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authorNikita Langer <nikitalanger@icloud.com>2026-07-12 15:24:59 +0200
committerNikita Langer <nikitalanger@icloud.com>2026-07-12 15:24:59 +0200
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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ dmenu \- dynamic menu
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dmenu
.RB [ \-bfiv ]
+.RB [ \-g
+.IR columns ]
.RB [ \-l
.IR lines ]
.RB [ \-m
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ dmenu \- dynamic menu
.IR color ]
.RB [ \-w
.IR windowid ]
+.RB [ \-it
+.IR text ]
.P
.BR dmenu_run " ..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ which lists programs in the user's $PATH and runs the result in their $SHELL.
.B \-b
dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
.TP
+.B \-c
+dmenu appears centered on the screen.
+.TP
.B \-f
dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin if not reading from a tty. This
is faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
@@ -51,8 +58,11 @@ is faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
.B \-i
dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.
.TP
+.BI \-g " columns"
+dmenu lists items in a grid with the given number of columns.
+.TP
.BI \-l " lines"
-dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
+dmenu lists items in a grid with the given number of lines.
.TP
.BI \-m " monitor"
dmenu is displayed on the monitor number supplied. Monitor numbers are starting
@@ -90,6 +100,9 @@ prints version information to stdout, then exits.
.TP
.BI \-w " windowid"
embed into windowid.
+.TP
+.BI \-it " text".
+start with initial text input.
.SH USAGE
dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Items are selected using the
arrow keys, page up, page down, home, and end.