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diff --git a/_urxvt/ext/README.md b/_urxvt/ext/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b800ed3 --- /dev/null +++ b/_urxvt/ext/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +A small collection of perl extensions for the rxvt-unicode terminal emulator. + +Installation +------------ +Simply place the scripts you want to install in /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/ for +system-wide availability or in ~/.urxvt/ext/ for user-only availability. +You can also put them in a folder of your choice, but then you have to add this +line to your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.perl-lib: /your/folder/ + +See the following sections for information on how to enable the scripts or set +script-specific options and keyboard mappings in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources. + + +keyboard-select +--------------- +Use keyboard shortcuts to select and copy text. + +After installing, put the following lines in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.perl-ext-common: ...,keyboard-select + URxvt.keysym.M-Escape: perl:keyboard-select:activate + +The following line overwrites the default Meta-s binding and allows to activate +keyboard-select directly in backward search mode: + + URxvt.keysym.M-s: perl:keyboard-select:search + +Use Meta-Escape to activate selection mode, then use the following keys: + + h/j/k/l: Move cursor left/down/up/right (also with arrow keys) + g/G/0/^/$/H/M/L/f/F/;/,/w/W/b/B/e/E: More vi-like cursor movement keys + '/'/?: Start forward/backward search + n/N: Repeat last search, N: in reverse direction + Ctrl-f/b: Scroll down/up one screen + Ctrl-d/u: Scroll down/up half a screen + v/V/Ctrl-v: Toggle normal/linewise/blockwise selection + y/Return: Copy selection to primary buffer, Return: deactivate afterwards + q/Escape: Deactivate keyboard selection mode + + +url-select +---------- +Use keyboard shortcuts to select URLs. + +This should be used as a replacement for the default matcher extension, it also +makes URLs clickable with the middle mouse button. + +After installing, put the following lines in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.perl-ext-common: ...,url-select + URxvt.keysym.M-u: perl:url-select:select_next + +Use Meta-u to activate URL selection mode, then use the following keys: + + j/k: Select next downward/upward URL (also with arrow keys) + g/G: Select first/last URL (also with home/end key) + o/Return: Open selected URL in browser, Return: deactivate afterwards + y: Copy (yank) selected URL and deactivate selection mode + q/Escape: Deactivate URL selection mode + +Options: + + URxvt.url-select.autocopy: if set to true, selected URLs are automatically + copied to the PRIMARY buffer + URxvt.url-select.button: mouse button to click-open URLs (default: 2) + URxvt.url-select.launcher: browser/command to open selected URL with + URxvt.url-select.underline: if set to true, all URLs get underlined + +For compatibility reasons, url-select will also use any patterns defined for +the matcher extension by reading all `URxvt.matcher.pattern.[0-9]` resources. + + +clipboard +--------- +Use keyboard shortcuts to copy the selection to the clipboard and to paste the +clipboard contents (optionally escaping all special characters). + +After installing, put the following lines in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.perl-ext-common: ...,clipboard + URxvt.keysym.M-c: perl:clipboard:copy + URxvt.keysym.M-v: perl:clipboard:paste + URxvt.keysym.M-C-v: perl:clipboard:paste_escaped + +Options: + URxvt.clipboard.autocopy: if set to true, the clipboard is automatically + updated whenever the PRIMARY selection changes + +You can also overwrite the system commands to use for copying/pasting. +The default ones are: + + URxvt.clipboard.copycmd: xsel -ib + URxvt.clipboard.pastecmd: xsel -ob + +If you prefer xclip, then put these lines in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.clipboard.copycmd: xclip -i -selection clipboard + URxvt.clipboard.pastecmd: xclip -o -selection clipboard + +On Mac OS X, put these lines in your .Xdefaults/.Xresources: + + URxvt.clipboard.copycmd: pbcopy + URxvt.clipboard.pastecmd: pbpaste + +The use of the functions should be self-explanatory! |