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431 lines
8.8 KiB
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.TH RIO 4
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.SH NAME
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rio \- window system files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B rio
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[
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.B -i
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.BI ' cmd '
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]
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[
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.B -k
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.BI ' kbdcmd '
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]
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[
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.B -s
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]
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[
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.B -b
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]
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[
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.B -f
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.I font
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The window system
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.I rio
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serves a variety of files for reading, writing, and controlling
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windows.
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Some of them are virtual versions of system files for dealing
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with the display, keyboard, and mouse; others control operations
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of the window system itself.
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.I Rio
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posts its service in the
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.B /srv
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directory, using a
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name constructed from a catenation of the user ID
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and a process id; the environment variable
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.BR $wsys
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is set to this service name within processes running under the control
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of each invocation of
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.IR rio .
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Similarly,
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.I rio
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posts a named pipe to access the window creation features
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(see
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.B window
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in
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.IR rio (1))
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from outside
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its name space; this is named in
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.BR $wctl .
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.PP
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A
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.I mount
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(see
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.IR bind (1))
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of
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.B $wsys
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causes
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.I rio
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to create a new window; the attach specifier in the
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.I mount
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gives the coordinates of the created window.
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The syntax of the specifier is the same as the arguments to
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.B window
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(see
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.IR rio (1)).
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By default, the window is sized and placed automatically.
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It is always necessary, however, to provide the process id of the
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process to whom to deliver notes generated by DEL characters and hangups
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in that window.
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That pid is specified by including the string
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.B -pid
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.I pid
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in the attach specifier. (See the Examples section
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.IR q.v. )
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.PP
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When a window is created either by
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the
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.I window
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command
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(see
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.IR rio (1))
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or by using the menu supplied by
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.IR rio ,
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this server is mounted on
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.BR /mnt/wsys
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and also
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.BR /dev ;
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the files mentioned here
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appear in both those directories.
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.PP
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Some of these files supply virtual versions of services available from the underlying
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environment, in particular the character terminal files
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.B cons
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and
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.B kbd
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(see
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.IR kbdfs (8)),
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and the mouse files
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.IR mouse (3)
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and
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.IR cursor ,
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each specific to the window.
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Note that the
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.IR draw (3)
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device multiplexes itself;
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.IR rio
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places windows but does not mediate programs' access to the display device.
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.PP
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Other files are unique to
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.IR rio .
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.TF window
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.TP
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.B cons
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a virtual version of the standard terminal file from
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.IR kbdfs (8).
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.I Rio
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supplies extra editing features and a scroll bar
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(see
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.IR rio (1)).
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.TP
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.B consctl
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controls interpretation of console input.
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Writing strings to it sets these modes:
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.B rawon
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turns on raw mode;
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.B rawoff
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turns off raw mode;
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.B holdon
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turns on hold mode;
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.B holdoff
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turns off hold mode.
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Closing the file makes the window revert to default state
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(raw off, hold off).
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.TP
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.B kbd
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represents the raw keyboard events (see
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.IR kbdfs (8))
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for the corresponding window. While open,
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navigation keys and input on the
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.IR cons
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file is disabled.
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.TP
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.B cursor
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Like
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.B mouse
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.RI ( q.v. ),
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a multiplexed version of the underlying device file, in this case representing the
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appearance of the mouse cursor when the mouse is within the corresponding window.
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.TP
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.B label
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initially contains a string with the process ID of the lead process
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in the window and the command being executed there.
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It may be written and is used as a tag when the window is hidden.
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.TP
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.B mouse
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is a virtual version of the standard mouse file (see
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.IR mouse (3)).
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Opening it turns off scrolling, editing, and
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.IR rio -supplied
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menus in the associated
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window.
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In a standard mouse message, the first character is
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.BR m ,
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but
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.I rio
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will send an otherwise normal message with the first character
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.B r
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if the corresponding window has been resized.
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The application must then call
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.B getwindow
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(see
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.IR graphics (2))
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to re-establish its state in the newly moved or changed window.
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Reading the
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.B mouse
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file blocks until the mouse moves or a button changes.
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Mouse movements or button changes are invisible when the mouse cursor
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is located outside the window, except that if the mouse leaves the window
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while a button is pressed, it will continue receiving mouse data until the button is released.
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.TP
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.B screen
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is a read-only file reporting the depth, coordinates, and raster image corresponding to the entire
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underlying display,
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in the uncompressed format defined in
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.IR image (6).
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.TP
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.B snarf
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returns the string currently in the snarf buffer.
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Writing this file sets the contents of the snarf buffer.
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When
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.I rio
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is run recursively, the inner instance uses the snarf buffer of the parent, rather than
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managing its own.
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.TP
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.B text
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returns the full contents of the window.
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Write appends to the window. Truncating
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clears the windows contents.
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.TP
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.B wctl
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may be read or written.
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When read, it returns the location of the window as four decimal
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integers, padded to 12 characters as described in
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.IR image (6):
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upper left
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.I x
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and
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.IR y ,
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lower right
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.I x
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and
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.IR y .
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Following these numbers are strings, also padded to 12 characters,
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describing the window's state:
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.B current
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or
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.BR notcurrent ;
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.B hidden
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or
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.BR visible .
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A subsequent read will block until the window changes size, location, or state.
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When written to,
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.B wctl
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accepts messages to change the size or placement of the associated window,
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and to create new windows.
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The messages are in a command-line-like format, with a command name,
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possibly followed by options introduced by a minus sign.
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The options must be separated by blanks, for example
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.B -dx 100
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rather than
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.BR -dx100 .
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.IP
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The commands are
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.B resize
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(change the size and position of the window),
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.B move
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(move the window),
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.B scroll
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(enable scrolling in the window),
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.B noscroll
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(disable scrolling),
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.B set
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(change selected properties of the window),
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.B top
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(move the window to the `top', making it fully visible),
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.B bottom
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(move the window to the `bottom', perhaps partially or totally obscuring it),
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.B hide
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(hide the window),
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.B unhide
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(restore a hidden window),
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.B current
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(make the window the recipient of keyboard and mouse input),
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.B delete
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(close the window and terminate its associated processes)
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and
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.B new
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(make a new window).
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The
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.B top
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and
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.B bottom
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commands do not change whether the window is current or not.
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Neither
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.B top
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nor
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.B bottom
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has any options.
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.IP
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The
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.BR resize ,
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.BR move ,
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and
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.B new
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commands accept
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.B -minx
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.RI [±] n ,
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.B -miny
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.RI [±] n ,
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.B -maxx
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.RI [±] n ,
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and
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.B -maxy
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.RI [±] n
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options to set the position of the corresponding edge of the window.
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They also accept an option
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.B -r
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.I minx miny maxx maxy
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to set all four at once.
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The
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.B resize
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and
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.B new
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commands accept
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.B -dx
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.I n
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and
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.B -dy
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.I n
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to set the width and height of the window.
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By default,
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.I rio
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will choose a convenient geometry automatically.
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.IP
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Finally, the
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.B new
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command accepts an optional shell command and argument string,
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given as plain strings after any standard options, to run in the window
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instead of the default
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.B rc
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.B -i
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(see
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.IR rc (1)).
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The
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.B -pid
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.I pid
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option to
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.B new
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identifies the
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.I pid
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of the process whose `note group' should receive interrupt
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and hangup notes generated in the window.
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The initial working directory of the new window may be set by a
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.B -cd
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.I directory
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option.
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The
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.B -hide
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option causes the window to be created off-screen, in the hidden state, while
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.B -scroll
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and
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.B -noscroll
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set the initial scrolling state of the window; the default is that of the main program.
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.IP
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The
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.B set
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command accepts a set of parameters in the same style; only
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.B -pid
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.I pid
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is implemented.
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.IP
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So programs outside name spaces controlled by
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.I rio
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may create windows,
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.B wctl
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.B new
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messages may also be written to the named pipe identified by
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.BR $wctl .
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.TP
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.B wdir
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is a read/write text file containing
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.IR rio 's
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idea of the current working directory of the process running in the window.
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It is used to fill in the
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.B wdir
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field of
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.IR plumb (6)
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messages
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.I rio
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generates from the
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.B plumb
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menu item on button 2.
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The file is writable so the program may update it;
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.I rio
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is otherwise unaware of
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.IR chdir (2)
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calls its clients make.
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In particular,
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.IR rc (1)
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maintains
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.B /dev/wdir
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in default
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.IR rio (1)
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windows.
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.TP
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.B winid
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returns the unique and unchangeable ID for the window;
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it is a string of digits.
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.TP
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.B window
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is the virtual version of
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.BR /dev/screen .
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It contains the depth, coordinates, and
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uncompressed raster image corresponding to the associated
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window.
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.TP
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.B wsys
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is a directory containing a subdirectory for each window, named
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by the unique ID for that window. Within each subdirectory
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are entries corresponding to several of the special files associated
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with that window:
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.BR cons ,
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.BR consctl ,
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.BR label ,
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.BR mouse ,
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etc.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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Cause a window to be created in the upper left corner,
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and the word
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.L hi
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to be printed there.
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.IP
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.EX
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mount $wsys /tmp 'new -r 0 0 128 64 -pid '$pid
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echo hi > /tmp/cons
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.EE
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.PP
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Start
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.IR sam (1)
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in a large horizontal window.
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.IP
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.EX
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echo new -dx 800 -dy 200 -cd /sys/src/cmd sam > /dev/wctl
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.EE
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.PP
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Print the screen image of window with id 123.
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.IP
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.EX
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lp /dev/wsys/123/window
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.EE
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/cmd/rio
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR rio (1),
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.IR draw (3),
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.IR mouse (3),
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.IR kbdfs (8),
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.IR event (2),
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.IR graphics (2).
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