Convert FAQ into Markdown, to make it easier to integrate it into http://st.suckless.org/
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FAQ
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FAQ
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Why does st not handle utmp entries?
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## Why does st not handle utmp entries?
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Use the excellent tool of utmp[0] for this task.
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Use the excellent tool of [utmp](http://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task.
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[0] http://git.suckless.org/utmp/
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Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not
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recognised/unsupported/whatever!
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## Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not recognised/unsupported/whatever!
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It means that st doesn’t have any terminfo entry on your system. Chances are
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you did not make install. If you just want to test it without installing it,
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you can manualy run tic -s st.info in st dir. It will compile st.info into a
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fully working local terminfo description. You can delete it when you’re done.
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Nothing works, and nothing is said about an unknown terminal!
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you did not `make install`. If you just want to test it without installing it,
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you can manualy run `tic -s st.info`.
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## Nothing works, and nothing is said about an unknown terminal!
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* Some programs just assume they’re running in xterm i.e. they don’t rely on
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terminfo. What you see is the current state of the “xterm compliance”.
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* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default to
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another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo.
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I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
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Try lauching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
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you a list of available terminals, but you’ll most likely switch between
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xterm, st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in
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config.h (TNAME).
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How do I scroll back up?
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## I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
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Invoke st with a screen multiplexer like GNU screen[0] or tmux[1].
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st -e screen works better for text reflowing. To enter screen’s scroll
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back mode aka “copy mode”, it’s C-a ESC. You probably want defscrollback
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10000 in your ~/.screenrc too.
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Try launching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
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you a list of available terminals, but you’ll most likely switch between xterm,
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st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in config.h
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(TNAME).
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[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux
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Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
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## How do I scroll back up?
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Using a terminal multiplexer.
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* `st -e tmux` using C-a [
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* `st -e screen` using C-a ESC
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## Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
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Taken from the terminfo manpage:
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codes as smkx and rmkx. Otherwise the keypad is assumed to
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always transmit.
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In the st case smkx=\E[?1h\E= and rmkx=\E[?1l\E>, so it is mandatory that
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In the st case smkx=E[?1hE= and rmkx=E[?1lE>, so it is mandatory that
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applications which want to test against keypad keys, have to send these
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sequences.
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But buggy applications like bash and irssi for example don't do this. A fast
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solution for them is to use the following command:
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$ printf "\033?1h\033=" >/dev/tty
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$ printf "<EFBFBD>33?1h<31>33=" >/dev/tty
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or
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$ echo $(tput smkx) >/dev/tty
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applications using readline.
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If you are using zsh, then read the zsh FAQ
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(http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq03.html#l25):
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<http://zsh.sourceforge.net/FAQ/zshfaq03.html#l25>:
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It should be noted that the O / [ confusion can occur with other keys
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such as Home and End. Some systems let you query the key sequences
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@ -91,5 +83,3 @@ If you are using zsh, then read the zsh FAQ
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zle -N zle-line-finish
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Putting these lines into your .zshrc will fix the problems.
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