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103 lines
2.3 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 [ \-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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