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Revision: 1.4
Committed: Sat Jun 2 05:13:42 2007 UTC (17 years, 1 month ago) by root
Branch: MAIN
CVS Tags: rel-8_5a, rel-8_9, rel-8_8, rel-9_0, rel-8_4, rel-8_3, rel-8_6, rel-8_7, rel-9_02, rel-9_01
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1 root 1.1 =head1 NAME
2    
3     @@RXVT_NAME@@d - @@RXVT_NAME@@ terminal daemon
4    
5     =head1 SYNOPSIS
6    
7     B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> [-q|--quiet] [-o|--opendisplay] [-f|--fork]
8    
9 root 1.4 B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> -q -o -f # for .xsession use
10    
11 root 1.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION
12    
13     This manpage describes the @@RXVT_NAME@@d daemon, which is the same vt102
14     terminal emulator as @@RXVT_NAME@@, but runs as a daemon that can open
15     multiple terminal windows within the same process.
16    
17     You can run it from your X startup scripts, for example, although it is
18     not dependent on a working DISPLAY and, in fact, can open windows on
19     multiple X displays on the same time.
20    
21     Advantages of running a @@RXVT_NAME@@ daemon include faster creation time
22     for terminal windows and a lot of saved memory.
23    
24     The disadvantage is a possible impact on stability - if the
25     main program crashes, all processes in the terminal windows are
26     terminated. For example, as there is no way to cleanly react to abnormal
27     connection closes, C<xkill> and server resets/restarts will kill the
28     B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> instance including all windows it has opened.
29    
30     =head1 OPTIONS
31    
32     B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> currently understands a few options only. Bundling of
33     options is not yet supported.
34    
35     =over 4
36    
37     =item B<-q>, B<--quiet>
38    
39     Normally, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> outputs the message C<< rxvt-unicode daemon
40     listening on <path> >> after binding to its control socket. This option
41     will suppress this message (errors and warnings will still be logged).
42    
43     =item B<-o>, B<--opendisplay>
44    
45     This forces B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> to open a connection to the current
46     C<$DISPLAY> and keep it open.
47    
48     This is useful if you want to bind an instance of B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> to
49     the lifetime of a specific display/server. If the server does a reset,
50     B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> will be killed automatically.
51    
52     =item B<-f>, B<--fork>
53    
54     This makes B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> fork after it has bound itself to its control
55     socket.
56    
57     =back
58    
59     =head1 EXAMPLES
60    
61     This is a useful invocation of B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> in a F<.xsession>-style
62     script:
63    
64 root 1.3 @@RXVT_NAME@@d -q -f -o
65 root 1.1
66     This waits till the control socket is available, opens the current display
67     and forks into the background. When you log-out, the server is reset and
68     B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> is killed.
69    
70     =head1 ENVIRONMENT
71    
72     =over 4
73    
74     =item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
75    
76 root 1.2 Both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@c> and B<@@RXVT_NAME@@d> use the environment
77     variable F<RXVT_SOCKET> to create a listening socket and to contact
78 root 1.1 the @@RXVT_NAME@@d, respectively. If the variable is missing,
79 root 1.2 F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>> is used. The variable must
80     specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
81 root 1.1
82     =item B<DISPLAY>
83    
84     Only used when the C<--opendisplay> option is specified. Must contain a
85     valid X display name.
86    
87 root 1.4 =back
88 root 1.1
89     =head1 SEE ALSO
90    
91     @@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1)