---
name: "icewm-focus_mode"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "icewm"
version: "4.1.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/icewm-focus_mode"
---

# icewm-focus\_mode(5)

### NAME

```
 icewm-focus_mode - icewm focus mode configuration file
```

### SYNOPSIS

```
 $ICEWM_PRIVCFG/focus_mode
 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/icewm/focus_mode
 $HOME/.icewm/focus_mode
 /usr/etc/icewm/focus_mode
 /usr/share/icewm/focus_mode
```

### DESCRIPTION

Defines the initial value for `"FocusMode"`.  Its default value is `"FocusMode=1"` (Click-to-focus).  This can be changed via the menu. **icewm** will save the Focus menu choice in this file.

### FORMAT

The file contains a single line containing the preferences assignment for **FocusMode**.

### EXAMPLES

The following is my *focus\_mode* file:

```
 FocusMode=2
```

### FILES

Locations for the *focus\_mode* file are as follows:

```
 $ICEWM_PRIVCFG/focus_mode
 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/icewm/focus_mode
 $HOME/.icewm/focus_mode
 /usr/share/icewm/focus_mode
 /usr/local/share/icewm/focus_mode
```

The locations are searched in the order listed; the first file found is read and the remainder ignored.

### SEE ALSO

[**icewm**(1)](/icewm/1.md), [**icewm-preferences**(5)](/icewm-preferences/5.md).

### AUTHOR

Brian Bidulock \<mailto:bidulock@openss7.org\>.

### LICENSE

**IceWM** is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License. See the *COPYING* file in the distribution.