$mode-line(5)

NAME

$mode-line - Mode line format

SYNOPSIS

$mode-line "string"; Default is "%s%r%u me (%e) - %l %b (%f) "

DESCRIPTION

$mode-line defines the format of the mode line printed for every window, where the character following a percent ('%') has the following effect:-

D Prints the current day.
M Prints the current month.
Y Prints the current year.
b Prints the current buffer's name.
c Prints the current buffer's column number.
e Prints the current buffer's editing modes.
f Prints the current buffer's file name.
h Prints the current hour of the day.
k Prints the current keyboard macro status.
l Prints the current buffer's line number.
m Prints the current minute of the hour.
n Prints the current buffer's total number of lines.
r Prints the current root user status (UNIX only).
s Prints the horizontal window split character.
u Prints the current buffer's (un)changed or view mode flag.
% Prints a percentage escape character.
- Prints a literal minus character ('-') - see NOTES.
* All other characters are printed literally.

NOTES

• Refer to $window-chars(5) for the characters utilized in the mode line. Typically a the '-' character is changed to a '=' if it is the current window. If a '-' is always required, use "%-".
• A buffer can have its own mode-line, and be uneffected be the global mode line, see $buffer-mode-line(5).

SEE ALSO

$buffer-mode-line(5), $mode-line-scheme(5), $window-chars(5).

(c) Copyright JASSPA 1999
Last Modified: 1998/09/09
Generated On: 1999/12/01