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, originally designed for
.IR dwm (1).
It manages huge numbers of user\-defined menu items efficiently.
.P
dmenu reads a list of newline\-separated items from stdin and creates a menu.
When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, their
choice is printed to stdout and dmenu terminates.
.P
.B dmenu_run
is a dmenu script used by dwm 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 may lock up
X if stdin is from a terminal.
.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 current X selection into the input field.
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR dwm (1),
.IR lsx (1)
fixed dmenu 2007-09-30 17:20:31 +00:00			`.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SH NAME`
			`dmenu \- dynamic menu`
			`.SH SYNOPSIS`
			`.B dmenu`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 19:29:32 +00:00			`.RB [ \-b ]`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`.RB [ \-f ]`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`.RB [ \-i ]`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.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 07:35:27 +00:00			`.RB [ \-v ]`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.P`
			`.BR dmenu_run " ..."`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SH DESCRIPTION`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`.B dmenu`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for`
new dmenu_run 2011-06-13 20:50:31 +00:00			`.IR dwm (1).`
cleanup 2011-05-15 01:37:49 +00:00			`It manages huge numbers of user\-defined menu items efficiently.`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.P`
cleanup 2011-05-15 01:37:49 +00:00			`dmenu reads a list of newline\-separated items from stdin and creates a menu.`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, their`
			`choice is printed to stdout and dmenu terminates.`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`.P`
			`.B dmenu_run`
new dmenu_run 2011-06-13 20:50:31 +00:00			`is a dmenu script used by dwm which lists programs in the user's $PATH and`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`executes the selected item.`
			`.SH OPTIONS`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.TP`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 19:29:32 +00:00			`.B \-b`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 19:29:32 +00:00			`.TP`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`.B \-f`
			`dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin. This is faster, but may lock up`
			`X if stdin is from a terminal.`
			`.TP`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`.B \-i`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.`
updated manpage 2010-06-09 09:13:26 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-l " lines"`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.`
			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-p " prompt"`
new libdraw, typo fixes 2010-08-05 14:41:56 +00:00			`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 12:28:15 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-fn " font"`
rebound paste, removed useless max widths 2010-08-20 12:50:44 +00:00			`defines the font or font set used.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-nb " color"`
			`defines the normal background color.`
			`.IR #RGB ,`
			`.IR #RRGGBB ,`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`and X color names are supported.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.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 10:39:07 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-sb " color"`
			`defines the selected background color.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`.TP`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`.BI \-sf " color"`
			`defines the selected foreground color.`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`.TP`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.B \-v`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`prints version information to stdout, then exits.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.SH USAGE`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`editing and item selection (arrow keys, page up/down, home and end), the`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`following keys are recognized:`
ordered switch branches in kpress alphabetically, applied Sanders patch for PgUp/Dn and Home/End scrolling 2006-12-12 08:57:42 +00:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`.B Tab (Ctrl\-i)`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`Copy the selected item to the input field.`
			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`.B Return (Ctrl\-j)`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning`
			`success.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`.B Shift\-Return (Ctrl\-Shift\-j)`
fast grab patch (thanks Rob) 2011-05-08 14:15:24 +00:00			`Confirm input. Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`.B Escape (Ctrl\-c)`
fixed bugs, no more config.h, updated manpage, new libdraw 2010-08-02 13:22:54 +00:00			`Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
no -m, cleanup 2011-05-18 15:20:03 +00:00			`.B Ctrl\-y`
updated manpage, added paste, cleaned up, new libdraw 2010-07-31 13:56:27 +00:00			`Paste the current X selection into the input field.`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SH SEE ALSO`
simpler lsx 2011-06-18 06:50:46 +00:00			`.IR dwm (1),`
			`.IR lsx (1)`