made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike 4e009770
arg@10ksloc.org · 2006-08-07 14:07 1 file(s) · +22 −23
dmenu.1 +22 −23
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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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.SS Usage
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.SH USAGE
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.B dmenu
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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 Enter, his choice
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When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his choice
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is printed to stdout and
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.B dmenu
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terminates.
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.SS Keyboard Control
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.B dmenu
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is completely controlled by the keyboard.  The following keys are recognized:
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.TP 2
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.TP
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Any printable character
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appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter:
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Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter:
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only items containing this text will be displayed.
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.TP 2
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.TP
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Left/Right (Control-p/Control-n)
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select the previous/next item.
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.TP 2
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Select the previous/next item.
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.TP
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Tab (Control-i)
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copy the selected item to the input field.
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.TP 2
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Enter (Control-j)
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confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to stdout).
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.TP 2
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Shift-Enter (Shift-Control-j)
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confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to stdout).
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.TP 2
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Copy the selected item to the input field.
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.TP
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Return (Control-j)
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Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to stdout).
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.TP
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Shift-Return (Shift-Control-j)
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Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to stdout).
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.TP
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Escape (Control-[)
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quit without selecting an item.
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.TP 2
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Quit without selecting an item.
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.TP
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Backspace (Control-h)
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remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
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.TP 2
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Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
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.TP
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Control-u
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remove all characters from the input field.
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.SS Exit codes
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Remove all characters from the input field.
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.P
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.B dmenu
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returns
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.B 0
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if Enter is pressed on termination,
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if Return is pressed on termination,
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.B 1
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if Escape is pressed.
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.SH CUSTOMIZATION