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1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.9 2004/03/29 21:02:11 pcg Exp $ --)
2 COMMENT(----------------------------------------------------------------------)
3 manpageoptions()
4
5 The bf(RXVTNAME()) 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(RXVTNAME()) 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 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 dit(bf(-tint) em(colour))
43 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.
44 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
45 Window background colour;
46 resource bf(background).
47 dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
48 Window foreground colour;
49 resource bf(foreground).
50 dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
51 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
52 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
53 may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
54 the `;' in the command-line;
55 resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
56 dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
57 The cursor colour;
58 resource bf(cursorColor).
59 dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
60 The mouse pointer colour;
61 resource bf(pointerColor).
62 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
63 The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
64 resource bf(borderColor).
65 dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
66 Select the fonts to be used used. This is a comma seperated
67 list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display
68 unicode characters. The first font defines the cell size for characters,
69 other fonts might be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list
70 is always appended to it.
71 resource bf(font).
72 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
73 Specify the application name under which resources
74 are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
75 Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
76 Also sets the icon and title name.
77 dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
78 Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
79 resource bf(loginShell).
80 dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
81 Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
82 resource bf(utmpInhibit).
83 dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
84 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
85 resource bf(visualBell).
86 dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
87 Turn on/off scrollbar;
88 resource bf(scrollBar).
89 dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
90 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
91 resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
92 dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
93 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
94 resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
95 dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
96 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
97 lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
98 resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
99 dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
100 Put scrollbar on right/left;
101 resource bf(scrollBar_right).
102 dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
103 Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
104 resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
105 dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
106 Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
107 dit(bf(-iconic))
108 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
109 Alternative form is bf(-ic).
110 dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
111 Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
112 for limits;
113 resource bf(saveLines).
114 dit(bf(-b) em(number))
115 Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
116 resource entry for limits;
117 resource bf(internalBorder).
118 dit(bf(-w) em(number))
119 Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
120 Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
121 resource bf(externalBorder).
122 dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
123 Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
124 row of the display;
125 resource bf(linespace).
126 dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
127 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
128 bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
129 em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
130 resource bf(termName).
131 dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
132 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
133 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
134 of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
135 em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
136 must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
137 then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
138 environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
139 dit(bf(-title) em(text))
140 Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
141 basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
142 any, otherwise the application name;
143 resource bf(title).
144 dit(bf(-n) em(text))
145 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
146 after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
147 resource bf(iconName).
148 dit(bf(-C))
149 Capture system console messages.
150 dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
151 Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
152 bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
153 resource bf(preeditType).
154 dit(bf(-im) em(text))
155 Compile em(XIM): input method name.
156 resource bf(inputMethod).
157 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
158 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
159 of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
160 for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
161 while staying in another locale.
162 dit(bf(-insecure))
163 Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
164 sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
165 more info.
166 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
167 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
168 bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
169 bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
170 resource em(modifier).
171 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
172 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
173 resource bf(secondaryScreen).
174 dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
175 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
176 resource bf(secondaryScroll).
177 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
178 No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
179 available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
180 in some window managers.
181 enddit()