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1 COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-options.yo,v 1.18 2004/08/01 15:06:02 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). See also
47 the bf(-sh) option that can be used to brighten or darken
48 the image in addition to tinting it.
49 dit(bf(-sh)) em(number)
50 Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
51 image in addition to tinting it (i.e. bf(-tint) must be specified, too).
52 dit(bf(-bg) em(colour))
53 Window background colour;
54 resource bf(background).
55 dit(bf(-fg) em(colour))
56 Window foreground colour;
57 resource bf(foreground).
58 dit(bf(-pixmap) em(file[;geom]))
59 Compile em(XPM): Specify XPM file for the background and also
60 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you
61 may need to add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of
62 the `;' in the command-line;
63 resource bf(backgroundPixmap).
64 dit(bf(-cr) em(colour))
65 The cursor colour;
66 resource bf(cursorColor).
67 dit(bf(-pr) em(colour))
68 The mouse pointer foreground colour;
69 resource bf(pointerColor).
70 dit(bf(-pr2) em(colour))
71 The mouse pointer background colour;
72 resource bf(pointerColor2).
73 dit(bf(-bd) em(colour))
74 The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text;
75 resource bf(borderColor).
76 dit(bf(-fn) em(fontname))
77 Select the fonts to be used.
78 This is a comma seperated list of font names that are used in turn when
79 trying to display Unicode characters.
80 The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
81 be smaller, but not larger.
82 A reasonable default font list is always appended to it.
83 resource bf(font).
84 dit(bf(-rb)|bf(+rb))
85 Enable "real bold" support.
86 When this option is on, bold text will be displayed using the first
87 available bold font in the font list.
88 Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their
89 corresponding regular fonts.
90 If no bold font can be found, a regular font will be used.
91 resource bf(realBold).
92 dit(bf(-name) em(name))
93 Specify the application name under which resources
94 are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.
95 Name should not contain `.' or `*' characters.
96 Also sets the icon and title name.
97 dit(bf(-ls)|bf(+ls))
98 Start as a login-shell/sub-shell;
99 resource bf(loginShell).
100 dit(bf(-ut)|bf(+ut))
101 Compile em(utmp): Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry;
102 resource bf(utmpInhibit).
103 dit(bf(-vb)|bf(+vb))
104 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character;
105 resource bf(visualBell).
106 dit(bf(-sb)|bf(+sb))
107 Turn on/off scrollbar;
108 resource bf(scrollBar).
109 dit(bf(-si)|bf(+si))
110 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit;
111 resource bf(scrollTtyOutput) has opposite effect.
112 dit(bf(-sk)|bf(+sk))
113 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress;
114 resource bf(scrollTtyKeypress).
115 dit(bf(-sw)|bf(+sw))
116 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new
117 lines appear. This only takes effect if bf(-si) is also given;
118 resource bf(scrollWithBuffer).
119 dit(bf(-sr)|bf(+sr))
120 Put scrollbar on right/left;
121 resource bf(scrollBar_right).
122 dit(bf(-st)|bf(+st))
123 Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
124 resource bf(scrollBar_floating).
125 dit(bf(-bc)|bf(+bc))
126 Blink the cursor; resource bf(cursorBlink).
127 dit(bf(-iconic))
128 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
129 Alternative form is bf(-ic).
130 dit(bf(-sl) em(number))
131 Save em(number) lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry
132 for limits;
133 resource bf(saveLines).
134 dit(bf(-b) em(number))
135 Compile em(frills): Internal border of em(number) pixels. See
136 resource entry for limits;
137 resource bf(internalBorder).
138 dit(bf(-w) em(number))
139 Compile em(frills): External border of em(number) pixels.
140 Also, bf(-bw) and bf(-borderwidth). See resource entry for limits;
141 resource bf(externalBorder).
142 dit(bf(-bl))
143 Compile em(frills): Set MWM hints to request a borderless window,
144 i.e. if honoured by the WM, the rxvt window will not have window
145 decorations; resource bf(borderLess).
146 dit(bf(-lsp) em(number))
147 Compile em(linespace): Lines (pixel height) to insert between each
148 row of the display;
149 resource bf(linespace).
150 dit(bf(-tn) em(termname))
151 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
152 bf(TERM) environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
153 em(termcap(5)) database and should have em(li#) and em(co#) entries;
154 resource bf(termName).
155 dit(bf(-e) em(command [arguments]))
156 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the bf(RXVTNAME())
157 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename
158 of the program being executed if neither em(-title) (em(-T)) nor
159 em(-n) are given on the command line. If this option is used, it
160 must be the last on the command-line. If there is no bf(-e) option
161 then the default is to run the program specified by the bf(SHELL)
162 environment variable or, failing that, em(sh(1)).
163 dit(bf(-title) em(text))
164 Window title (bf(-T) still respected); the default title is the
165 basename of the program specified after the bf(-e) option, if
166 any, otherwise the application name;
167 resource bf(title).
168 dit(bf(-n) em(text))
169 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
170 after the bf(-e) option, if any, otherwise the application name;
171 resource bf(iconName).
172 dit(bf(-C))
173 Capture system console messages.
174 dit(bf(-pt) em(style))
175 Compile em(XIM): input style for input method;
176 bf(OverTheSpot), bf(OffTheSpot), bf(Root);
177 resource bf(preeditType).
178 dit(bf(-im) em(text))
179 Compile em(XIM): input method name.
180 resource bf(inputMethod).
181 dit(bf(-imlocale) em(string))
182 The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE
183 of e.g. de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP
184 for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters
185 while staying in another locale.
186 dit(bf(-insecure))
187 Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
188 sequences that echo strings. See the resource bf(insecure) for
189 more info.
190 dit(bf(-mod) em(modifier))
191 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key:
192 bf(alt), bf(meta), bf(hyper), bf(super), bf(mod1), bf(mod2), bf(mod3),
193 bf(mod4), bf(mod5);
194 resource em(modifier).
195 dit(bf(-ssc)|bf(+ssc))
196 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled);
197 resource bf(secondaryScreen).
198 dit(bf(-ssr)|bf(+ssr))
199 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled);
200 resource bf(secondaryScroll).
201 dit(bf(-xrm) em(resourcestring))
202 No effect on rxvt. Simply passes through an argument to be made
203 available in the instance's argument list. Appears in em(WM_COMMAND)
204 in some window managers.
205 enddit()