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

# getstyle(1)

dumps the current Window Maker style related configuration or creates a theme pack.

## NAME

getstyle - dumps the current Window Maker style related configuration or creates a theme pack.

## SYNOPSIS

**getstyle** \[*-t*\|*--theme-options*\] \[*-p*\|*--pack*\] \[*style file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**getstyle** can either dump the current Window Maker style related configuration information to a file/stdout or create a self-contained theme pack. A theme pack is a directory that contains everything that is needed for a redistributable theme, including the style information and pixmaps used by it.

Note that style information stored in the global configuration of the system is not read.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  print a help message with the list of options.

- **--pack** or **-p**

  creates a theme pack in the directory named by the theme name appended with the .themed suffix.

- **--theme-options** or **-t**

  dumps theme related information too, which includes the root background texture.  This option is always enabled when the -p option is used.

- **--version**

  print the version of Window Maker from which the program comes.

## STYLE CONTENT

The following options are stored by default: *TitleJustify*, *ClipTitleFont*, *WindowTitleFont*, *MenuTitleFont*, *MenuTextFont*, *IconTitleFont*, *LargeDisplayFont*, *HighlightColor*, *HighlightTextColor*, *ClipTitleColor*, *CClipTitleColor*, *FTitleColor*, *PTitleColor*, *UTitleColor*, *FTitleBack*, *PTitleBack*, *UTitleBack*, *ResizebarBack*, *MenuTitleColor*, *MenuTextColor*, *MenuDisabledColor*, *MenuTitleBack*, *MenuTextBack*, *IconBack*, *IconTitleColor*, *IconTitleBack*, *FrameBorderWidth*, *FrameBorderColor*, *FrameSelectedBorderColor*, *MenuStyle*, *WindowTitleExtendSpace*, *MenuTitleExtendSpace*, and *MenuTextExtendSpace*.

If either **-t** or **--theme-options** is specified, in addition to the previous options, *WorkspaceBack* is also stored, along with any user-definable mouse cursor settings (*NormalCursor*, *ArrowCursor*, *MoveCursor*, *ResizeCursor*, *TopLeftResizeCursor*, *TopRightResizeCursor*, *BottomLeftResizeCursor*, *BottomRightResizeCursor*, *VerticalResizeCursor*, *HorizontalResizeCursor*, *WaitCursor*, *QuestionCursor*, *TextCursor*, *SelectCursor*) that are present.

## 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/WindowMaker

  This is the actual file that gets written.

## SEE ALSO

[**setstyle**(1)](/setstyle/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\>.