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/usr/bin/fbrun

Fluxbox Window Manager

From fluxbox 1.3.7_git20261108-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-09 by running fbrun --help (exit 0). permalink

fbrun 1.5 : (c) 2002-2015 Henrik Kinnunen
Usage: /usr/bin/fbrun [arguments]
Arguments:
   -font [font name]           Text font
   -title [title name]         Set title
   -text [text]                Text input
   -print                      Print result to stdout
   -w [width]                  Window width in pixels
   -h [height]                 Window height in pixels
   -pad [size]                 Padding size in pixels
   -display [display string]   Display name
   -pos [x] [y]                Window position in pixels
   -nearmouse                  Window position near mouse
   -center                     Window position on screen center
   -fg [color name]            Foreground text color
   -bg [color name]            Background color
   -hf [history file]          History file to load (default ~/.fluxbox/fbrun_history)
   -cf [completion file]       Complete contents of this file instead of $PATH binaries
   -autocomplete               Complete on typing
   -preselect                  Select preset text
   -help                       Show this help

Example: fbrun -fg black -bg white -text xterm -title "run xterm"
Options (18)
OptionDescriptionSource
-font fontText font namehelp + man
-title titleSet titlehelp + man
-text textText inputhelp + man
-printPrint result to stdouthelp
-w widthWindow width in pixelshelp + man
-h heightWindow height in pixelshelp + man
-pad sizePadding size in pixelshelp
-display displayDisplay name, defaults to $DISPLAYhelp + man
-pos xWindow position in pixelshelp + man
-nearmousePosition the window under the mouse cursorhelp + man
-centerPosition the window on the screen centerhelp + man
-fg colorForeground text color.help + man
-bg colorBackground color.help + man
-hf historyHistory file to load (default ~/.fluxbox/fbrun_history)help + man
-cf completionComplete contents of this file instead of $PATH binarieshelp + man
-autocompleteComplete on typing.help + man
-preselectSelect the preset text given by the -text parameterhelp + man
-helpShow this helphelp + man
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.