!after editing .Xdefaults it may be reloaded with:
!xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults

xterm*font:-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1
xterm*VT100*geometry: 120x30
xterm*background: black
xterm*foreground: white 
xterm*loginShell: true
xterm*scrollBar: false 
xterm*rightScrollBar: false
xterm*title: XTerm
xterm*iconName: XTerm
xterm*saveLines: 10000
xterm*jumpScroll: true
xterm*scrollTtyOutput: false
xterm*scrollKey: true
xterm*alwaysUseMods: true
xterm*metaSendsEscape: true
xterm*utf8Title: true
XTerm*pointerColor: white
XTerm*pointerColorBackground: black
XTerm*cursorColor: yellow
XTerm*cursorBlink: true
!XTerm*selectToClipboard: true

XTerm*VT100.cutNewLine: false
XTerm*VT100.cutToBeginningOfLine: false
XTerm*VT100.charClass: 33:48,35:48,37:48,42:48,45-47:48,64:48,95:48,126:48
