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1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.13 2004/07/30 14:59:12 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 when
46 transparency is enabled with bf(-tr) or bf(-ip).
47 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
48 Window background colour;
49 resource bf(background).
50 dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
51 Window foreground colour;
52 resource bf(foreground).
53 dit(bf(-pixmap:) em(file[;geom]))
54 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
55 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
56 may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
57 the `;' in the command-line;
58 resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
59 dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
60 The cursor colour;
61 resource bf(cursorColor).
62 dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
63 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
64 resource bf(pointerColor).
65 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
66 The mouse pointer background colour;
67 resource bf(pointerColor2).
68 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
69 The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
70 resource bf(borderColor).
71 dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
72 Select the fonts to be used.
73 This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
74 trying to display Unicode characters.
75 The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
76 be smaller, but not larger.
77 A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
78 resource bf(font).
79 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
80 Enable "real bold" support.
81 When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
82 available bold font in the font list.
83 Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
84 corresponding regular fonts.
85 If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
86 resource bf(realBold).
87 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
88 Specify the application name under which resources
89 are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
90 Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
91 Also sets the icon and title name.
92 dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
93 Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
94 resource bf(loginShell).
95 dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
96 Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
97 resource bf(utmpInhibit).
98 dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
99 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
100 resource bf(visualBell).
101 dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
102 Turn on/off scrollbar;
103 resource bf(scrollBar).
104 dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
105 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
106 resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
107 dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
108 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
109 resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
110 dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
111 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
112 lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
113 resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
114 dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
115 Put scrollbar on right/left;
116 resource bf(scrollBar_right).
117 dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
118 Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
119 resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
120 dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
121 Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
122 dit(bf(-iconic))
123 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
124 Alternative form is bf(-ic).
125 dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
126 Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
127 for limits;
128 resource bf(saveLines).
129 dit(bf(-b) em(number))
130 Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
131 resource entry for limits;
132 resource bf(internalBorder).
133 dit(bf(-w) em(number))
134 Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
135 Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
136 resource bf(externalBorder).
137 dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
138 Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
139 row of the display;
140 resource bf(linespace).
141 dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
142 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
143 bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
144 em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
145 resource bf(termName).
146 dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
147 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
148 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
149 of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
150 em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
151 must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
152 then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
153 environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
154 dit(bf(-title) em(text))
155 Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
156 basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
157 any, otherwise the application name;
158 resource bf(title).
159 dit(bf(-n) em(text))
160 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
161 after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
162 resource bf(iconName).
163 dit(bf(-C))
164 Capture system console messages.
165 dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
166 Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
167 bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
168 resource bf(preeditType).
169 dit(bf(-im) em(text))
170 Compile em(XIM): input method name.
171 resource bf(inputMethod).
172 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
173 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
174 of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
175 for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
176 while staying in another locale.
177 dit(bf(-insecure))
178 Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
179 sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
180 more info.
181 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
182 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
183 bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
184 bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
185 resource em(modifier).
186 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
187 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
188 resource bf(secondaryScreen).
189 dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
190 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
191 resource bf(secondaryScroll).
192 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
193 No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
194 available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
195 in some window managers.
196 enddit()