====== Xterm ======

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===== Change Style =====

The table below documents only the options I have used.
You can get more details from [[https://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.1/doc/xrdb.1.html|here]].

^ Option  ^ Description                                               ^ Demo       ^
| <wrap cmd>-bg</wrap>     | Background color                                          | <wrap cmd>-bg <wrap cmdpa>#333</wrap></wrap>   |
| <wrap cmd>-fg</wrap>     | Foreground color                                          | <wrap cmd>-fg <wrap cmdpa>green</wrap></wrap>  |
| <wrap cmd>-fn</wrap>     | Specifies the font to be used for displaying normal text  | <wrap cmd>-fn <wrap cmdpa>8x13</wrap></wrap>   |

===== .Xresources =====

[[#xresources-conf|Here]] is the <wrap pkg>Xterm</wrap> configuration I use. You can 
  - copy it to <wrap file>~/.Xresources</wrap>,
  - run <wrap cmd>xrdb -merge <wrap cmdpa>~/.Xresources</wrap></wrap>.
  - run <wrap cmd>xrdb -query -all</wrap> to confirm it is loaded.

<callout type="info">
More themes can be found from:
  * [[https://blog.gtwang.org/linux/xterm-theme-examples]].
</callout>

<wrap #xresources-conf />
<codeprism lang=bash el=true>
! XTerm
XTerm*background:         #333
XTerm*foreground:         green
XTerm*cursorColor:        green
XTerm*VT100.geometry:     80x50
XTerm*renderFont:         true
XTerm*faceName:           mono
XTerm*faceSize:           20
XTerm*dynamicColors:      true
XTerm*utf8:               2
XTerm*eightBitInput:      false
XTerm*saveLines:          4096
XTerm*scrollKey:          true
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput:    false
XTerm*scrollBar:          true
XTerm*rightScrollBar:     true
XTerm*jumpScroll:         true
XTerm*multiScroll:        true
XTerm*toolBar:            false
XTerm*selectToClipboard:  true
XTerm*loginShell:         true
XTerm*backarrowKey:       false
XTerm*ttyModes:           erase ^?
</codeprism>

===== Reference =====

  * [[https://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.1/doc/xterm.1.html]]
  * [[https://gist.github.com/shanesova/a66f86431888231e5aa63f3ff96351fd]]
  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/X_resources]]