Reference

FvwmCommand(1)

send commands to fvwm3.

NAME

FvwmCommand - send commands to fvwm3.

SYNOPSIS

FvwmCommand command

DESCRIPTION

FvwmCommand allows the user to send commands to fvwm3. This is useful for external use from shell-scripts or other languages.

INVOCATION

FvwmCommand command

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

FvwmCommand accepts the following command-line arguments:

-c

Read and send commands from stdin

-f filename

Use unix socket (filename) to connect to FvwmMFL

-i [infolevel]
0 - default
>0 - print output from FvwmMFL

-d

Print detailed diagnostic messages

-v

Print version number.

AUTHOR

FvwmCommand is the original work of Miroslav (NsCDE)

History

-c since Debian 3.0 (Woody); -d since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.

-F until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -S until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -m until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -r until Debian 11 (Bullseye); -w until Debian 11 (Bullseye).