| 1 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "RXVTDATE()" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
1 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "2004-04-02" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
| 2 | .SH "NAME" |
2 | .SH "NAME" |
| 3 | rxvt (ouR XVT) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
3 | rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
| 4 | .PP |
4 | .PP |
| 5 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
5 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| 6 | .PP |
6 | .PP |
| 7 | \fBrxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
7 | \fBurxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
| 8 | .PP |
8 | .PP |
| 9 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
9 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| 10 | .PP |
10 | .PP |
| 11 | \fBrxvt\fP, version \fBRXVTVERSION()\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
11 | \fBrxvt-unicode\fP, version \fB2\&.7\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
| 12 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
12 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
| 13 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
13 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
| 14 | As a result, \fBrxvt\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
14 | As a result, \fBrxvt-unicode\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
| 15 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
15 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
| 16 | .PP |
16 | .PP |
| 17 | .PP |
17 | .PP |
| 18 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
18 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
| 19 | .PP |
19 | .PP |
| 20 | The \fBrxvt\fP options (mostly a subset of \fIxterm\fP\&'s) are listed below\&. |
20 | The \fBurxvt\fP options (mostly a subset of \fIxterm\fP\&'s) are listed below\&. |
| 21 | In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be eliminated |
21 | In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be eliminated |
| 22 | or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and defaults listed |
22 | or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and defaults listed |
| 23 | may not accurately reflect the version installed on your system\&. |
23 | may not accurately reflect the version installed on your system\&. |
| 24 | `rxvt -h\&' gives a list of major compile-time options on the \fIOptions\fP line\&. |
24 | `rxvt -h\&' gives a list of major compile-time options on the \fIOptions\fP line\&. |
| 25 | Option descriptions may be prefixed with which compile option each is |
25 | Option descriptions may be prefixed with which compile option each is |
| 26 | dependent upon\&. e\&.g\&. `Compile \fIXIM\fP:\&' requires \fIXIM\fP on the \fIOptions\fP |
26 | dependent upon\&. e\&.g\&. `Compile \fIXIM\fP:\&' requires \fIXIM\fP on the \fIOptions\fP |
| 27 | line\&. Note: `rxvt -help\&' gives a list of all command-line options compiled |
27 | line\&. Note: `rxvt -help\&' gives a list of all command-line options compiled |
| 28 | into your version\&. |
28 | into your version\&. |
| 29 | .PP |
29 | .PP |
| 30 | Note that \fBrxvt\fP permits the resource name to be used as a long-option |
30 | Note that \fBurxvt\fP permits the resource name to be used as a long-option |
| 31 | (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are far greater than |
31 | (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are far greater than |
| 32 | those listed\&. |
32 | those listed\&. |
| 33 | For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 Orange\&'\&. |
33 | For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 Orange\&'\&. |
| 34 | .PP |
34 | .PP |
| 35 | The following options are available: |
35 | The following options are available: |
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| 51 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
51 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
| 52 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
52 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
| 53 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
53 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
| 54 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
54 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
| 55 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
55 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
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56 | .IP "\fB-tint\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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57 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
| 56 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
58 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
| 57 | Window background colour; |
59 | Window background colour; |
| 58 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
60 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
| 59 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
61 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
| 60 | Window foreground colour; |
62 | Window foreground colour; |
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| 76 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
78 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
| 77 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
79 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
| 78 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
80 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
| 79 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
81 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
| 80 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
82 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
| 81 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
83 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
| 82 | is appended\&. |
84 | is always appended to it\&. |
| 83 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
85 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
| 84 | .IP "\fB-grk\fP \fImode\fP" |
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| 85 | Compile \fIGreek\fP: Greek keyboard translation; |
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| 86 | \fBiso\fP: ISO-8859 mapping\&. |
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| 87 | \fBibm\fP: IBM-437 mapping; |
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| 88 | resource \fBgreek_keyboard\fP\&. |
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| 89 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
86 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
| 90 | Specify the application name under which resources |
87 | Specify the application name under which resources |
| 91 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
88 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
| 92 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
89 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
| 93 | Also sets the icon and title name\&. |
90 | Also sets the icon and title name\&. |
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| 117 | Put scrollbar on right/left; |
114 | Put scrollbar on right/left; |
| 118 | resource \fBscrollBar_right\fP\&. |
115 | resource \fBscrollBar_right\fP\&. |
| 119 | .IP "\fB-st\fP|\fB+st\fP" |
116 | .IP "\fB-st\fP|\fB+st\fP" |
| 120 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
117 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
| 121 | resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fP\&. |
118 | resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fP\&. |
| 122 | .IP "\fB-mcc\fP|\fB+mcc\fP" |
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| 123 | Compile \fImultichar_languages\fP: treat multibyte glyphs as single |
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| 124 | character for backspace, delete and cursor movement keys; |
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| 125 | resource \fBmultibyte_cursor\fP\&. |
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| 126 | .IP "\fB-bc\fP|\fB+bc\fP" |
119 | .IP "\fB-bc\fP|\fB+bc\fP" |
| 127 | Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fP\&. |
120 | Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fP\&. |
| 128 | .IP "\fB-iconic\fP" |
121 | .IP "\fB-iconic\fP" |
| 129 | Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option\&. |
122 | Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option\&. |
| 130 | Alternative form is \fB-ic\fP\&. |
123 | Alternative form is \fB-ic\fP\&. |
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| 148 | This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the |
141 | This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the |
| 149 | \fBTERM\fP environment variable\&. This terminal type must exist in the |
142 | \fBTERM\fP environment variable\&. This terminal type must exist in the |
| 150 | \fItermcap(5)\fP database and should have \fIli#\fP and \fIco#\fP entries; |
143 | \fItermcap(5)\fP database and should have \fIli#\fP and \fIco#\fP entries; |
| 151 | resource \fBtermName\fP\&. |
144 | resource \fBtermName\fP\&. |
| 152 | .IP "\fB-e\fP \fIcommand [arguments]\fP" |
145 | .IP "\fB-e\fP \fIcommand [arguments]\fP" |
| 153 | Run the command with its command-line arguments in the \fBrxvt\fP |
146 | Run the command with its command-line arguments in the \fBurxvt\fP |
| 154 | window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename |
147 | window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename |
| 155 | of the program being executed if neither \fI-title\fP (\fI-T\fP) nor |
148 | of the program being executed if neither \fI-title\fP (\fI-T\fP) nor |
| 156 | \fI-n\fP are given on the command line\&. If this option is used, it |
149 | \fI-n\fP are given on the command line\&. If this option is used, it |
| 157 | must be the last on the command-line\&. If there is no \fB-e\fP option |
150 | must be the last on the command-line\&. If there is no \fB-e\fP option |
| 158 | then the default is to run the program specified by the \fBSHELL\fP |
151 | then the default is to run the program specified by the \fBSHELL\fP |
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| 178 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
171 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
| 179 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
172 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
| 180 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
173 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
| 181 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
174 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
| 182 | while staying in another locale\&. |
175 | while staying in another locale\&. |
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176 | .IP "\fB-insecure\fP" |
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177 | Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape |
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178 | sequences that echo strings\&. See the resource \fBinsecure\fP for |
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179 | more info\&. |
| 183 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
180 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
| 184 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
181 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
| 185 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
182 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
| 186 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
183 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
| 187 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
184 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
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185 | .IP "\fB-ssc\fP|\fB+ssc\fP" |
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186 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled); |
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187 | resource \fBsecondaryScreen\fP\&. |
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188 | .IP "\fB-ssr\fP|\fB+ssr\fP" |
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189 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); |
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190 | resource \fBsecondaryScroll\fP\&. |
| 188 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
191 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
| 189 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
192 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
| 190 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
193 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
| 191 | in some window managers\&. |
194 | in some window managers\&. |
| 192 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
195 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
| 193 | .PP |
196 | .PP |
| 194 | Note: `rxvt --help\&' gives a list of all resources (long options) compiled |
197 | Note: `rxvt --help\&' gives a list of all resources (long options) compiled |
| 195 | into your version\&. |
198 | into your version\&. |
| 196 | If compiled with internal Xresources support (i\&.e\&. \fBrxvt -h\fP lists |
199 | If compiled with internal Xresources support (i\&.e\&. \fBrxvt -h\fP lists |
| 197 | \fB\&.Xdefaults\fP) then \fBrxvt\fP accepts application defaults set in |
200 | \fB\&.Xdefaults\fP) then \fBurxvt\fP accepts application defaults set in |
| 198 | XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt (compile-time defined: usually |
201 | XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt (compile-time defined: usually |
| 199 | \fB/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Rxvt\fP) and resources set in \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP, |
202 | \fB/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Rxvt\fP) and resources set in \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP, |
| 200 | or \fB~/\&.Xresources\fP if \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP does not exist\&. Note that when |
203 | or \fB~/\&.Xresources\fP if \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP does not exist\&. Note that when |
| 201 | reading X resources, \fBrxvt\fP recognizes two class names: \fBXTerm\fP and |
204 | reading X resources, \fBurxvt\fP recognizes two class names: \fBXTerm\fP and |
| 202 | \fBRxvt\fP\&. The class name \fBXTerm\fP allows resources common to both |
205 | \fBRxvt\fP\&. The class name \fBXTerm\fP allows resources common to both |
| 203 | \fBrxvt\fP and \fIxterm\fP to be easily configured, while the class name |
206 | \fBurxvt\fP and \fIxterm\fP to be easily configured, while the class name |
| 204 | \fBRxvt\fP allows resources unique to \fBrxvt\fP, notably colours and |
207 | \fBRxvt\fP allows resources unique to \fBurxvt\fP, notably colours and |
| 205 | key-handling, to be shared between different \fBrxvt\fP configurations\&. |
208 | key-handling, to be shared between different \fBurxvt\fP configurations\&. |
| 206 | If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used\&. |
209 | If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used\&. |
| 207 | Command-line arguments can be used to override resource settings\&. The |
210 | Command-line arguments can be used to override resource settings\&. The |
| 208 | following resources are allowed: |
211 | following resources are allowed: |
| 209 | .PP |
212 | .PP |
| 210 | .IP "\fBgeometry:\fP \fIgeom\fP" |
213 | .IP "\fBgeometry:\fP \fIgeom\fP" |
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| 258 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
261 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
| 259 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
262 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
| 260 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
263 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
| 261 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
264 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
| 262 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
265 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
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266 | .IP "\fBtintColor\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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267 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
| 263 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
268 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
| 264 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
269 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
| 265 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
270 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
| 266 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
271 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
| 267 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
272 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
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| 285 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
290 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
| 286 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
291 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
| 287 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
292 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
| 288 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
293 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
| 289 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
294 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
| 290 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
295 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
| 291 | is appended\&. |
296 | is always appended to this list\&. |
| 292 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
297 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
| 293 | .IP "\fBgreek_keyboard:\fP \fImode\fP" |
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| 294 | Set the Greek keyboard translation mode to be used; |
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| 295 | \fBiso\fP: ISO-8859 mapping (elot-928) [default]\&. |
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| 296 | \fBibm\fP: IBM-437 mapping (DOS codepage 737); |
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| 297 | option \fB-grk\fP\&. |
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| 298 | .IP "\fBgreektoggle_key:\fP \fIkeysym\fP" |
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| 299 | Set the key to toggle keyboard input between no translation and |
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| 300 | Greek translation [default \fBMode_switch\fP]\&. |
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| 301 | For more details, see the distributed file \fBREADME\&.greek\fP\&. |
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| 302 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
298 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
| 303 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
299 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
| 304 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
300 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
| 305 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
301 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
| 306 | .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
302 | .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
| 307 | Set scrollbar style to \fBrxvt\fP, \fBnext\fP or \fBxterm\fP |
303 | Set scrollbar style to \fBurxvt\fP, \fBnext\fP or \fBxterm\fP |
| 308 | .IP "\fBtitle:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
304 | .IP "\fBtitle:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
| 309 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
305 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
| 310 | specified after the \fB-e\fP option, if any, otherwise the application |
306 | specified after the \fB-e\fP option, if any, otherwise the application |
| 311 | name; |
307 | name; |
| 312 | option \fB-title\fP\&. |
308 | option \fB-title\fP\&. |
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| 415 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
411 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
| 416 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
412 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
| 417 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
413 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
| 418 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
414 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
| 419 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
415 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
| 420 | .IP "\fBmultibyte_cursor:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
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| 421 | \fBTrue\fP: consider multibyte glyphs as single character for backspace, |
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| 422 | delete and cursor movement keys; |
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| 423 | option \fB-mcc\fP\&. |
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| 424 | \fBFalse\fP: move through all components of all glyphs; |
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| 425 | option \fB+mcc\fP\&. |
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| 426 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
416 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
| 427 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
417 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
| 428 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
418 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
| 429 | \fBBackspace\fP (code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate |
419 | \fBBackspace\fP (code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate |
| 430 | DEC private mode escape sequence\&. |
420 | DEC private mode escape sequence\&. |
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| 447 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
437 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
| 448 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
438 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
| 449 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
439 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
| 450 | while staying in another locale\&. |
440 | while staying in another locale\&. |
| 451 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
441 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
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442 | .IP "\fBinsecure\fP" |
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443 | Enables "insecure" mode\&. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
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444 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale\&. This |
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445 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your |
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446 | display, wether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies |
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447 | unfiltered or though write(1)\&. Therefore, these sequences are |
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448 | disabled by default\&. (Note that other terminals, including xterm, |
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449 | have these sequences enabled by default)\&. You can enable them |
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450 | by setting this boolean resource or specifying \fB-insecure\fP as |
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451 | an option\&. At the moment, this enabled display-answer, locale, |
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452 | findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic |
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453 | menubar dispatch\&. |
| 452 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
454 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
| 453 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
455 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
| 454 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
456 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
| 455 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
457 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
| 456 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
458 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
| 457 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
459 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
| 458 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
460 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
| 459 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
461 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
| 460 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
462 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
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463 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScreen:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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464 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled)\&. |
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465 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScroll:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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466 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled)\&. If |
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467 | the this option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will |
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468 | change the scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen |
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469 | will instead scroll the screen up\&. |
| 461 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
470 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
| 462 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
471 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
| 463 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
472 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
| 464 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
473 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
| 465 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
474 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
| 466 | double quotes so that it can start or end with whitespace\&. The |
475 | double quotes so that it can start or end with whitespace\&. The |
| 467 | intervening resource name \fBkeysym\&.\fP cannot be omitted\&. This |
476 | intervening resource name \fBkeysym\&.\fP cannot be omitted\&. This |
| 468 | resource is only available when compiled with KEYSYM_RESOURCE\&. |
477 | resource is only available when compiled with KEYSYM_RESOURCE\&. |
| 469 | .SH "THE SCROLLBAR" |
478 | .SH "THE SCROLLBAR" |
| 470 | .PP |
479 | .PP |
| 471 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the \fBrxvt\fP window (resource: |
480 | Lines of text that scroll off the top of the \fBurxvt\fP window (resource: |
| 472 | \fBsaveLines\fP) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by keystrokes\&. |
481 | \fBsaveLines\fP) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar or by keystrokes\&. |
| 473 | The normal \fBrxvt\fP scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is fairly |
482 | The normal \fBurxvt\fP scrollbar has arrows and its behaviour is fairly |
| 474 | intuitive\&. The \fBxterm-scrollbar\fP is without arrows and its behaviour |
483 | intuitive\&. The \fBxterm-scrollbar\fP is without arrows and its behaviour |
| 475 | mimics that of \fIxterm\fP |
484 | mimics that of \fIxterm\fP |
| 476 | .PP |
485 | .PP |
| 477 | Scroll down with \fBButton1\fP (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fP) or \fBShift-Next\fP\&. |
486 | Scroll down with \fBButton1\fP (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fP) or \fBShift-Next\fP\&. |
| 478 | Scroll up with \fBButton3\fP (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fP) or \fBShift-Prior\fP\&. |
487 | Scroll up with \fBButton3\fP (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fP) or \fBShift-Prior\fP\&. |
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| 499 | region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; |
508 | region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; |
| 500 | Left double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select |
509 | Left double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select |
| 501 | the entire line\&. |
510 | the entire line\&. |
| 502 | .IP "\fBInsertion\fP:" |
511 | .IP "\fBInsertion\fP:" |
| 503 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or \fBShift-Insert\fP) |
512 | Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or \fBShift-Insert\fP) |
| 504 | in an \fBrxvt\fP window causes the current text selection to be inserted |
513 | in an \fBurxvt\fP window causes the current text selection to be inserted |
| 505 | as if it had been typed on the keyboard\&. |
514 | as if it had been typed on the keyboard\&. |
| 506 | .SH "CHANGING FONTS" |
515 | .SH "CHANGING FONTS" |
| 507 | .PP |
516 | .PP |
| 508 | You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the default |
517 | You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the default |
| 509 | font and others of various sizes, by using \fBShift-KP_Add\fP and |
518 | font and others of various sizes, by using \fBShift-KP_Add\fP and |
| 510 | \fBShift-KP_Subtract\fP\&. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with |
519 | \fBShift-KP_Subtract\fP\&. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with |
| 511 | \fBAlt->\fP and \fBAlt-<\fP, where the actual key |
520 | \fBAlt->\fP and \fBAlt-<\fP, where the actual key |
| 512 | can be selected using resources \fBsmallfont_key\fP/\fBbigfont_key\fP\&. |
521 | can be selected using resources \fBsmallfont_key\fP/\fBbigfont_key\fP\&. |
| 513 | .SH "LOGIN STAMP" |
522 | .SH "LOGIN STAMP" |
| 514 | .PP |
523 | .PP |
| 515 | \fBrxvt\fP tries to write an entry into the \fIutmp\fP(5) file so that it can be |
524 | \fBurxvt\fP tries to write an entry into the \fIutmp\fP(5) file so that it can be |
| 516 | seen via the \fIwho(1)\fP command, and can accept messages\&. To allow this |
525 | seen via the \fIwho(1)\fP command, and can accept messages\&. To allow this |
| 517 | feature, \fBrxvt\fP must be installed setuid root on some systems\&. |
526 | feature, \fBurxvt\fP must be installed setuid root on some systems\&. |
| 518 | .SH "COLORS AND GRAPHICS" |
527 | .SH "COLORS AND GRAPHICS" |
| 519 | .PP |
528 | .PP |
| 520 | If graphics support was enabled at compile-time, \fBrxvt\fP can be queried |
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| 521 | with ANSI escape sequences and can address individual pixels instead of |
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| 522 | text characters\&. Note the graphics support is still considered beta code\&. |
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| 523 | .PP |
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| 524 | In addition to the default foreground and background colours, \fBrxvt\fP |
529 | In addition to the default foreground and background colours, \fBurxvt\fP |
| 525 | can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus high-intensity bold/blink |
530 | can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus high-intensity bold/blink |
| 526 | versions of the same)\&. |
531 | versions of the same)\&. |
| 527 | Here is a list of the colours with their \fBrgb\&.txt\fP names\&. |
532 | Here is a list of the colours with their \fBrgb\&.txt\fP names\&. |
| 528 | .PP |
533 | .PP |
| 529 | .TS |
534 | .TS |
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| 563 | .IP "\fBrxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv\fP" |
568 | .IP "\fBrxvt -fg Black -bg White -rv\fP" |
| 564 | would yield White on Black, while on \fIxterm\fP(1) it would yield |
569 | would yield White on Black, while on \fIxterm\fP(1) it would yield |
| 565 | Black on White\&. |
570 | Black on White\&. |
| 566 | .SH "ENVIRONMENT" |
571 | .SH "ENVIRONMENT" |
| 567 | .PP |
572 | .PP |
| 568 | \fBrxvt\fP sets the environment variables \fBTERM\fP, \fBCOLORTERM\fP and |
573 | \fBurxvt\fP sets the environment variables \fBTERM\fP, \fBCOLORTERM\fP and |
| 569 | \fBCOLORFGBG\fP\&. The environment variable \fBWINDOWID\fP is set to the X window |
574 | \fBCOLORFGBG\fP\&. The environment variable \fBWINDOWID\fP is set to the X window |
| 570 | id number of the \fBrxvt\fP window and it also uses and sets the environment |
575 | id number of the \fBurxvt\fP window and it also uses and sets the environment |
| 571 | variable \fBDISPLAY\fP to specify which display terminal to use\&. \fBrxvt\fP uses |
576 | variable \fBDISPLAY\fP to specify which display terminal to use\&. \fBurxvt\fP uses |
| 572 | the environment variables \fBRXVTPATH\fP and \fBPATH\fP to find XPM files\&. |
577 | the environment variables \fBRXVTPATH\fP and \fBPATH\fP to find XPM files\&. |
| 573 | .SH "FILES" |
578 | .SH "FILES" |
| 574 | .PP |
579 | .PP |
| 575 | .IP "\fB/etc/utmp\fP" |
580 | .IP "\fB/etc/utmp\fP" |
| 576 | System file for login records\&. |
581 | System file for login records\&. |
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| 591 | .PP |
596 | .PP |
| 592 | Cursor change support is not yet implemented\&. |
597 | Cursor change support is not yet implemented\&. |
| 593 | .PP |
598 | .PP |
| 594 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
599 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
| 595 | .PP |
600 | .PP |
| 596 | Graphics support is fairly crude\&. |
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| 598 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
601 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
| 599 | .PP |
602 | .PP |
| 600 | rxvt-+RXVTVERSION()\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
603 | rxvt-2\&.7\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
| 601 | RXVTFTPSITE() |
604 | ftp://ftp\&.rxvt\&.org/pub/rxvt |
| 602 | .PP |
605 | .PP |
| 603 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
606 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
| 604 | .PP |
607 | .PP |
| 605 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
608 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
| 606 | RXVTMAINT() RXVTMAINTEMAIL() |
609 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
| 607 | .br |
610 | .br |
| 608 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
611 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
| 609 | RXVTWEBMAINT() RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL() |
612 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
| 610 | .br |
613 | .br |
| 611 | RXVTWEBPAGE() |
614 | <http://www\&.sourceforge\&.net/projects/rxvt-unicode/> |
| 612 | .br |
615 | .br |
| 613 | .IP "Mailing list" |
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| 614 | The Rxvt Workers <rxvt-workers@rxvt\&.org> |
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| 615 | mailing list has also been established for rxvt development, to |
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| 616 | subscribe, email to |
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| 617 | <rxvt-workers-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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| 618 | There is also a mailing list for announcements of new releases of |
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| 619 | rxvt\&. To subscribe, email to |
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| 620 | <rxvt-announce-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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| 621 | .PP |
616 | .PP |
| 622 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
617 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
| 623 | .PP |
618 | .PP |
| 624 | .IP "John Bovey" |
619 | .IP "John Bovey" |
| 625 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |
620 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |
| 626 | .IP "Rob Nation <nation@rocket\&.sanders\&.lockheed\&.com>" |
621 | .IP "Rob Nation <nation@rocket\&.sanders\&.lockheed\&.com>" |
| 627 | very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt |
622 | very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt |
| 628 | .IP "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc\&.ic\&.ac\&.uk>" |
623 | .IP "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc\&.ic\&.ac\&.uk>" |
| 629 | wrote the Greek Keyboard Input |
624 | wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) |
| 630 | .IP "mj olesen <olesen@me\&.QueensU\&.CA>" |
625 | .IP "mj olesen <olesen@me\&.QueensU\&.CA>" |
| 631 | Wrote the menu system\&. |
626 | Wrote the menu system\&. |
| 632 | .br |
627 | .br |
| 633 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.11 to 2\&.21) |
628 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.11 to 2\&.21) |
| 634 | .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math\&.fu-berlin\&.de>" |
629 | .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math\&.fu-berlin\&.de>" |
| 635 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.21a to 2\&.4\&.5) |
630 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.21a to 2\&.4\&.5) |
| 636 | .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox\&.com>" |
631 | .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox\&.com>" |
| 637 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines\&. |
632 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines\&. |
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633 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.4\&.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
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634 | .IP "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de>" |
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635 | Forked rxvt-unicode\&. Rewrote most of the display code and |
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636 | internal character handling to store text in unicode, |
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637 | improve xterm compatibility and numerous other buffixes |
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638 | and extensions\&. |
| 638 | .br |
639 | .br |
| 639 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.4\&.6 - ) |
640 | Project Coordinator (Changes 1\&.0 - ) |
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641 | .PP |
