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1 root 1.13 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.12 2004/07/26 14:57:12 root 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 root 1.13 dit(bf(-fade) em(number))
43     Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.
44 pcg 1.9 dit(bf(-tint) em(colour))
45     Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.
46 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
47     Window background colour;
48     resource bf(background).
49     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
50     Window foreground colour;
51     resource bf(foreground).
52     dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
53     Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
54     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
55     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
56     the `;' in the command-line;
57     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
58     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
59     The cursor colour;
60     resource bf(cursorColor).
61     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
62 pcg 1.11 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
63 pcg 1.1 resource bf(pointerColor).
64 pcg 1.11 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
65     The mouse pointer background colour;
66     resource bf(pointerColor2).
67 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
68     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
69     resource bf(borderColor).
70     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
71 root 1.12 Select the fonts to be used.
72     This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
73     trying to display Unicode characters.
74     The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
75     be smaller, but not larger.
76     A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
77 pcg 1.1 resource bf(font).
78 root 1.12 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
79     Enable "real bold" support.
80     When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
81     available bold font in the font list.
82     Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
83     corresponding regular fonts.
84     If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
85     resource bf(realBold).
86 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
87     Specify the application name under which resources
88     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
89     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
90     Also sets the icon and title name.
91     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
92     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
93     resource bf(loginShell).
94     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
95     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
96     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
97     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
98     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
99     resource bf(visualBell).
100     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
101     Turn on/off scrollbar;
102     resource bf(scrollBar).
103     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
104     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
105     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
106     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
107     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
108     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
109     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
110     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
111     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
112     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
113     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
114     Put scrollbar on right/left;
115     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
116     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
117     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
118     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
119     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
120     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
121     dit(bf(-iconic))
122     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
123     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
124     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
125     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
126     for limits;
127     resource bf(saveLines).
128     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
129     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
130     resource entry for limits;
131     resource bf(internalBorder).
132     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
133     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
134     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
135     resource bf(externalBorder).
136     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
137     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
138     row of the display;
139     resource bf(linespace).
140     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
141     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
142     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
143     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
144     resource bf(termName).
145     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
146 pcg 1.6 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
147 pcg 1.1 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
148     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
149     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
150     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
151     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
152     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
153     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
154     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
155     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
156     any, otherwise the application name;
157     resource bf(title).
158     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
159     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
160     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
161     resource bf(iconName).
162     dit(bf(-C))
163     Capture system console messages.
164     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
165     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
166     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
167     resource bf(preeditType).
168     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
169     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
170     resource bf(inputMethod).
171 pcg 1.3 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
172     The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
173     of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
174     for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
175     while staying in another locale.
176 pcg 1.8 dit(bf(-insecure))
177     Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
178     sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
179     more info.
180 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
181     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
182     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
183     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
184     resource em(modifier).
185 pcg 1.10 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
186     Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
187     resource bf(secondaryScreen).
188     dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
189     Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
190     resource bf(secondaryScroll).
191 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
192     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
193     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
194     in some window managers.
195     enddit()