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@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ 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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@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ 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 standard input and creates a |
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menu. When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, |
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their choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates. |
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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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@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ is a program used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
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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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@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ defines the font or font set used.
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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 color names are supported. |
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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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@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ defines the selected background 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 standard output, then exits. |
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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 (Up/Down/Left/Right, PageUp/PageDown, Home/End), the |
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Copy the selected item to the input field. |
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.TP |
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.B Return (Control\-j) |
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Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to standard output and exits, |
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returning success. |
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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 (Control\-Shift\-j) |
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Confirm input. Prints the input text to standard output and exits, returning |
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success. |
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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 (Control\-c) |
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Exit without selecting an item, returning failure. |
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