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80 lines
2.1 KiB
80 lines
2.1 KiB
.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 [ \-font " <name>"] |
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.RB [ \-normbg " <color>"] |
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.RB [ \-normfg " <color>"] |
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.RB [ \-selbg " <color>"] |
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.RB [ \-selfg " <color>"] |
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.RB [ \-t " <seconds>"] |
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.RB [ \-v ] |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.SS Overview |
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dmenu is a generic menu for X, originally designed for |
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.BR dwm (1). |
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It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items |
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efficiently. |
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.SS Options |
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.TP |
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.B \-font <name> |
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defines the font. |
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.TP |
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.B \-normbg <color> |
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defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported). |
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.TP |
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.B \-normfg <color> |
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defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported). |
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.TP |
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.B \-selbg <color> |
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defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported). |
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.TP |
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.B \-selfg <color> |
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defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported). |
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.TP |
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.B \-t <seconds> |
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defines the seconds to wait for standard input, before exiting (default is 3). |
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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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.SH USAGE |
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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, his |
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choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates. |
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.P |
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dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized: |
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.TP |
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.B Any printable character |
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Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter: |
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only items containing this text will be displayed. |
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.TP |
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.B Left/Right |
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Select the previous/next item. |
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.TP |
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.B Tab |
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Copy the selected item to the input field. |
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.TP |
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.B Return |
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Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output). Returns |
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.B 0 |
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on termination. |
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.TP |
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.B Shift-Return |
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Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output). |
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Returns |
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.B 0 |
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on termination. |
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.TP |
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.B Escape |
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Quit without selecting an item. Returns |
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.B 1 |
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on termination. |
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.TP |
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.B Backspace (Control-h) |
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Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect. |
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.TP |
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.B Control-u |
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Remove all characters from the input field. |
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.SH SEE ALSO |
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.BR dwm (1)
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