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1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.12 2004/07/26 14:57:12 root 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(-fade) em(number))
43 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.
44 dit(bf(-tint) em(colour))
45 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.
46 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
47 Window background colour;
48 resource bf(background).
49 dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
50 Window foreground colour;
51 resource bf(foreground).
52 dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
53 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
54 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
55 may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
56 the `;' in the command-line;
57 resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
58 dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
59 The cursor colour;
60 resource bf(cursorColor).
61 dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
62 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
63 resource bf(pointerColor).
64 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
65 The mouse pointer background colour;
66 resource bf(pointerColor2).
67 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
68 The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
69 resource bf(borderColor).
70 dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
71 Select the fonts to be used.
72 This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
73 trying to display Unicode characters.
74 The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
75 be smaller, but not larger.
76 A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
77 resource bf(font).
78 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
79 Enable "real bold" support.
80 When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
81 available bold font in the font list.
82 Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
83 corresponding regular fonts.
84 If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
85 resource bf(realBold).
86 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
87 Specify the application name under which resources
88 are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
89 Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
90 Also sets the icon and title name.
91 dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
92 Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
93 resource bf(loginShell).
94 dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
95 Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
96 resource bf(utmpInhibit).
97 dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
98 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
99 resource bf(visualBell).
100 dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
101 Turn on/off scrollbar;
102 resource bf(scrollBar).
103 dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
104 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
105 resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
106 dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
107 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
108 resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
109 dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
110 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
111 lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
112 resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
113 dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
114 Put scrollbar on right/left;
115 resource bf(scrollBar_right).
116 dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
117 Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
118 resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
119 dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
120 Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
121 dit(bf(-iconic))
122 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
123 Alternative form is bf(-ic).
124 dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
125 Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
126 for limits;
127 resource bf(saveLines).
128 dit(bf(-b) em(number))
129 Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
130 resource entry for limits;
131 resource bf(internalBorder).
132 dit(bf(-w) em(number))
133 Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
134 Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
135 resource bf(externalBorder).
136 dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
137 Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
138 row of the display;
139 resource bf(linespace).
140 dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
141 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
142 bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
143 em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
144 resource bf(termName).
145 dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
146 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
147 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
148 of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
149 em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
150 must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
151 then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
152 environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
153 dit(bf(-title) em(text))
154 Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
155 basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
156 any, otherwise the application name;
157 resource bf(title).
158 dit(bf(-n) em(text))
159 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
160 after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
161 resource bf(iconName).
162 dit(bf(-C))
163 Capture system console messages.
164 dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
165 Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
166 bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
167 resource bf(preeditType).
168 dit(bf(-im) em(text))
169 Compile em(XIM): input method name.
170 resource bf(inputMethod).
171 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
172 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
173 of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
174 for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
175 while staying in another locale.
176 dit(bf(-insecure))
177 Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
178 sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
179 more info.
180 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
181 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
182 bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
183 bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
184 resource em(modifier).
185 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
186 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
187 resource bf(secondaryScreen).
188 dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
189 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
190 resource bf(secondaryScroll).
191 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
192 No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
193 available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
194 in some window managers.
195 enddit()