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COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.4 2004/02/22 08:36:11 pcg Exp $ --) |
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COMMENT(----------------------------------------------------------------------) |
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manpageoptions() |
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The bf(rxvt) options (mostly a subset of em(xterm)'s) are listed below. |
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In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be eliminated |
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or default values chosen at compile-time, so options and defaults listed |
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may not accurately reflect the version installed on your system. |
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`rxvt -h' gives a list of major compile-time options on the em(Options) line. |
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Option descriptions may be prefixed with which compile option each is |
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dependent upon. e.g. `Compile em(XIM):' requires em(XIM) on the em(Options) |
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line. Note: `rxvt -help' gives a list of all command-line options compiled |
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into your version. |
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Note that bf(rxvt) permits the resource name to be used as a long-option |
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(--/++ option) so the potential command-line options are far greater than |
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those listed. |
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For example: `rxvt --loginShell --color1 Orange'. |
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The following options are available: |
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startdit() |
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dit(bf(-help), bf(--help)) |
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Print out a message describing available options. |
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dit(bf(-display) em(displayname)) |
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Attempt to open a window on the named X display (bf(-d) still |
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respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified |
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by the bf(DISPLAY) environment variable is used. |
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dit(bf(-geometry) em(geom)) |
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Window geometry (bf(-g) still respected); |
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resource bf(geometry). |
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dit(bf(-rv)|bf(+rv)) |
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Turn on/off simulated reverse video; |
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resource bf(reverseVideo). |
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dit(bf(-j)|bf(+j)) |
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Turn on/off jump scrolling; |
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resource bf(jumpScroll). |
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dit(bf(-ip)|bf(+ip)) |
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Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form |
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is bf(-tr); |
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resource bf(inheritPixmap). |
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dit(bf(-bg) em(colour)) |
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Window background colour; |
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resource bf(background). |
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dit(bf(-fg) em(colour)) |
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Window foreground colour; |
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resource bf(foreground). |
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dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom])) |
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Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also |
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optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you |
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may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of |
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the `;' in the command-line; |
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resource bf(backgroundPixmap). |
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dit(bf(-cr) em(colour)) |
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The cursor colour; |
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resource bf(cursorColor). |
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dit(bf(-pr) em(colour)) |
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The mouse pointer colour; |
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resource bf(pointerColor). |
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dit(bf(-bd) em(colour)) |
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The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; |
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resource bf(borderColor). |
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dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname)) |
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Select the fonts to be used used. This is a comma seperated |
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list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
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unicode characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
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pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default list |
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is appended. |
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resource bf(font). |
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dit(bf(-name) em(name)) |
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Specify the application name under which resources |
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are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name. |
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Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters. |
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Also sets the icon and title name. |
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dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls)) |
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Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; |
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resource bf(loginShell). |
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dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut)) |
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Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; |
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resource bf(utmpInhibit). |
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dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb)) |
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Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character; |
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resource bf(visualBell). |
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dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb)) |
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Turn on/off scrollbar; |
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resource bf(scrollBar). |
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dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si)) |
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Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; |
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resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect. |
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dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk)) |
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Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress; |
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resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress). |
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dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw)) |
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Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new |
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lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given; |
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resource bf(scrollWithBuffer). |
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dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr)) |
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Put scrollbar on right/left; |
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resource bf(scrollBar_right). |
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dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st)) |
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Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
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resource bf(scrollBar_floating). |
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dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc)) |
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Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink). |
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dit(bf(-iconic)) |
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Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. |
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Alternative form is bf(-ic). |
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dit(bf(-sl) em(number)) |
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Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry |
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for limits; |
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resource bf(saveLines). |
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dit(bf(-b) em(number)) |
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Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See |
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resource entry for limits; |
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resource bf(internalBorder). |
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dit(bf(-w) em(number)) |
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Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels. |
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Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits; |
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resource bf(externalBorder). |
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dit(bf(-lsp) em(number)) |
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Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each |
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row of the display; |
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resource bf(linespace). |
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dit(bf(-tn) em(termname)) |
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This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the |
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bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the |
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em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries; |
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resource bf(termName). |
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dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments])) |
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Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(rxvt) |
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window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename |
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of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor |
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em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it |
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must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option |
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then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL) |
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environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)). |
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dit(bf(-title) em(text)) |
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Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the |
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basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if |
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any, otherwise the application name; |
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resource bf(title). |
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dit(bf(-n) em(text)) |
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Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified |
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after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name; |
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resource bf(iconName). |
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dit(bf(-C)) |
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Capture system console messages. |
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dit(bf(-pt) em(style)) |
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Compile em(XIM): input style for input method; |
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bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root); |
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resource bf(preeditType). |
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dit(bf(-im) em(text)) |
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Compile em(XIM): input method name. |
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resource bf(inputMethod). |
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dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string)) |
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The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
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of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP |
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for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
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while staying in another locale. |
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dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier)) |
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Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
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bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3), |
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bf(mod4), bf(mod5); |
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resource em(modifier). |
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dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring)) |
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No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
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available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND) |
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in some window managers. |
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enddit() |
