dmenu/dmenu.1

.TH DMENU 1 dmenu-VERSION
.SH NAME
dmenu \- dynamic menu
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dmenu
.RB [ \-font " <name>"]
.RB [ \-normbg " <color>"]
.RB [ \-normfg " <color>"]
.RB [ \-selbg " <color>"]
.RB [ \-selfg " <color>"]
.RB [ \-p " <prompt>"]
.RB [ \-t " <seconds>"]
.RB [ \-v ]
.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.
.SS Options
.TP
.B \-font <name>
defines the font.
.TP
.B \-normbg <color>
defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-normfg <color>
defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-selbg <color>
defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
.TP
.B \-selfg <color>
defines the selected 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 \-t <seconds>
defines the seconds to wait for standard input, before exiting (default is 3).
.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. The following keys are recognized:
.TP
.B Any printable character
Appends the character to the text in the input field.  This works as a filter:
only items containing this text will be displayed.
.TP
.B Left/Right
Select the previous/next item.
.TP
.B PageUp/PageDown
Select the first item of the previous/next 'page' of items.
.TP
.B Home/End
Select the first/last item.
.TP
.B Tab
Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP
.B Return
Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output). Returns
.B 0
on termination.
.TP
.B Shift-Return
Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output).
Returns
.B 0
on termination.
.TP
.B Escape
Quit without selecting an item. Returns
.B 1
on termination.
.TP
.B Backspace (Control-h)
Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
.TP
.B Control-u
Remove all characters from the input field.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dwm (1)
appliead Sanders manpage/Makefile pacth 2006-08-07 10:58:23 +01:00			`.TH DMENU 1 dmenu-VERSION`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.SH NAME`
			`dmenu \- dynamic menu`
			`.SH SYNOPSIS`
			`.B dmenu`
small update to man page (backported) 2006-09-26 16:51:22 +01:00			`.RB [ \-font " <name>"]`
			`.RB [ \-normbg " <color>"]`
			`.RB [ \-normfg " <color>"]`
			`.RB [ \-selbg " <color>"]`
			`.RB [ \-selfg " <color>"]`
added prompt option (-p 'prompt text'), documented in man page as well 2006-12-13 13:14:41 +00:00			`.RB [ \-p " <prompt>"]`
small update to man page (backported) 2006-09-26 16:51:22 +01:00			`.RB [ \-t " <seconds>"]`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.RB [ \-v ]`
			`.SH DESCRIPTION`
			`.SS Overview`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`dmenu is a generic menu for X, originally designed for`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.BR dwm (1).`
fixed man page 2006-09-04 18:47:09 +01:00			`It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items`
			`efficiently.`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.SS Options`
			`.TP`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 12:20:47 +01:00			`.B \-font <name>`
			`defines the font.`
			`.TP`
			`.B \-normbg <color>`
			`defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
			`.B \-normfg <color>`
			`defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
			`.B \-selbg <color>`
			`defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
			`.B \-selfg <color>`
			`defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).`
			`.TP`
added prompt option (-p 'prompt text'), documented in man page as well 2006-12-13 13:14:41 +00:00			`.B \-p <prompt>`
changed text in dmenu manpage 2006-12-13 13:36:09 +00:00			`defines a prompt to be displayed before the input area.`
added prompt option (-p 'prompt text'), documented in man page as well 2006-12-13 13:14:41 +00:00			`.TP`
removed config.h stuff, made dwm configurable due to command line options 2006-09-26 12:20:47 +01:00			`.B \-t <seconds>`
			`defines the seconds to wait for standard input, before exiting (default is 3).`
			`.TP`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.B \-v`
updated man page 2006-08-28 06:22:38 +01:00			`prints version information to standard output, then exits.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`.SH USAGE`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`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 08:36:53 +01:00			`choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates.`
			`.P`
			`dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized:`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Any printable character`
			`Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter:`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`only items containing this text will be displayed.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Left/Right`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`Select the previous/next item.`
			`.TP`
ordered switch branches in kpress alphabetically, applied Sanders patch for PgUp/Dn and Home/End scrolling 2006-12-12 08:57:42 +00:00			`.B PageUp/PageDown`
			`Select the first item of the previous/next 'page' of items.`
			`.TP`
			`.B Home/End`
			`Select the first/last item.`
			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Tab`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`Copy the selected item to the input field.`
			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Return`
another fix 2006-09-07 08:40:09 +01:00			`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 13:07:04 +01:00			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Shift-Return`
updated man page 2006-08-28 06:22:38 +01:00			`Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output).`
another fix 2006-09-07 08:40:09 +01:00			`Returns`
			`.B 0`
			`on termination.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Escape`
another fix 2006-09-07 08:40:09 +01:00			`Quit without selecting an item. Returns`
			`.B 1`
			`on termination.`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Backspace (Control-h)`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.`
			`.TP`
made dmenu.1 also concise 2006-09-07 08:36:53 +01:00			`.B Control-u`
made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 2006-08-07 13:07:04 +01:00			`Remove all characters from the input field.`
initial import 2006-08-04 08:35:27 +01:00			`.SH SEE ALSO`
			`.BR dwm (1)`