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made dmenu(1) more dwm(1) alike

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@ -15,46 +15,45 @@ It supports arbitrary, user defined menu contents.
.TP .TP
.B \-v .B \-v
prints version information to stdout, then exits. prints version information to stdout, then exits.
.SS Usage .SH USAGE
.B dmenu .B dmenu
reads a list of newline-separated items from stdin and creates a menu. 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 Enter, his choice When the user selects an item or enters any text and presses Return, his choice
is printed to stdout and is printed to stdout and
.B dmenu .B dmenu
terminates. terminates.
.SS Keyboard Control
.B dmenu .B dmenu
is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized: is completely controlled by the keyboard. The following keys are recognized:
.TP 2 .TP
Any printable character Any printable character
appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter: Appends the character to the text in the input field. This works as a filter:
only items containing this text will be displayed. only items containing this text will be displayed.
.TP 2 .TP
Left/Right (Control-p/Control-n) Left/Right (Control-p/Control-n)
select the previous/next item. Select the previous/next item.
.TP 2 .TP
Tab (Control-i) Tab (Control-i)
copy the selected item to the input field. Copy the selected item to the input field.
.TP 2 .TP
Enter (Control-j) Return (Control-j)
confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to stdout). Confirm selection and quit (print the selected item to stdout).
.TP 2 .TP
Shift-Enter (Shift-Control-j) Shift-Return (Shift-Control-j)
confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to stdout). Confirm selection and quit (print the text in the input field to stdout).
.TP 2 .TP
Escape (Control-[) Escape (Control-[)
quit without selecting an item. Quit without selecting an item.
.TP 2 .TP
Backspace (Control-h) Backspace (Control-h)
remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect. Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
.TP 2 .TP
Control-u Control-u
remove all characters from the input field. Remove all characters from the input field.
.SS Exit codes .P
.B dmenu .B dmenu
returns returns
.B 0 .B 0
if Enter is pressed on termination, if Return is pressed on termination,
.B 1 .B 1
if Escape is pressed. if Escape is pressed.
.SH CUSTOMIZATION .SH CUSTOMIZATION