---
name: "geticonset"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "windowmaker"
version: "0.96.0-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/geticonset"
---

# geticonset(1)

gets the current Window Maker icon set

## NAME

geticonset - gets the current Window Maker icon set

## SYNOPSIS

**geticonset** \[*options*\] \[*iconsetfile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**geticonset** reads the *WMWindowAttributes* domain, and writes the icon set found there either to stdout or to the file *iconsetfile*.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  print a help message with the list of options

- **--version**

  print the version of Window Maker from which the program comes

## ENVIRONMENT

- WMAKER\_USER\_ROOT

  specifies the initial path for the Defaults directory. "Defaults/" is appended to this variable to determine the actual location of the databases. If the variable is not set, it defaults to "~/GNUstep"

## FILES

- WMAKER\_USER\_ROOT/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes

  is the actual file that's read.

## SEE ALSO

[**seticons**(1)](/seticons/1.md), [**wmaker**(1)](/wmaker/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Marcelo Magallon \<mmagallo@debian.org\>.

Window Maker was written by Alfredo K. Kojima \<kojima@windowmaker.info\>.