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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ # T # T is a lean **T**erminal emulator. The project aims to keep it as simple as possible, while still being usable. Configuration is done by modifying the file -`config.h` and recompiling. It is actually two applications: one acts as a -daemon (`Td`) while the other (`Tc`) is invoked to request new windows or kill -the daemon. This was done so that the resource usage is (somewhat) minimized by +`config.h` and recompiling. In order to use T, you must first run it as a daemon +(-d option) and then send commands by running the same executable using other +optinos. This was done so that the resource usage is (somewhat) minimized by keeping all terminals under the same process while new windows are opened (somewhat) faster. @@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ To install T, run (needs superuser privileges) make install ## Usage ## -`Td` has no invocation arguments. You just keep it running and it will listen on -a local socket file (see `config.h`) for connections from `Tc`. `Tc` is invoked -as +T is invoked as - Tc [ARG] + T [ARG] where `ARG` is one of the arguments in the following table. @@ -36,3 +34,4 @@ Argument | Description ---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------- `-n` | Requests a new window; default if omitted `-x` | Request daemon termination; only successful if there are no open windows +`-d` | Run in daemon mode |