'\fR to report 310Tracking System (use \f(CW\*(C`reportbug\*(C'\fR to report the bug).
310the bug).
311.Sp 311.Sp
312For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 312For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
313probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a 313probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a
314bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that 314bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
315might encounter the same issue. 315might encounter the same issue.
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332one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with 332one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with
333\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of 333\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
334encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used). 334encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
335.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4 335.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4
336.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?" 336.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?"
337Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably not 337It should be, starting with release 7.1. You are encouraged to properly
338bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of freetype 338install urxvt with privileges necessary for your \s-1OS\s0 now.
339+ fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
340secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
341runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice. Besides, with the embedded perl
342interpreter the possibility for security problems easily multiplies.
343.Sp 339.Sp
344Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some 340When rxvt-unicode detects that it runs setuid or setgid, it will fork
345systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for 341into a helper process for privileged operations (pty handling on some
346ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is planned to mvoe this into 342systems, utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling on others) and drop privileges
347a forked handler process, but this is not yet done. 343immediately. This is much safer than most other terminals that keep
344privileges while running (but is more relevant to urxvt, as it contains
345things as perl interpreters, which might be \*(L"helpful\*(R" to attackers).
348.Sp 346.Sp
349So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your 347This forking is done as the very first within \fImain()\fR, which is very early
350typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that 348and reduces possible bugs to initialisation code run before \fImain()\fR, or
351its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues 349things like the dynamic loader of your system, which should result in very
352regularly. 350little risk.
353.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4 351.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4
354.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 352.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?"
355The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 353The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
356as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 354as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
357.Sp 355.Sp
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1811Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt 1809Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt
1812Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt 1810Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt
1813Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt 1811Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt
1814Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706] 1812Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706]
1815Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707] 1813Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707]
1816Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt 1814Ps = 20 Change background pixmap parameters (see section XPM) (Compile XPM).
1817Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt. 1815Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt.
1818Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented 1816Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented
1819Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt. 1817Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt.
1820Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n 1818Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n
1821Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt 1819Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt
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2127.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll (default: on)" 4 2125.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2128.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)" 2126.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)"
2129Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 2127Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2130is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 2128is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2131many years. 2129many years.
2132.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow (default: off)" 4
2133.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow (default: off)"
2134Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2135only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2136.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid (default: off)" 4 2130.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid (default: off)" 4
2137.IX Item "--enable-ttygid (default: off)" 2131.IX Item "--enable-ttygid (default: off)"
2138Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if 2132Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if
2139your system uses this type of security. 2133your system uses this type of security.
2140.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4 2134.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4

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