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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()