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1 pcg 1.1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.1 2003/11/18 14:22:16 root Exp $ --)
2     COMMENT(----------------------------------------------------------------------)
3     manpageoptions()
4    
5     The bf(rxvt) options (mostly a subset of em(xterm)'s) are listed below.
6     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     Note that bf(rxvt) permits the resource name to be used as a long-option
16     (--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are far greater than
17     those listed.
18     For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 Orange'.
19    
20     Also note that if you do not explictly specify a font (bf(-fn) and bf(-fm))
21     or a multichar encoding method (bf(-km)), rxvt will select a font for the
22     preferable encoding according to your locale. Supported encodings are:
23     bf(ISO-8859-)n (n=bf(1)...bf(15)), bf(KOI8-R), bf(KOI8-U), bf(EUC-JP),
24     bf(Shift_JIS), bf(EUC-KR), bf(EUC-CN) (aka bf(GB)), and bf(Big5).
25    
26     The following options are available:
27    
28     startdit()
29     dit(bf(-help), bf(--help))
30     Print out a message describing available options.
31     dit(bf(-display) em(displayname))
32     Attempt to open a window on the named X display (bf(-d) still
33     respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified
34     by the bf(DISPLAY) environment variable is used.
35     dit(bf(-geometry) em(geom))
36     Window geometry (bf(-g) still respected);
37     resource bf(geometry).
38     dit(bf(-rv)|bf(+rv))
39     Turn on/off simulated reverse video;
40     resource bf(reverseVideo).
41     dit(bf(-j)|bf(+j))
42     Turn on/off jump scrolling;
43     resource bf(jumpScroll).
44     dit(bf(-ip)|bf(+ip))
45     Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form
46     is bf(-tr);
47     resource bf(inheritPixmap).
48     dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
49     Window background colour;
50     resource bf(background).
51     dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
52     Window foreground colour;
53     resource bf(foreground).
54     dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
55     Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
56     optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
57     may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
58     the `;' in the command-line;
59     resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
60     dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
61     The cursor colour;
62     resource bf(cursorColor).
63     dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
64     The mouse pointer colour;
65     resource bf(pointerColor).
66     dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
67     The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
68     resource bf(borderColor).
69     dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
70     Main normal text font;
71     resource bf(font).
72     dit(bf(-fb) em(fontname))
73     Main bold text font;
74     resource bf(boldFont).
75     dit(bf(-fm) em(fontname))
76     Main multicharacter font;
77     resource bf(mfont).
78     dit(bf(-km) em(mode))
79     Compile em(multichar_languages):
80     Multiple-character font-set encoding mode;
81     bf(eucj): EUC Japanese encoding.
82     bf(sjis): Shift JIS encoding.
83     bf(big5): BIG5 encoding.
84     bf(gb): GB encoding.
85     bf(kr): EUC Korean encoding.
86     bf(noenc): no encoding;
87     resource bf(multichar_encoding).
88     dit(bf(-grk) em(mode))
89     Compile em(Greek): Greek keyboard translation;
90     bf(iso): ISO-8859 mapping.
91     bf(ibm): IBM-437 mapping;
92     resource bf(greek_keyboard).
93     dit(bf(-name) em(name))
94     Specify the application name under which resources
95     are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
96     Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
97     Also sets the icon and title name.
98     dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
99     Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
100     resource bf(loginShell).
101     dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
102     Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
103     resource bf(utmpInhibit).
104     dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
105     Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
106     resource bf(visualBell).
107     dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
108     Turn on/off scrollbar;
109     resource bf(scrollBar).
110     dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
111     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
112     resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
113     dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
114     Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
115     resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
116     dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
117     Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
118     lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
119     resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
120     dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
121     Put scrollbar on right/left;
122     resource bf(scrollBar_right).
123     dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
124     Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
125     resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
126     dit(bf(-mcc)|bf(+mcc))
127     Compile em(multichar_languages): treat multibyte glyphs as single
128     character for backspace, delete and cursor movement keys;
129     resource bf(multibyte_cursor).
130     dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
131     Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
132     dit(bf(-iconic))
133     Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
134     Alternative form is bf(-ic).
135     dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
136     Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
137     for limits;
138     resource bf(saveLines).
139     dit(bf(-b) em(number))
140     Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
141     resource entry for limits;
142     resource bf(internalBorder).
143     dit(bf(-w) em(number))
144     Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
145     Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
146     resource bf(externalBorder).
147     dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
148     Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
149     row of the display;
150     resource bf(linespace).
151     dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
152     This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
153     bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
154     em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
155     resource bf(termName).
156     dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
157     Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(rxvt)
158     window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
159     of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
160     em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
161     must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
162     then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
163     environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
164     dit(bf(-title) em(text))
165     Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
166     basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
167     any, otherwise the application name;
168     resource bf(title).
169     dit(bf(-n) em(text))
170     Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
171     after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
172     resource bf(iconName).
173     dit(bf(-C))
174     Capture system console messages.
175     dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
176     Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
177     bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
178     resource bf(preeditType).
179     dit(bf(-im) em(text))
180     Compile em(XIM): input method name.
181     resource bf(inputMethod).
182     dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
183     Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
184     bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
185     bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
186     resource em(modifier).
187     dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
188     No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
189     available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
190     in some window managers.
191     enddit()