NAME

       dmenu - dynamic menu

SYNOPSIS

       dmenu  [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-m monitor] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb
       color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]

       dmenu_run ...

DESCRIPTION

       dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, which reads a list of newline-separated items  from  stdin.
       When  the  user  selects an item and presses Return, their choice is printed to stdout and
       dmenu terminates.  Entering text will narrow the items to those matching the tokens in the
       input.

       dmenu_run is a script used by dwm(1) which lists programs in the user's $PATH and runs the
       result in their $SHELL.

OPTIONS

       -b     dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.

       -f     dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin if not reading from a  tty.  This  is
              faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches end-of-file.

       -i     dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.

       -l lines
              dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.

       -m monitor
              dmenu  is  displayed  on  the monitor number supplied. Monitor numbers are starting
              from 0.

       -p prompt
              defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.

       -fn font
              defines the font or font set used.

       -nb color
              defines the normal  background  color.   #RGB,  #RRGGBB,  and  X  color  names  are
              supported.

       -nf color
              defines the normal foreground color.

       -sb color
              defines the selected background color.

       -sf color
              defines the selected foreground color.

       -v     prints version information to stdout, then exits.

       -w windowid
              embed into windowid.

USAGE

       dmenu  is completely controlled by the keyboard.  Items are selected using the arrow keys,
       page up, page down, home, and end.

       Tab    Copy the selected item to the input field.

       Return Confirm selection.  Prints  the  selected  item  to  stdout  and  exits,  returning
              success.

       Ctrl-Return
              Confirm selection.  Prints the selected item to stdout and continues.

       Shift-Return
              Confirm input.  Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.

       Escape Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.

       Ctrl-Left
              Move cursor to the start of the current word

       Ctrl-Right
              Move cursor to the end of the current word

       C-a    Home

       C-b    Left

       C-c    Escape

       C-d    Delete

       C-e    End

       C-f    Right

       C-g    Escape

       C-h    Backspace

       C-i    Tab

       C-j    Return

       C-J    Shift-Return

       C-k    Delete line right

       C-m    Return

       C-M    Shift-Return

       C-n    Down

       C-p    Up

       C-u    Delete line left

       C-w    Delete word left

       C-y    Paste from primary X selection

       C-Y    Paste from X clipboard

       M-b    Move cursor to the start of the current word

       M-f    Move cursor to the end of the current word

       M-g    Home

       M-G    End

       M-h    Up

       M-j    Page down

       M-k    Page up

       M-l    Down

SEE ALSO

       dwm(1), stest(1)

                                            dmenu-5.0                                    DMENU(1)