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XGetWMClientMachine(3)

XGetWMClientMachine3

Set or read a window's wm_client_machine property

Part of XSetWMClientMachine(3).

Usage

void XSetWMClientMachine(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop);

Status XGetWMClientMachine(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop_return);

Arguments

display

Specifies the connection to the X server.

text_prop

Specifies the XTextProperty structure to be used.

text_prop_return

Returns the XTextProperty structure.

w

Specifies the window.

Overview

The XSetWMClientMachine convenience function calls XSetTextProperty to set the WM_CLIENT_MACHINE property.

The XGetWMClientMachine convenience function performs an XGetTextProperty on the WM_CLIENT_MACHINE property. It returns a nonzero status on success; otherwise, it returns a zero status.

Properties

WM_CLIENT_MACHINE

The string name of the machine on which the client application is running.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 7 (Wheezy)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
  • Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
  • Debian 4.0 (Etch)

From libx11 1.8.14-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.