RXVT-UNICODE(1)

NAME
rxvt (ouR XVT) - a VT102 emulator for the X window system

SYNOPSIS

rxvtd

rxvtc [options] [-e command [ args ]]

DESCRIPTION

rxvtd is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended as an xterm(1) replacement. rxvtd implements the actual program that runs as daemon in background and opens pseudo-ttys. You can run it from your X startup scripts, for example, although it is not dependent on a working DISPLAY and, in fact, can open windows on multiple X displays.

Both rxvtd and rxvtc use the environment variable RXVT_SOCKET to create a listening socket and to contact the rxvtd, respectively. If the variable is missing, "$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename>" is used.

rxvtc is the client program of this duo. It connects to the rxvtd daemon and requests a new terminal window. It takes the same arguments as the rxvt program. The environment will also be respected. Currently, it always returns immediately after contacting the daemon.

The positive aspect of this client-server solution is faster creation time for terminal windows and a lot of saved memory. The negative side is a possible impact on stability - if the main program crashes, all processes in the terminal windows are terminated.

SEE ALSO

rxvt(1), sh(1), /usr/share/doc/rxvt-unicode/README.unicode