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1 root 1.16 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.15 2004/07/30 22:32:33 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 root 1.15 transparency is enabled with bf(-tr) or bf(-ip). You can also
47     emulate the "shading" or "brigthness change" option known from
48     other terminal programs using gray10 (gray20, etc.) colour
49     strings.
50 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
51     Window background colour;
52     resource bf(background).
53     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
54     Window foreground colour;
55     resource bf(foreground).
56 root 1.16 dit(bf(-pixmap) em(file[;geom]))
57 pcg 1.1 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
58     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
59     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
60     the `;' in the command-line;
61     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
62     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
63     The cursor colour;
64     resource bf(cursorColor).
65     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
66 pcg 1.11 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
67 pcg 1.1 resource bf(pointerColor).
68 pcg 1.11 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
69     The mouse pointer background colour;
70     resource bf(pointerColor2).
71 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
72     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
73     resource bf(borderColor).
74     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
75 root 1.12 Select the fonts to be used.
76     This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
77     trying to display Unicode characters.
78     The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
79     be smaller, but not larger.
80     A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
81 pcg 1.1 resource bf(font).
82 root 1.12 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
83     Enable "real bold" support.
84     When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
85     available bold font in the font list.
86     Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
87     corresponding regular fonts.
88     If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
89     resource bf(realBold).
90 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
91     Specify the application name under which resources
92     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
93     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
94     Also sets the icon and title name.
95     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
96     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
97     resource bf(loginShell).
98     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
99     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
100     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
101     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
102     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
103     resource bf(visualBell).
104     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
105     Turn on/off scrollbar;
106     resource bf(scrollBar).
107     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
108     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
109     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
110     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
111     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
112     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
113     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
114     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
115     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
116     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
117     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
118     Put scrollbar on right/left;
119     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
120     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
121     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
122     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
123     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
124     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
125     dit(bf(-iconic))
126     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
127     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
128     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
129     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
130     for limits;
131     resource bf(saveLines).
132     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
133     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
134     resource entry for limits;
135     resource bf(internalBorder).
136     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
137     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
138     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
139     resource bf(externalBorder).
140     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
141     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
142     row of the display;
143     resource bf(linespace).
144     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
145     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
146     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
147     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
148     resource bf(termName).
149     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
150 pcg 1.6 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
151 pcg 1.1 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
152     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
153     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
154     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
155     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
156     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
157     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
158     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
159     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
160     any, otherwise the application name;
161     resource bf(title).
162     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
163     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
164     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
165     resource bf(iconName).
166     dit(bf(-C))
167     Capture system console messages.
168     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
169     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
170     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
171     resource bf(preeditType).
172     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
173     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
174     resource bf(inputMethod).
175 pcg 1.3 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
176     The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
177     of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
178     for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
179     while staying in another locale.
180 pcg 1.8 dit(bf(-insecure))
181     Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
182     sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
183     more info.
184 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
185     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
186     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
187     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
188     resource em(modifier).
189 pcg 1.10 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
190     Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
191     resource bf(secondaryScreen).
192     dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
193     Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
194     resource bf(secondaryScroll).
195 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
196     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
197     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
198     in some window managers.
199     enddit()