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1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.11 2004/04/02 19:15:57 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 foreground colour;
61 resource bf(pointerColor).
62 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
63 The mouse pointer background colour;
64 resource bf(pointerColor2).
65 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
66 The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
67 resource bf(borderColor).
68 dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
69 Select the fonts to be used.
70 This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
71 trying to display Unicode characters.
72 The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
73 be smaller, but not larger.
74 A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
75 resource bf(font).
76 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
77 Enable "real bold" support.
78 When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
79 available bold font in the font list.
80 Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
81 corresponding regular fonts.
82 If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
83 resource bf(realBold).
84 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
85 Specify the application name under which resources
86 are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
87 Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
88 Also sets the icon and title name.
89 dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
90 Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
91 resource bf(loginShell).
92 dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
93 Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
94 resource bf(utmpInhibit).
95 dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
96 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
97 resource bf(visualBell).
98 dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
99 Turn on/off scrollbar;
100 resource bf(scrollBar).
101 dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
102 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
103 resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
104 dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
105 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
106 resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
107 dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
108 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
109 lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
110 resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
111 dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
112 Put scrollbar on right/left;
113 resource bf(scrollBar_right).
114 dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
115 Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
116 resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
117 dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
118 Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
119 dit(bf(-iconic))
120 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
121 Alternative form is bf(-ic).
122 dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
123 Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
124 for limits;
125 resource bf(saveLines).
126 dit(bf(-b) em(number))
127 Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
128 resource entry for limits;
129 resource bf(internalBorder).
130 dit(bf(-w) em(number))
131 Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
132 Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
133 resource bf(externalBorder).
134 dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
135 Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
136 row of the display;
137 resource bf(linespace).
138 dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
139 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
140 bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
141 em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
142 resource bf(termName).
143 dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
144 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
145 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
146 of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
147 em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
148 must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
149 then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
150 environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
151 dit(bf(-title) em(text))
152 Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
153 basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
154 any, otherwise the application name;
155 resource bf(title).
156 dit(bf(-n) em(text))
157 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
158 after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
159 resource bf(iconName).
160 dit(bf(-C))
161 Capture system console messages.
162 dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
163 Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
164 bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
165 resource bf(preeditType).
166 dit(bf(-im) em(text))
167 Compile em(XIM): input method name.
168 resource bf(inputMethod).
169 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
170 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
171 of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
172 for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
173 while staying in another locale.
174 dit(bf(-insecure))
175 Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
176 sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
177 more info.
178 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
179 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
180 bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
181 bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
182 resource em(modifier).
183 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
184 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
185 resource bf(secondaryScreen).
186 dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
187 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
188 resource bf(secondaryScroll).
189 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
190 No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
191 available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
192 in some window managers.
193 enddit()