---
name: "matchbox-remote"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "matchbox-window-manager"
version: "1.2.2+git20200512-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/matchbox-remote"
---

# matchbox-remote(1)

communicate with matchbox-window-manager process

## NAME

matchbox-remote - communicate with matchbox-window-manager process

## SYNOPSIS

**matchbox-remote \[options\]**

## OPTIONS

- **-t** \<matchbox theme name\>

  Switch Matchbox theme

- **-r**

  Output current Matchbox theme

- **-exit**

  Request Matchbox to exit

- **-next**

  Page to next window

- **-prev**

  Page to previous window

**-desktop** Toggle desktop visibility

- **-menu**

  Activate mb-applet-menu-launcher

- **-panel-toggle** \[panel id\]

  Toggle panel visibility

- **-input-toggle**

  Toggle input method (requires input manager)

- **-composite-toggle**

  Toggle compositing engine (if enabled)

- **-keys-reload**

  Reload keyboard shortcut configuration (if enabled)

- **-h**

  Output help

- **matchbox-remote**

  ## DESCRIPTION

connects to a running **matchbox-window-manager** process to get information about its state or send it instructions.

**matchbox-window-manager** is a window manager for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

## AUTHOR

**matchbox-remote** was written by Matthew Allum \<mallum@o-hand.com\>.