.TH DMENU 1 dmenu\-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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dmenu \- dynamic menu
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B dmenu
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.RB [ \-b ]
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.RB [ \-f ]
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.RB [ \-i ]
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.RB [ \-l
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.IR lines ]
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.RB [ \-m
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.IR monitor ]
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.RB [ \-p
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.IR prompt ]
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.RB [ \-fn
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.IR font ]
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.RB [ \-nb
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-nf
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-sb
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-sf
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.IR color ]
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.RB [ \-v ]
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.P
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.BR dmenu_run " ..."
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B dmenu
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is a dynamic menu for X, which reads a list of newline\-separated items from
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stdin. When the user selects an item and presses Return, their choice is printed
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to stdout and dmenu terminates. Entering text will narrow the items to those
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matching the tokens in the input.
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.P
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.B dmenu_run
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is a script used by
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.IR dwm (1)
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which lists programs in the user's $PATH and runs the result in their $SHELL.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-b
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dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
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.TP
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.B \-f
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dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin. This is faster, but will lock up
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X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
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.TP
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.B \-i
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dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.
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.TP
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.BI \-l " lines"
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dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
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.TP
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.BI \-m " monitor"
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dmenu is displayed on the monitor number supplied. Monitor numbers are starting
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from 0.
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.TP
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.BI \-p " prompt"
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defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.
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.TP
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.BI \-fn " font"
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defines the font or font set used.
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.TP
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.BI \-nb " color"
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defines the normal background color.
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.IR #RGB ,
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.IR #RRGGBB ,
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and X color names are supported.
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.TP
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.BI \-nf " color"
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defines the normal foreground color.
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.TP
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.BI \-sb " color"
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defines the selected background color.
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.TP
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.BI \-sf " color"
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defines the selected foreground color.
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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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.SH USAGE
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dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Items are selected using the
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arrow keys, page up, page down, home, and end.
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.TP
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.B Tab
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Copy the selected item to the input field.
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.TP
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.B Return
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Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning
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success.
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.TP
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.B Ctrl-Return
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Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and continues.
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.TP
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.B Shift\-Return
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Confirm input. Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.
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.TP
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.B Escape
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Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.
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.TP
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C\-a
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Home
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.TP
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C\-b
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Left
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.TP
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C\-c
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Escape
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.TP
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C\-d
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Delete
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.TP
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C\-e
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End
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.TP
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C\-f
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Right
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.TP
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C\-g
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Escape
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.TP
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C\-h
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Backspace
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.TP
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C\-i
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Tab
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.TP
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C\-j
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Return
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.TP
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C\-J
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Shift-Return
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.TP
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C\-k
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Delete line right
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.TP
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C\-m
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Return
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.TP
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C\-M
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Shift-Return
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.TP
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C\-n
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Down
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.TP
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C\-p
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Up
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.TP
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C\-u
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Delete line left
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.TP
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C\-w
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Delete word left
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.TP
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C\-y
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Paste from primary X selection
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.TP
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C\-Y
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Paste from X clipboard
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.TP
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M\-g
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Home
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.TP
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M\-G
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End
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.TP
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M\-h
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Up
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.TP
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M\-j
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Page down
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.TP
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M\-k
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Page up
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.TP
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M\-l
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Down
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR dwm (1),
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.IR stest (1)
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