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1 pcg 1.10 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.9 2004/03/29 21:02:11 pcg Exp $ --)
2 pcg 1.1 COMMENT(----------------------------------------------------------------------)
3     manpageoptions()
4    
5 pcg 1.6 The bf(RXVTNAME()) options (mostly a subset of em(xterm)'s) are listed below.
6 pcg 1.1 In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be eliminated
7     or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and defaults listed
8     may not accurately reflect the version installed on your system.
9     `rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on the em(Options) line.
10     Option descriptions may be prefixed with which compile option each is
11     dependent upon. e.g. `Compile em(XIM):' requires em(XIM) on the em(Options)
12     line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all command-line options compiled
13     into your version.
14    
15 pcg 1.6 Note that bf(RXVTNAME()) permits the resource name to be used as a long-option
16 pcg 1.1 (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are far greater than
17     those listed.
18     For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 Orange'.
19    
20     The following options are available:
21    
22     startdit()
23     dit(bf(-help), bf(--help))
24     Print out a message describing available options.
25     dit(bf(-display) em(displayname))
26     Attempt to open a window on the named X display (bf(-d) still
27     respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified
28     by the bf(DISPLAY) environment variable is used.
29     dit(bf(-geometry) em(geom))
30     Window geometry (bf(-g) still respected);
31     resource bf(geometry).
32     dit(bf(-rv)|bf(+rv))
33     Turn on/off simulated reverse video;
34     resource bf(reverseVideo).
35     dit(bf(-j)|bf(+j))
36     Turn on/off jump scrolling;
37     resource bf(jumpScroll).
38     dit(bf(-ip)|bf(+ip))
39     Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form
40     is bf(-tr);
41     resource bf(inheritPixmap).
42 pcg 1.9 dit(bf(-tint) em(colour))
43     Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.
44 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
45     Window background colour;
46     resource bf(background).
47     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
48     Window foreground colour;
49     resource bf(foreground).
50     dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
51     Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
52     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
53     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
54     the `;' in the command-line;
55     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
56     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
57     The cursor colour;
58     resource bf(cursorColor).
59     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
60     The mouse pointer colour;
61     resource bf(pointerColor).
62     dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
63     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
64     resource bf(borderColor).
65     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
66 pcg 1.3 Select the fonts to be used used. This is a comma seperated
67     list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display
68     unicode characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters,
69 pcg 1.7 other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list
70     is always appended to it.
71 pcg 1.1 resource bf(font).
72     dit(bf(-name) em(name))
73     Specify the application name under which resources
74     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
75     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
76     Also sets the icon and title name.
77     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
78     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
79     resource bf(loginShell).
80     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
81     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
82     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
83     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
84     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
85     resource bf(visualBell).
86     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
87     Turn on/off scrollbar;
88     resource bf(scrollBar).
89     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
90     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
91     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
92     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
93     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
94     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
95     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
96     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
97     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
98     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
99     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
100     Put scrollbar on right/left;
101     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
102     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
103     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
104     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
105     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
106     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
107     dit(bf(-iconic))
108     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
109     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
110     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
111     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
112     for limits;
113     resource bf(saveLines).
114     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
115     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
116     resource entry for limits;
117     resource bf(internalBorder).
118     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
119     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
120     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
121     resource bf(externalBorder).
122     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
123     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
124     row of the display;
125     resource bf(linespace).
126     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
127     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
128     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
129     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
130     resource bf(termName).
131     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
132 pcg 1.6 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
133 pcg 1.1 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
134     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
135     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
136     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
137     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
138     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
139     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
140     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
141     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
142     any, otherwise the application name;
143     resource bf(title).
144     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
145     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
146     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
147     resource bf(iconName).
148     dit(bf(-C))
149     Capture system console messages.
150     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
151     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
152     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
153     resource bf(preeditType).
154     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
155     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
156     resource bf(inputMethod).
157 pcg 1.3 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
158     The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
159     of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
160     for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
161     while staying in another locale.
162 pcg 1.8 dit(bf(-insecure))
163     Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
164     sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
165     more info.
166 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
167     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
168     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
169     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
170     resource em(modifier).
171 pcg 1.10 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
172     Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
173     resource bf(secondaryScreen).
174     dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
175     Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
176     resource bf(secondaryScroll).
177 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
178     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
179     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
180     in some window managers.
181     enddit()