.if !\n(.g .ab GNU tbl requires GNU troff. .if !dTS .ds TS .if !dTE .ds TE .TH "RXVT-UNICODE" "1" "X Version 11" "X Tools" .SH "NAME" rxvt (ouR XVT) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system .PP .SH "SYNOPSIS" .PP \fBrxvtd\fP .PP \fBrxvtc\fP [options] [\-e command [ args ]] .PP .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBrxvtd\fP is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement. \fBrxvtd\fP implements the actual program that runs runs as daemon in background and opens pseudo-ttys. You can run it from your X startup scripts, for example, although it is not dependent on a working DISPLAY and, in fact, can open windows on multiple X displays. .PP \fBrxvtc\fP is the client program of this duo. It connects to the \fBrxvtd\fP daemon and requests a new terminal window. It takes the same arguments as the \fBrxvt\fP program. The environment will also be respected. Currently, it always returns immediately after contacting the daemon. .PP The positive aspect of this client-server solution is faster creation time for terminal windows and a lot of saved memory. The other side is a possible impact on stability - if the main program crashes, all processes in the terminal windows are terminated. At the moment, a single misspelled option will kill the \fBrxvtd\fP, so this is useful mostly for automated calls e.g. from your window manager. .PP .PP .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP \fIrxvt\fP(1), \fIsh\fP(1), \fI/usr/share/doc/rxvt\-unicode/README.unicode\fP