1ST(1) General Commands Manual ST(1)
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6 st - simple terminal
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9 st [-aiv] [-c class] [-f font] [-g geometry] [-n name] [-o iofile] [-T
10 title] [-t title] [-l line] [-w windowid] [[-e] command [arguments...]]
11 st [-aiv] [-c class] [-f font] [-g geometry] [-n name] [-o iofile] [-T
13 title] [-t title] [-w windowid] -l line [stty_args...]
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16 st is a simple terminal emulator.
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19 -a disable alternate screens in terminal
20 -c class
22 defines the window class (default $TERM).
23 -f font
25 defines the font to use when st is run.
26 -g geometry
28 defines the X11 geometry string. The form is
29 [=][<cols>{xX}<rows>][{+-}<xoffset>{+-}<yoffset>]. See XParseGe‐
30 ometry(3) for further details.
31 -i will fixate the position given with the -g option.
33 -n name
35 defines the window instance name (default $TERM).
36 -o iofile
38 writes all the I/O to iofile. This feature is useful when
39 recording st sessions. A value of "-" means standard output.
40 -T title
42 defines the window title (default 'st').
43 -t title
45 defines the window title (default 'st').
46 -w windowid
48 embeds st within the window identified by windowid
49 -l line
51 use a tty line instead of a pseudo terminal. line should be a
52 (pseudo-)serial device (e.g. /dev/ttyS0 on Linux for serial port
53 0). When this flag is given remaining arguments are used as
54 flags for stty(1). By default st initializes the serial line to
55 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and a 38400 baud rate. The speed
56 is set by appending it as last argument (e.g. 'st -l /dev/ttyS0
57 115200'). Arguments before the last one are stty(1) flags. If
58 you want to set odd parity on 115200 baud use for example 'st -l
59 /dev/ttyS0 parenb parodd 115200'. Set the number of bits by us‐
60 ing for example 'st -l /dev/ttyS0 cs7 115200'. See stty(1) for
61 more arguments and cases.
62 -v prints version information to stderr, then exits.
64 -e command [ arguments ... ]
66 st executes command instead of the shell. If this is used it
67 must be the last option on the command line, as in xterm / rxvt.
68 This option is only intended for compatibility, and all the re‐
69 maining arguments are used as a command even without it.
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72 Break Send a break in the serial line. Break key is obtained in PC
73 keyboards pressing at the same time control and pause.
74 Ctrl-Print Screen
76 Toggle if st should print to the iofile.
77 Shift-Print Screen
79 Print the full screen to the iofile.
80 Print Screen
82 Print the selection to the iofile.
83 Ctrl-Shift-Page Up
85 Increase font size.
86 Ctrl-Shift-Page Down
88 Decrease font size.
89 Ctrl-Shift-Home
91 Reset to default font size.
92 Ctrl-Shift-y
94 Paste from primary selection (middle mouse button).
95 Ctrl-Shift-c
97 Copy the selected text to the clipboard selection.
98 Ctrl-Shift-v
100 Paste from the clipboard selection.
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103 st can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling
104 the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
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107 See the LICENSE file for the authors.
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110 See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution.
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113 tabbed(1), utmp(1), stty(1), scroll(1)
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116 See the TODO file in the distribution.
117 st-0.9 ST(1)