.RB [ \-i ]
.RB [ \-l
.IR lines ]
-.RB [ \-m
-.IR monitor ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR prompt ]
.RB [ \-fn
.B dmenu
is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for
.BR dwm (1).
-It manages huge numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.
+It manages huge numbers of user\-defined menu items efficiently.
.P
-dmenu reads a list of newline-separated items from stdin and creates a menu.
+dmenu reads a list of newline\-separated items from stdin and creates a menu.
When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, their
choice is printed to stdout and dmenu terminates.
.P
executes the selected item.
.P
.B dmenu_path
-is a program used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
+is a script used by dmenu_run to find and cache a list of executables.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-b
.BI \-l " lines"
dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
.TP
-.BI \-m " monitor"
-dmenu appears on the given Xinerama screen.
-.TP
.BI \-p " prompt"
defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field.
.TP
prints version information to stdout, then exits.
.SH USAGE
dmenu is completely controlled by the keyboard. Besides standard Unix line
-editing and item selection (Up/Down/Left/Right, PageUp/PageDown, Home/End), the
+editing and item selection (arrow keys, page up/down, home and end), the
following keys are recognized:
.TP
-.B Tab (Control\-i)
+.B Tab (Ctrl\-i)
Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP
-.B Return (Control\-j)
+.B Return (Ctrl\-j)
Confirm selection. Prints the selected item to stdout and exits, returning
success.
.TP
-.B Shift\-Return (Control\-Shift\-j)
+.B Shift\-Return (Ctrl\-Shift\-j)
Confirm input. Prints the input text to stdout and exits, returning success.
.TP
-.B Escape (Control\-c)
+.B Escape (Ctrl\-c)
Exit without selecting an item, returning failure.
.TP
-.B Control\-y
+.B Ctrl\-y
Paste the current X selection into the input field.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dwm (1)