---
name: "devilspie2"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devilspie2"
version: "0.43-5+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/devilspie2"
---

# devilspie2(1)

perform scripted actions on windows as they are created

## NAME

Devilspie2 - perform scripted actions on windows as they are created

## Description

**Devilspie2** is a program that detects windows as they are created, and performs scripted actions on them. The scripts are written in Lua, allowing a great deal of customisation.

More details in /usr/share/doc/devilspie2.

## Options

- \--version

  Displays the version of Devilspie2.

- \--folder folder

  Sets the folder where the Lua scripts are loaded from.

- \--debug

  Shows debug information from the Lua scripts. If debug\_print is used in the Lua scripts, that output will only be printed to stdout if this option is used.

- \--emulate

  Emulate script behaviour. Using this option only emulates a scripts behaviour, and doesn't affect the windows that the scripts otherwise would modify.

- \--wnck-version

  Show version of the libwnck used. (Only available on GTK3 or later)

## Script Commands

- See the README or the manual linked from the homepage for a detailed description

  of the commands recognized by the Lua script.

## Author

**Devilspie2** was written by Andreas Rönnquist \<gusnan@openmailbox.org\>, and is based on Devilspie by Ross Burton.