urxvt

Unicode terminal for X11 with perl extensions, tabs, and daemon mode.

Date Created:

November 22, 2003

Platforms:

linuxbsd

Language:

c

Source Code Availability:

Open Source (GPL-3)

Development State:

active

urxvt is a fork of rxvt built for Unicode text handling on X11.

It adds daemon mode, embedded perl extensions, tab support, regex based selection, URL handling, line rewrapping on resize, combining character support, multiple fonts, and Xft support.

It suits Linux and Unix users who want a fast, scriptable terminal that stays close to the classic X desktop.

Features

GPU Accelerated

No

Image Support

No

Sixel

No

Kitty Graphics

No

iTerm2 Images

No

True Color (24-bit)

No

Font Ligatures

No

Tabs

Yes

Split Panes

No

OSC 52 Clipboard

No

OSC 8 Hyperlinks

No

Unicode

Yes

Notifications

Yes

Kitty Keyboard

No

Synchronized Output

No

Styled Underlines

No

Shell Integration

No

Drop-down Mode

No

Built-in Multiplexer

No

Config Format

xresources

How to install urxvt

You can download the source of urxvt from GitHub.

From the source directory, run ./configure, then make, then make install. You can also pass --prefix=PREFIX if you want a different install path, and ./configure --help shows more build options.

Project details are on the official site at software.schmorp.de.

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