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.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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dmenu \- dynamic menu
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B dmenu
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.RB [ \-b ]
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.RB [ \-f ]
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.RB [ \-i ]
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.RB [ \-l
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.IR lines ]
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.RB [ \-p
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.IR prompt ]
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.RB [ \-fn
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.IR font ]
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.RB [ \-nb
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-nf
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-sb
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-sf
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-v ]
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.P
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.BR dmenu_run " ..."
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.P
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.B dmenu_path
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B dmenu
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is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for
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.BR dwm (1).
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It manages huge numbers of user\-defined menu items efficiently.
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.P
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dmenu reads a list of newline\-separated items from stdin and creates a menu.
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When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, their
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choice is printed to stdout and dmenu terminates.
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.P
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.B dmenu_run
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is a dmenu script used by dwm which lists programs in the user's PATH and
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executes the selected item.
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.P
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.B dmenu_path
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is a script used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-b
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dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
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.TP
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.B \-f
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dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin. This is faster, but may lock up
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X if stdin is from a terminal.
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.TP
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.B \-i
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dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.
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.TP
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.BI \-l " lines"
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dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
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.TP
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.BI \-p " prompt"
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defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.
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.TP
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.BI \-fn " font"
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defines the font or font set used.
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.TP
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.BI \-nb " color"
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defines the normal background color.
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.IR #RGB ,
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.IR #RRGGBB ,
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and X color names are supported.
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.TP
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.BI \-nf " color"
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defines the normal foreground color.
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.TP
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.BI \-sb " color"
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defines the selected background color.
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.TP
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.BI \-sf " color"
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defines the selected foreground color.
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.TP
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.B \-v
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prints version information to stdout, then exits.
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.SH USAGE
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dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line
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editing and item selection (arrow keys, page up/down, home and end), the
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following keys are recognized:
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.TP
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.B Tab (Ctrl\-i)
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Copy the selected item to the input field.
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.TP
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.B Return (Ctrl\-j)
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Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning
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success.
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.TP
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.B Shift\-Return (Ctrl\-Shift\-j)
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Confirm input. Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.
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.TP
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.B Escape (Ctrl\-c)
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Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.
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.TP
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.B Ctrl\-y
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Paste the current X selection into the input field.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR dwm (1)
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