dmenu/dmenu.1

.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION
.SH NAME
dmenu \- dynamic menu
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dmenu
.RB [ \-b ]
.RB [ \-f ]
.RB [ \-i ]
.RB [ \-l
.IR lines ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR prompt ]
.RB [ \-fn
.IR font ]
.RB [ \-nb
.IR color ]
.RB [ \-nf
.IR color ]
.RB [ \-sb
.IR color ]
.RB [ \-sf
.IR color ]
.RB [ \-v ]
.P
.BR dmenu_run " ..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dmenu
is a dynamic menu for X, which reads a list of newline\-separated items from
stdin.  When the user selects an item and presses Return, their choice is printed
to stdout and dmenu terminates.  Entering text will narrow the items to those
matching the tokens in the input.
.P
.B dmenu_run
is a script used by
.IR dwm (1)
which lists programs in the user's $PATH and executes the selected item.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-b
dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
.TP
.B \-f
dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin.  This is faster, but will lock up
X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
.TP
.B \-i
dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.
.TP
.BI \-l " lines"
dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
.TP
.BI \-p " prompt"
defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.
.TP
.BI \-fn " font"
defines the font or font set used.
.TP
.BI \-nb " color"
defines the normal background color.
.IR #RGB ,
.IR #RRGGBB ,
and X color names are supported.
.TP
.BI \-nf " color"
defines the normal foreground color.
.TP
.BI \-sb " color"
defines the selected background color.
.TP
.BI \-sf " color"
defines the selected foreground color.
.TP
.B \-v
prints version information to stdout, then exits.
.SH USAGE
dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard.  Besides standard Unix line
editing and item selection (arrow keys, page up/down, home and end), the
following keys are recognized:
.TP
.B Tab (Ctrl\-i)
Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP
.B Return (Ctrl\-j)
Confirm selection.  Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning
success.
.TP
.B Shift\-Return (Ctrl\-Shift\-j)
Confirm input.  Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.
.TP
.B Escape (Ctrl\-c)
Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.
.TP
.B Ctrl\-y
Paste the primary X selection into the input field.
.TP
.B Ctrl-Shift-y
Paste the X clipboard into the input field.
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR dwm (1),
.IR lsx (1)
fixed dmenu 2007-09-30 19:20:31 +02:00			`.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.SH NAME`
			`dmenu \- dynamic menu`
			`.SH SYNOPSIS`
			`.B dmenu`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 21:29:32 +02:00			`.RB [ \-b ]`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`.RB [ \-f ]`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`.RB [ \-i ]`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.RB [ \-l`
			`.IR lines ]`
			`.RB [ \-p`
			`.IR prompt ]`
			`.RB [ \-fn`
			`.IR font ]`
			`.RB [ \-nb`
			`.IR color ]`
			`.RB [ \-nf`
			`.IR color ]`
			`.RB [ \-sb`
			`.IR color ]`
			`.RB [ \-sf`
			`.IR color ]`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.RB [ \-v ]`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.P`
			`.BR dmenu_run " ..."`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.SH DESCRIPTION`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`.B dmenu`
update manpage 2011-09-20 01:06:13 +02:00			`is a dynamic menu for X, which reads a list of newline\-separated items from`
			`stdin. When the user selects an item and presses Return, their choice is printed`
			`to stdout and dmenu terminates. Entering text will narrow the items to those`
			`matching the tokens in the input.`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`.P`
			`.B dmenu_run`
update manpage 2011-11-16 11:26:15 +01:00			`is a script used by`
			`.IR dwm (1)`
			`which lists programs in the user's $PATH and executes the selected item.`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.SH OPTIONS`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.TP`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 21:29:32 +02:00			`.B \-b`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 21:29:32 +02:00			`.TP`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`.B \-f`
update manpage 2011-09-20 01:06:13 +02:00			`dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin. This is faster, but will lock up`
			`X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`.TP`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`.B \-i`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.`
updated manpage 2010-06-09 11:13:26 +02:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-l " lines"`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.`
			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-p " prompt"`
new libdraw, typo fixes 2010-08-05 16:41:56 +02:00			`defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.`
applied cursor, vertical and paste patches for upcoming 4.1 dmenu version (due to the fact that surf is using dmenu as well) 2009-11-28 13:28:15 +01:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-fn " font"`
rebound paste, removed useless max widths 2010-08-20 14:50:44 +02:00			`defines the font or font set used.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 13:20:47 +02:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-nb " color"`
			`defines the normal background color.`
			`.IR #RGB ,`
			`.IR #RRGGBB ,`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`and X color names are supported.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 13:20:47 +02:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-nf " color"`
			`defines the normal foreground color.`
prepared dmenu-1.8, shortened command line options (-font is -fn, -selbg is -sb, -selfg is -sf, -normbg is -nb, -normfg is -nf now) 2006-12-19 11:39:07 +01:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-sb " color"`
			`defines the selected background color.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 13:20:47 +02:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`.BI \-sf " color"`
			`defines the selected foreground color.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 13:20:47 +02:00			`.TP`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.B \-v`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`prints version information to stdout, then exits.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 14:07:04 +02:00			`.SH USAGE`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`editing and item selection (arrow keys, page up/down, home and end), the`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 15:56:27 +02:00			`following keys are recognized:`
ordered switch branches in kpress alphabetically, applied Sanders patch for PgUp/Dn and Home/End scrolling 2006-12-12 09:57:42 +01:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`.B Tab (Ctrl\-i)`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 14:07:04 +02:00			`Copy the selected item to the input field.`
			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`.B Return (Ctrl\-j)`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning`
			`success.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 14:07:04 +02:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`.B Shift\-Return (Ctrl\-Shift\-j)`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 16:15:24 +02:00			`Confirm input. Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 14:07:04 +02:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`.B Escape (Ctrl\-c)`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 15:22:54 +02:00			`Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 14:07:04 +02:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 17:20:03 +02:00			`.B Ctrl\-y`
update manpage 2011-11-16 11:26:15 +01:00			`Paste the primary X selection into the input field.`
			`.TP`
			`.B Ctrl-Shift-y`
			`Paste the X clipboard into the input field.`
initial import 2006-08-04 09:35:27 +02:00			`.SH SEE ALSO`
simpler lsx 2011-06-18 08:50:46 +02:00			`.IR dwm (1),`
			`.IR lsx (1)`