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), scroll(1)

BUGS¶

See the TODO file in the distribution.