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# dmenu version # dmenu version
VERSION = 0.8 VERSION = 0.9
# Customize below to fit your system # Customize below to fit your system

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.RB [ \-v ] .RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
.SS Overview .SS Overview
.B dmenu dmenu is a generic menu for X, originally designed for
is a generic menu for X, originally designed for
.BR dwm (1). .BR dwm (1).
It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items
efficiently. efficiently.
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.B \-v .B \-v
prints version information to standard output, then exits. prints version information to standard output, then exits.
.SH USAGE .SH USAGE
.B dmenu dmenu reads a list of newline-separated items from standard input and creates a
reads a list of newline-separated items from standard input and creates a menu. menu. When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his
When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his choice choice is printed to standard output and dmenu terminates.
is printed to standard output and .P
.B dmenu dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized:
terminates.
.B dmenu
is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized:
.TP .TP
Any printable character .B Any printable character
Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter: Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter:
only items containing this text will be displayed. only items containing this text will be displayed.
.TP .TP
Left/Right .B Left/Right
Select the previous/next item. Select the previous/next item.
.TP .TP
Tab .B Tab
Copy the selected item to the input field. Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP .TP
Return .B Return
Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output). Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to standard output).
.TP .TP
Shift-Return .B Shift-Return
Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output). Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to standard output).
.TP .TP
Escape .B Escape
Quit without selecting an item. Quit without selecting an item.
.TP .TP
Backspace (Control-h) .B Backspace (Control-h)
Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect. Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
.TP .TP
Control-u .B Control-u
Remove all characters from the input field. Remove all characters from the input field.
.P .P
.B dmenu dwm returns
returns
.B 0 .B 0
if Return is pressed on termination, if
.B Return
is pressed and
.B 1 .B 1
if Escape is pressed. if
.B Escape
is pressed on termination.
.SH CUSTOMIZATION .SH CUSTOMIZATION
.B dmenu dmenu is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
.SH SEE ALSO .SH SEE ALSO
.BR dwm (1) .BR dwm (1)