dmenu/dmenu.1

.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION
.SH NAME
dmenu \- dynamic menu
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dmenu
.RB [ \-i ]
.RB [ \-b ]
.RB [ \-e " <xid>]"
.RB [ \-l " <lines>]"
.RB [ \-fn " <font>]"
.RB [ \-nb " <color>]"
.RB [ \-nf " <color>]"
.RB [ \-p " <prompt>]"
.RB [ \-sb " <color>]"
.RB [ \-sf " <color>]"
.RB [ \-v ]

.B dmenu_run
[<options...>]

.BR dmenu_path
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS Overview
dmenu is a generic menu for X, originally designed for
.BR dwm (1).
It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items
efficiently.

dmenu_run is a dmenu script used by dwm which lists executables in the user's PATH
and executes the selected item.

dmenu_path is a script used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
.SS Options
.TP
.B \-i
makes dmenu match menu entries case insensitively.
.TP
.B \-b
defines that dmenu appears at the bottom.
.TP
.B \-e <xid>
reparents dmenu to the window specified by xid.
.TP
.B \-l <lines>
activates vertical list mode.
The given number of lines will be displayed. Window height will be adjusted.
.TP
.B \-fn <font>
defines the font.
.TP
.B \-nb <color>
defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-nf <color>
defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-p <prompt>
defines a prompt to be displayed before the input area.
.TP
.B \-sb <color>
defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-sf <color>
defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-v
prints version information to standard output, then exits.
.SH USAGE
dmenu reads a list of newline-separated items from standard input and creates a
menu.  When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his/her
choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates.
.P
dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line editing,
and item selection (Up/Down or Left/Right, PageUp/PageDown, Home/End), the following
keys are recognized:
.TP
.B Tab (Control\-i)
Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP
.B Return (Control\-j)
Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output). Returns
.B 0
on termination.
.TP
.B Shift\-Return (Control\-Shift\-j)
Confirm input and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output).
Returns
.B 0
on termination.
.TP
.B Escape (Control\-c)
Quit without selecting an item. Returns
.B 1
on termination.
.TP
.B Control\-y
Pastes the X selection into the input field. This requires
.BR sselp (1).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dwm (1),
.BR wmii (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`
applied Michał Janeczek dmenu patch, made dmenu match case-insensitive by default, added -i command line option to enable ido matching, added Michał to Copyright holders 2007-09-23 16:26:41 +00:00			`.RB [ \-i ]`
added Xinerama support to dmenu, reverted -b behavior, removed -x, -y, -w 2008-05-19 19:29:32 +00:00			`.RB [ \-b ]`
updated manpage 2010-06-09 09:13:26 +00:00			`.RB [ \-e " <xid>]"`
			`.RB [ \-l " <lines>]"`
			`.RB [ \-fn " <font>]"`
			`.RB [ \-nb " <color>]"`
			`.RB [ \-nf " <color>]"`
			`.RB [ \-p " <prompt>]"`
			`.RB [ \-sb " <color>]"`
			`.RB [ \-sf " <color>]"`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.RB [ \-v ]`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00
			`.B dmenu_run`
			`[<options...>]`

			`.BR dmenu_path`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SH DESCRIPTION`
			`.SS Overview`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 07:36:53 +00:00			`dmenu is a generic menu for X, originally designed for`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.BR dwm (1).`
fixed man page 2006-09-04 17:47:09 +00:00			`It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items`
			`efficiently.`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00
			`dmenu_run is a dmenu script used by dwm which lists executables in the user's PATH`
			`and executes the selected item.`

			`dmenu_path is a script used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SS Options`
			`.TP`
applied Michał Janeczek dmenu patch, made dmenu match case-insensitive by default, added -i command line option to enable ido matching, added Michał to Copyright holders 2007-09-23 16:26:41 +00:00			`.B \-i`
removed ido-matching, changed behavior of -i meaning case insensitive matching now, commented -x, -y, -w arguments in dmenu.1 2008-03-12 15:41:19 +00:00			`makes dmenu match menu entries case insensitively.`
applied Michał Janeczek dmenu patch, made dmenu match case-insensitive by default, added -i command line option to enable ido matching, added Michał to Copyright holders 2007-09-23 16:26:41 +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`
			`defines that dmenu appears at the bottom.`
			`.TP`
updated manpage 2010-06-09 09:13:26 +00:00			`.B \-e <xid>`
			`reparents dmenu to the window specified by xid.`
			`.TP`
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			`.B \-l <lines>`
			`activates vertical list mode.`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`The given number of lines will be displayed. Window height will be adjusted.`
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 a typo in dmenu.1 2006-12-19 10:49:28 +00:00			`.B \-fn <font>`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`defines the font.`
			`.TP`
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			`.B \-nb <color>`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
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			`.B \-nf <color>`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
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			`.B \-p <prompt>`
			`defines a prompt to be displayed before the input area.`
			`.TP`
			`.B \-sb <color>`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
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			`.B \-sf <color>`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 11:20:47 +00:00			`defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.B \-v`
updated man page 2006-08-28 05:22:38 +00:00			`prints version information to standard output, then exits.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.SH USAGE`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 07:36:53 +00:00			`dmenu reads a list of newline-separated items from standard input and creates a`
ordered switch branches in kpress alphabetically, applied Sanders patch for PgUp/Dn and Home/End scrolling 2006-12-12 08:57:42 +00:00			`menu. When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his/her`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 07:36:53 +00:00			`choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates.`
			`.P`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line editing,`
			`and item selection (Up/Down or Left/Right, PageUp/PageDown, Home/End), the 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`
Escape -s in dmenu.1 2007-02-25 21:41:05 +00:00			`.B Tab (Control\-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`
Escape -s in dmenu.1 2007-02-25 21:41:05 +00:00			`.B Return (Control\-j)`
another fix 2006-09-07 07:40:09 +00:00			`Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output). Returns`
			`.B 0`
			`on termination.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
Escape -s in dmenu.1 2007-02-25 21:41:05 +00:00			`.B Shift\-Return (Control\-Shift\-j)`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`Confirm input and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output).`
another fix 2006-09-07 07:40:09 +00:00			`Returns`
			`.B 0`
			`on termination.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`.B Escape (Control\-c)`
another fix 2006-09-07 07:40:09 +00:00			`Quit without selecting an item. Returns`
			`.B 1`
			`on termination.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 12:07:04 +00:00			`.TP`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`.B Control\-y`
			`Pastes the X selection into the input field. This requires`
			`.BR sselp (1).`
initial import 2006-08-04 07:35:27 +00:00			`.SH SEE ALSO`
added wmii reference to dmenu(1) 2006-12-18 12:46:44 +00:00			`.BR dwm (1),`
updated manpage, changed keybinds M- binds tend to be wm level, and there were up to 3 binds for the same action M-{hjkl} also no longer made sense in vlist mode 2010-06-20 14:04:15 +00:00			`.BR wmii (1).`