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ST(1) General Commands Manual ST(1)

NAME

st - simple terminal

SYNOPSIS

st [-aiv] [-c class] [-f font] [-g geometry] [-n name] [-o iofile] [-T title] [-t title] [-l line] [-w windowid] [[-e] command [arguments...]]

st [-aiv] [-c class] [-f font] [-g geometry] [-n name] [-o iofile] [-T title] [-t title] [-w windowid] -l line [stty_args...]

DESCRIPTION

st is a simple terminal emulator.

OPTIONS

-a
disable alternate screens in terminal
-c class
defines the window class (default $TERM).
-f font
defines the font to use when st is run.
-g geometry
defines the X11 geometry string. The form is [=][<cols>{xX}<rows>][{+-}<xoffset>{+-}<yoffset>]. See XParseGeometry(3) for further details.
-i
will fixate the position given with the -g option.
-n name
defines the window instance name (default $TERM).
-o iofile
writes all the I/O to iofile. This feature is useful when recording st sessions. A value of "-" means standard output.
-T title
defines the window title (default 'st').
-t title
defines the window title (default 'st').
-w windowid
embeds st within the window identified by windowid
-l line
use a tty line instead of a pseudo terminal. line should be a (pseudo-)serial device (e.g. /dev/ttyS0 on Linux for serial port 0). When this flag is given remaining arguments are used as flags for stty(1). By default st initializes the serial line to 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and a 38400 baud rate. The speed is set by appending it as last argument (e.g. 'st -l /dev/ttyS0 115200'). Arguments before the last one are stty(1) flags. If you want to set odd parity on 115200 baud use for example 'st -l /dev/ttyS0 parenb parodd 115200'. Set the number of bits by using for example 'st -l /dev/ttyS0 cs7 115200'. See stty(1) for more arguments and cases.
-v
prints version information to stderr, then exits.
-e command [ arguments ... ]
st executes command instead of the shell. If this is used it must be the last option on the command line, as in xterm / rxvt. This option is only intended for compatibility, and all the remaining arguments are used as a command even without it.

SHORTCUTS

Break
Send a break in the serial line. Break key is obtained in PC keyboards pressing at the same time control and pause.
Ctrl-Print Screen
Toggle if st should print to the iofile.
Shift-Print Screen
Print the full screen to the iofile.
Print Screen
Print the selection to the iofile.
Ctrl-Shift-Page Up
Increase font size.
Ctrl-Shift-Page Down
Decrease font size.
Ctrl-Shift-Home
Reset to default font size.
Ctrl-Shift-y
Paste from primary selection (middle mouse button).
Ctrl-Shift-c
Copy the selected text to the clipboard selection.
Ctrl-Shift-v
Paste from the clipboard selection.

CUSTOMIZATION

st can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.

AUTHORS

See the LICENSE file for the authors.

LICENSE

See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution.

SEE ALSO

tabbed(1), utmp(1), stty(1)

BUGS

See the TODO file in the distribution.

st-0.8.2