ST(1)

💖 ST(1) — simple terminal 💖

okay so bestie, this is the General Commands Manual page for st, and I’m gonna walk you through it like we’re in the group chat. no gatekeeping, no boring manpage voice, all the facts still intact. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

st — simple terminal. that’s the name. that’s the vibe. 🎀

✨ 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. no cap, that’s the whole description. iconic. 🦋

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -a — disable alternate screens in terminal. bye alternate screen, slay.
• -c class — defines the window class (default $TERM). so it sets the class, and the default is $TERM. periodt.
• -f font — defines the font to use when st is run. font vibe check, passed. ✨
• -g geometry — defines the X11 geometry string. The form is [=][<cols>{xX}<rows>][{+-}<xoffset>{+-}<yoffset>]. See XParseGeometry(3) for further details. geometry lore, iykyk.
• -i — will fixate the position given with the -g option. pinned. obsessed. 📌
• -n name — defines the window instance name (default $TERM). another $TERM default, cute.
• -o iofile — writes all the I/O to iofile. This feature is useful when recording st sessions. A value of "-" means standard output. record it, bestie. 🎀
• -T title — defines the window title (default 'st'). title energy.
• -t title — defines the window title (default 'st'). yes, same default, we love consistency.
• -w windowid — embeds st within the window identified by windowid. window inception, lowkey.
• -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. serial line main character energy.
• -v — prints version information to stderr, then exits. quick lil exit. 💀
• -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. compatibility queen.

🎀 SHORTCUTS 🎀

• Break — send a break in the serial line. The Break key is obtained in PC keyboards pressing at the same time control and pause. yes, together. 💅
• Ctrl-Print Screen — toggle if st should print to the iofile. toggle toggle.
• Shift-Print Screen — print the full screen to the iofile. full screen moment.
• Print Screen — print the selection to the iofile. selection only, periodt.
• Ctrl-Shift-Page Up — increase font size. bigger font, bigger vibe.
• Ctrl-Shift-Page Down — decrease font size. smaller font, still cute.
• Ctrl-Shift-Home — reset to default font size. back to default, reset era.
• Ctrl-Shift-y — paste from primary selection (middle mouse button). middle mouse button tea.
• Ctrl-Shift-c — copy the selected text to the clipboard selection. copy copy.
• Ctrl-Shift-v — paste from the clipboard selection. paste paste. 🫶

🌈 CUSTOMIZATION 🌈

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

🫶 AUTHORS 🫶

See the LICENSE file for the authors. yes, really — authors are in the LICENSE file. 🫶

⭐ LICENSE ⭐

See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution. read the LICENSE, bestie. ⭐

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

tabbed(1), utmp(1), stty(1), scroll(1). go read those too, iykyk. 🌈

💀 BUGS 💀

See the TODO file in the distribution. bugs? the TODO file has the tea. 💀

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