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1 root 1.14 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.13 2004/07/30 14:59:12 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 root 1.14 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
46     transparency is enabled with bf(-tr) or bf(-ip).
47 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
48     Window background colour;
49     resource bf(background).
50     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
51     Window foreground colour;
52     resource bf(foreground).
53     dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
54     Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
55     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
56     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
57     the `;' in the command-line;
58     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
59     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
60     The cursor colour;
61     resource bf(cursorColor).
62     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
63 pcg 1.11 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
64 pcg 1.1 resource bf(pointerColor).
65 pcg 1.11 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
66     The mouse pointer background colour;
67     resource bf(pointerColor2).
68 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
69     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
70     resource bf(borderColor).
71     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
72 root 1.12 Select the fonts to be used.
73     This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
74     trying to display Unicode characters.
75     The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
76     be smaller, but not larger.
77     A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
78 pcg 1.1 resource bf(font).
79 root 1.12 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
80     Enable "real bold" support.
81     When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
82     available bold font in the font list.
83     Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
84     corresponding regular fonts.
85     If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
86     resource bf(realBold).
87 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
88     Specify the application name under which resources
89     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
90     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
91     Also sets the icon and title name.
92     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
93     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
94     resource bf(loginShell).
95     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
96     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
97     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
98     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
99     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
100     resource bf(visualBell).
101     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
102     Turn on/off scrollbar;
103     resource bf(scrollBar).
104     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
105     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
106     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
107     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
108     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
109     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
110     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
111     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
112     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
113     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
114     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
115     Put scrollbar on right/left;
116     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
117     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
118     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
119     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
120     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
121     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
122     dit(bf(-iconic))
123     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
124     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
125     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
126     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
127     for limits;
128     resource bf(saveLines).
129     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
130     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
131     resource entry for limits;
132     resource bf(internalBorder).
133     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
134     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
135     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
136     resource bf(externalBorder).
137     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
138     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
139     row of the display;
140     resource bf(linespace).
141     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
142     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
143     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
144     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
145     resource bf(termName).
146     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
147 pcg 1.6 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
148 pcg 1.1 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
149     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
150     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
151     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
152     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
153     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
154     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
155     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
156     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
157     any, otherwise the application name;
158     resource bf(title).
159     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
160     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
161     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
162     resource bf(iconName).
163     dit(bf(-C))
164     Capture system console messages.
165     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
166     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
167     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
168     resource bf(preeditType).
169     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
170     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
171     resource bf(inputMethod).
172 pcg 1.3 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
173     The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
174     of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
175     for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
176     while staying in another locale.
177 pcg 1.8 dit(bf(-insecure))
178     Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
179     sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
180     more info.
181 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
182     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
183     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
184     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
185     resource em(modifier).
186 pcg 1.10 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
187     Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
188     resource bf(secondaryScreen).
189     dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
190     Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
191     resource bf(secondaryScroll).
192 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
193     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
194     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
195     in some window managers.
196     enddit()