dmenu(1)

NAME

   dmenu - dynamic menu

SYNOPSIS

   dmenu  [-b]  [-f]  [-i]  [-l [-m monitor] lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font]
   [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-v]

   dmenu_run ...

DESCRIPTION

   dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, which reads a list of  newline-separated
   items  from  stdin.   When the user selects an item and presses Return,
   their choice is printed to stdout and dmenu terminates.  Entering  text
   will narrow the items to those matching the tokens in the input.

   dmenu_run is a script used by dwm(1) which lists programs in the user's
   $PATH and runs the result in their $SHELL.

OPTIONS

   -b     dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.

   -f     dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin.  This is  faster,
          but will lock up X until stdin reaches end-of-file.

   -i     dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.

   -l lines
          dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.

   -m monitor
          dmenu  is  displayed  on  the  monitor  number supplied. Monitor
          numbers are starting from 0.

   -p prompt
          defines the prompt to be displayed to  the  left  of  the  input
          field.

   -fn font
          defines the font or font set used.

   -nb color
          defines the normal background color.  #RGB, #RRGGBB, and X color
          names are supported.

   -nf color
          defines the normal foreground color.

   -sb color
          defines the selected background color.

   -sf color
          defines the selected foreground color.

   -v     prints version information to stdout, then exits.

USAGE

   dmenu is completely controlled by the  keyboard.   Items  are  selected
   using the arrow keys, page up, page down, home, and end.

   Tab    Copy the selected item to the input field.

   Return Confirm  selection.   Prints  the  selected  item  to stdout and
          exits, returning success.

   Ctrl-Return
          Confirm selection.  Prints  the  selected  item  to  stdout  and
          continues.

   Shift-Return
          Confirm  input.   Prints  the  input  text  to stdout and exits,
          returning success.

   Escape Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.

   C-a    Home

   C-b    Left

   C-c    Escape

   C-d    Delete

   C-e    End

   C-f    Right

   C-g    Escape

   C-h    Backspace

   C-i    Tab

   C-j    Return

   C-J    Shift-Return

   C-k    Delete line right

   C-m    Return

   C-M    Shift-Return

   C-n    Down

   C-p    Up

   C-u    Delete line left

   C-w    Delete word left

   C-y    Paste from primary X selection

   C-Y    Paste from X clipboard

   M-g    Home

   M-G    End

   M-h    Up

   M-j    Page down

   M-k    Page up

   M-l    Down

SEE ALSO

   dwm(1), stest(1)

                               dmenu-4.6                          DMENU(1)

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