---
name: "xtermset"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xtermset"
version: "0.5.2-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xtermset"
---

# xtermset(1)

change settings of an xterm

## NAME

xtermset - change settings of an xterm

## SYNOPSIS

xtermset \[-option ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**xtermset** allows you to change the characteristics of an xterm window from the command line. Most options have the same names as those that you would give xterm at startup.

## OPTIONS

- *-store \[\<filename\>\]*

  This option will save all the other command line options given to the filename. If filename is omitted then the options will be written to ~/.xtermsetrc.

- *-default \[\<filename\>\]*

  This option will load options from the specified filename. If the filename is omitted then the options will be loaded from ~/.xtermsetrc. Options specified on the command line preceed those that are in the options file.

- *-f, -force*

  xtermset normally checks if you are using it on a correct terminal (xterm (derivative) or dtterm (derivative). With this option you can override this checking.

- *-T string, -title string*

  Sets the window title.

- *-n string*

  Sets the icon name.

- *-fg color*

  Sets the VT100 foreground color.

- *-bg color*

  Sets the VT100 background color.

- *-mousefg color*

  Sets the mouse pointer foreground color.

- *-mousebg color*

  Sets the mouse pointer background color.

- *-tekfg color*

  Sets the Tektronix emulation window foreground color.

- *-tekbg color*

  Sets the Tektronix emulation window background color.

- *-cr color*

  Sets the text cursor color.

- *-hc color*

  Sets the color for highlighted (selected) text.

- *-fn font-spec, -font font-spec*

  Sets the font.

- *-geom geometry-spec, -geometry geometry-spec*

  Sets the window size and position; see X(1) for details.

## FILES

\~/.xtermsetrc

## SEE ALSO

[bash(1)](/bash/1.md), [xterm(1)](/xterm/1.md), X(1)

## BUGS

*-geom* does not support offsets from the left or bottom of the screen. If the *geometry-spec* isn't in the correct format, the output will be strange.

## AUTHORS

Breyten Ernsting (bje@dds.nl)\
 Decklin Foster (decklin@home.com)