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DMENU(1)							      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 num‐
	      bers 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  con‐
	      tinues.

       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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