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18This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting 18This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
19all escape sequences, and other background information. 19all escape sequences, and other background information.
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21The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide Web at 21The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
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24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE/URXVT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE/URXVT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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27=head2 Meta, Features & Commandline Issues 27=head2 Meta, Features & Commandline Issues
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73=head3 How can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way? 73=head3 How can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
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75Try C<@@URXVT_NAME@@d -f -o>, which tells @@URXVT_NAME@@d to open the 75Try C<@@URXVT_NAME@@d -f -o>, which tells @@URXVT_NAME@@d to open the
76display, create the listening socket and then fork. 76display, create the listening socket and then fork.
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78=head3 How can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically when I run URXVT_NAME@@c? 78=head3 How can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically when I run @@URXVT_NAME@@c?
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80If you want to start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically whenever you run 80If you want to start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically whenever you run
81@@URXVT_NAME@@c and the daemon isn't running yet, use this script: 81@@URXVT_NAME@@c and the daemon isn't running yet, use this script:
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83 #!/bin/sh 83 #!/bin/sh
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839The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 839The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
840as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 840as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
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842The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can 842The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can
843be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp): 843be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp and works as user and admin):
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845 REMOTE=remotesystem.domain 845 REMOTE=remotesystem.domain
846 infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti" 846 infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "mkdir -p .terminfo && cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti"
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848... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system, 848... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,
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850One some systems you might need to set C<$TERMINFO> to the full path of
851F<$HOME/.terminfo> for this to work.
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850If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set 853If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set
851C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of 854C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of
852problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different 855problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
853colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice 856colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice

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