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FvwmConsole(1) Fvwm Modules FvwmConsole(1) NAME FvwmConsole - an fvwm command input interface SYNOPSIS Module FvwmConsole [options] FvwmConsole can only be invoked by fvwm. Command line invocation of the FvwmConsole module will not work. DESCRIPTION FvwmConsole allows the user to type fvwm configuration commands interac- tively, and have them executed immediately. This tool is particularly use- ful for testing new configuration ideas, or for implementing temporary changes to your environment. INVOCATION FvwmConsole must be spawned as a module by fvwm. FvwmConsole takes all xterm(1) options. FvwmConsole can be invoked by inserting the line 'Module FvwmConsole' in the .fvwm2rc file. This can be placed on a line by itself, if FvwmConsole is to be spawned during fvwm's initialization, or can be bound to a menu or mouse button or keystroke to invoke it later. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FvwmConsole uses xterm(1). All resources set for xterm are inherited un- less overridden by command line options. Module FvwmConsole -g 40x10 -fg black -bg green3 A different terminal emulator can be specified with the -terminal option. However, only terminal programs that understand the options -name, -title and -e can be used. Module FvwmConsole -terminal rxvt Previous versions of FvwmConsole supported a -e option to choose a differ- ent front-end. Although this option is still provided for backwards com- patibility its use is discouraged unless you know exactly what you are do- ing. Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl (see FvwmConsoleC.pl(1)). Also X resources can be set in your ~/.Xdefaults file: FvwmConsole*VT100*geometry: 40x4 FvwmConsole*font: 7x14 COMMAND EDITING There are a few options. If the GNU readline library is available, it can be used. If Perl5 is installed, FvwmConsoleC.pl can be used as a command editor. This can be accomplished by either copying FvwmConsoleC.pl to fvwmlib di- rectory as FvwmConsoleC or invoking FvwmConsole with -e option. For exam- ple: Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl If neither one is installed, a simple input reading function which doesn't have editing capabilities is used. GNU readline and FvwmConsoleC.pl have some frequent used commands in common as default. These commands are similar to emacs. For more details, refer GNU readline man and info pages, and FvwmConsoleC.pl man page. Ctrl-A - beginning of line Ctrl-B - previous char Ctrl-D - delete char Ctrl-E - end of line Ctrl-F - next char Ctrl-H - backspace Ctrl-K - erase to the end of line Ctrl-N - next line Ctrl-P - previous line Ctrl-R - search reverse Ctrl-U - delete line Meta-B - previous word Meta-F - next word Esc < - beginning of history Esc > - end of history EXITING FvwmConsole can be stopped by entering the EOF character (usually CTRL-D). Note! Do not use the "quit" command, as this is an fvwm builtin: typing "quit" at the FvwmConsole command line will cause fvwm to exit. SEE ALSO xterm(1), FvwmConsoleC.pl(1), GNU Readline library AUTHOR FvwmConsole is the original work of Toshi Isogai. 3rd Berkeley Distribution 05 September 2019 (2.6.9) FvwmConsole(1)
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