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1 root 1.17 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.16 2004/07/31 13:40:46 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 1.17 transparency is enabled with bf(-tr) or bf(-ip). See also
47     the bf(-sh) option that cna be used to brighten or darken
48     the image in addition to tinting it.
49     dot(bf(-sh)) em(number)
50     Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
51     image in addition to tinting it.
52 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
53     Window background colour;
54     resource bf(background).
55     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
56     Window foreground colour;
57     resource bf(foreground).
58 root 1.16 dit(bf(-pixmap) em(file[;geom]))
59 pcg 1.1 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
60     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
61     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
62     the `;' in the command-line;
63     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
64     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
65     The cursor colour;
66     resource bf(cursorColor).
67     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
68 pcg 1.11 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
69 pcg 1.1 resource bf(pointerColor).
70 pcg 1.11 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
71     The mouse pointer background colour;
72     resource bf(pointerColor2).
73 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
74     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
75     resource bf(borderColor).
76     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
77 root 1.12 Select the fonts to be used.
78     This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
79     trying to display Unicode characters.
80     The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
81     be smaller, but not larger.
82     A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
83 pcg 1.1 resource bf(font).
84 root 1.12 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
85     Enable "real bold" support.
86     When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
87     available bold font in the font list.
88     Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
89     corresponding regular fonts.
90     If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
91     resource bf(realBold).
92 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
93     Specify the application name under which resources
94     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
95     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
96     Also sets the icon and title name.
97     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
98     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
99     resource bf(loginShell).
100     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
101     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
102     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
103     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
104     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
105     resource bf(visualBell).
106     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
107     Turn on/off scrollbar;
108     resource bf(scrollBar).
109     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
110     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
111     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
112     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
113     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
114     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
115     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
116     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
117     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
118     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
119     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
120     Put scrollbar on right/left;
121     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
122     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
123     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
124     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
125     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
126     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
127     dit(bf(-iconic))
128     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
129     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
130     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
131     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
132     for limits;
133     resource bf(saveLines).
134     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
135     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
136     resource entry for limits;
137     resource bf(internalBorder).
138     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
139     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
140     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
141     resource bf(externalBorder).
142     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
143     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
144     row of the display;
145     resource bf(linespace).
146     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
147     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
148     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
149     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
150     resource bf(termName).
151     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
152 pcg 1.6 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
153 pcg 1.1 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
154     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
155     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
156     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
157     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
158     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
159     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
160     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
161     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
162     any, otherwise the application name;
163     resource bf(title).
164     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
165     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
166     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
167     resource bf(iconName).
168     dit(bf(-C))
169     Capture system console messages.
170     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
171     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
172     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
173     resource bf(preeditType).
174     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
175     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
176     resource bf(inputMethod).
177 pcg 1.3 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
178     The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
179     of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
180     for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
181     while staying in another locale.
182 pcg 1.8 dit(bf(-insecure))
183     Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
184     sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
185     more info.
186 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
187     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
188     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
189     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
190     resource em(modifier).
191 pcg 1.10 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
192     Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
193     resource bf(secondaryScreen).
194     dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
195     Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
196     resource bf(secondaryScroll).
197 pcg 1.1 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
198     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
199     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
200     in some window managers.
201     enddit()