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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Advanced topics</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../terminal.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Terminal Emulator"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Terminal Emulator"><link rel="prev" href="command-line.html" title="Command line options"><link rel="next" href="faq.html" title="Frequently asked questions"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Advanced topics</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="command-line.html">Natrag</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">�</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="faq.html">Naprijed</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Advanced topics"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="advanced"></a>Advanced topics</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Files and Environment Variables"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="files-and-env-vars"></a>Files and Environment Variables</h3></div></div></div><p>

Terminal uses the Basedir Specification as defined on

<a class="ulink" href="http://freedesktop.org/" target="_top">Freedesktop.org</a> to locate its

data and configuration files. This means that file locations will be specified as

a path relative to the directories described in the specification.

</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}</code></span></dt><dd><p>

The first base directory to look for configuration

files. By default this is set to <code class="filename">~/.config/</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}</code></span></dt><dd><p>

A colon separated list of base directories that contain configuration

data. By default the application will look in <code class="filename">${sysconfdir}/xdg/</code>.

The value of <code class="varname">${sysconfdir}</code> depends on how the program was

build and will often be <code class="filename">/etc/</code>

for binary packages.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">${XDG_DATA_HOME}</code></span></dt><dd><p>

The root for all user-specific data files. By default this

is set to <code class="filename">~/.local/share/</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">${XDG_DATA_DIRS}</code></span></dt><dd><p>

A set of preference ordered base directories relative to which

data files should be searched in addition to the

<code class="varname">${XDG_DATA_HOME}</code> base directory. The directories

should be separated with a colon.

</p></dd></dl></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}/Terminal/terminalrc</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This is the location of the configuration file that includes the

preferences which control the look and feel of Terminal.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">${XDG_DATA_DIRS}/Terminal/Terminal-toolbars.ui</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This file includes the user interface definition for the toolbars. If

you customize the toolbars using the graphical toolbars editor, Terminal

will store the new toolbars layout in the file

<code class="filename">${XDG_DATA_HOME}/Terminal/Terminal-toolbars.ui</code>.

</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Hidden options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="hidden-options"></a>Hidden options</h3></div></div></div><p>

Terminal offers a few hidden options to allow powerusers to control various advanced settings and

to reduce the number of options in the user interface. To set any of these options, you will have

to open the file <code class="filename">${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/Terminal/terminalrc</code> in your favorite

text editor and edit the section <code class="varname">[Configuration]</code>; simply create the file if

it does not already exist. For example, your <code class="filename">terminalrc</code> could look like

</p><pre class="programlisting">

[Configuration]

MiscAlwaysShowTabs=TRUE

MiscBell=TRUE

MiscConfirmClose=FALSE

MiscCursorBlinks=TRUE

MiscCursorShape=TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK

MiscCycleTabs=FALSE

MiscInheritGeometry=TRUE

MiscMouseAutohide=FALSE

MiscTabCloseButtons=TRUE

MiscTabCloseMiddleClick=TRUE

MiscTabPosition=GTK_POS_TOP

MiscHighlightUrls=TRUE</pre><p>

plus all the options that are controlled through the preferences dialog.

</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscAlwaysShowTabs</code></span></dt><dd><p>

If <code class="literal">TRUE</code> the tab headers will always be displayed even if only a single

terminal tab is open. This option is useful if you do not want the terminal window to

resize when you open a second tab. It is disabled by default.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscBell</code></span></dt><dd><p>

Enables (<code class="varname">MiscBell=TRUE</code>) or disables (<code class="varname">MiscBell=FALSE</code>)

the audible terminal bell. It is disabled by default.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscConfirmClose</code></span></dt><dd><p>

Controls whether Terminal popups a confirmation dialog when the user tries to close

a terminal window with multiple tabs in it. Can be either <code class="literal">TRUE</code>

(the default) or <code class="literal">FALSE</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscCursorBlinks</code></span></dt><dd><p>

Enable this option to display a cursor that blinks. Can be either <code class="literal">TRUE</code>

or <code class="literal">FALSE</code> (the default).

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscCursorShape</code></span></dt><dd><p>

Specifies the shape of the cursor in the terminal. This can be either

<code class="literal">TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK</code> (the default),

<code class="literal">TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_IBEAM</code> or

<code class="literal">TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_UNDERLINE</code>. This option is

only available when you compile against VTE 0.19.1 or newer.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscCycleTabs</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This option controls whether you can circulate through terminal tabs. That is, whether

you are able to go from the last tab to the first tab using the <span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Next

Tab</strong></span> button from the <span class="guimenu"><strong>Go</strong></span> menu (or the associated keyboard

shortcut), and from the first tab to the last tab using the <span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Previous

Tab</strong></span> button from the <span class="guimenu"><strong>Go</strong></span> menu. The option can be either

<code class="literal">TRUE</code> (the default) or <code class="literal">FALSE</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscDefaultGeometry</code></span></dt><dd><p>

The default geometry for new Terminal windows if no <a class="xref" href="command-line.html#options-window-geometry">

<code class="option">--geometry=<em class="replaceable"><code>geometry</code></em></code>

</a>

option is specified on the command line (defaults to <code class="literal">80x24</code>).

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscInheritGeometry</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This setting controls whether new windows will inherit the geometry (width

and height of the active tab) from its parent window (the window from which

the new window was opened). Can be either <code class="literal">TRUE</code> or

<code class="literal">FALSE</code> (the default).

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscMouseAutohide</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This setting controls whether Terminal will hide the mouse cursor

while you are typing in a terminal window. Can be either

<code class="literal">TRUE</code> or <code class="literal">FALSE</code> (the default).

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscTabCloseButtons</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This setting controls whether Terminal provides a close button with the

terminal tab title. Can be either <code class="literal">TRUE</code> (the default) or

<code class="literal">FALSE</code>.

</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscTabCloseMiddleClick</code></span></dt><dd><p>

This setting controls whether Terminal will close a terminal tab when

the user middle-clicks the tab title. Can be either <code class="literal">TRUE</code>

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(the default) or <code class="literal">FALSE</code>.

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</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscTabPosition</code></span></dt><dd><p>

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Specifies the position where the tab headers should be displayed. This can

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be either <code class="literal">GTK_POS_TOP</code> (the default), <code class="literal">GTK_POS_LEFT</code>,

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<code class="literal">GTK_POS_BOTTOM</code> or <code class="literal">GTK_POS_RIGHT</code>. If you

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specify <code class="literal">GTK_POS_LEFT</code> or <code class="literal">GTK_POS_RIGHT</code>

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here, the tab header texts will be displayed vertically instead of horizontally.

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It is highly recommended to disable <code class="varname">MiscTabCloseButtons</code> for

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<code class="literal">GTK_POS_LEFT</code> and <code class="literal">GTK_POS_RIGHT</code>.

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</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MiscHighlightUrls</code></span></dt><dd><p>

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This setting controls whether URLs - both hyperlinks and email addresses - will

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be highlighted in the text displayed in a terminal window. If you change this

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option to <code class="literal">FALSE</code>, URLs won't be highlighted anymore and you

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will no longer be able to middle-click the URL to open it in the preferred

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application.

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