---
name: "mwm"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "lesstif-bin"
version: "1:0.95.2-1.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mwm/1x"
---

# mwm(1x)

The M\*tif Window Manager

## NAME

mwm - The M\*tif Window Manager

## SYNOPSIS

**mwm** **\[-toolkitoption ...\]** **\[-debug\]** **\[-xrm** *resourcestring* **\]** **\[-multiscreen\]** *\[-name* *name* **\]** **\[-screens** *\[name \[name \[...\]\]* **\]** **\[-version\] \[-V\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**mwm** is a window manager that adheres largely to the Motif mwm specification.

## OPTIONS

In addition to the standard X Toolkit command line options (see **X**(1)), **mwm** accepts the following options:

- **-xrm** *resourcestring*

  Set resource

- **-display** *display*

  Specifies display to be used

- **-debug**

  Enable debugging. This includes synchronous sending of requests to the X server.

- **-multiscreen**

  Use multiple screens.

- **-name** *name*

  Make mwm retrieve its resources using the given name

- **-screens** *\[name \[name \[...\]\]*

  Manage multiple screens.  *Not yet supported*

- **-version**

  Print version information to stderr.

## FILES

*/etc/X11/mwm/system.mwmrc*

The system wide configuration file. See [**mwmrc**(5)](/mwmrc/5.md) for further details.

*~/.mwmrc*

Per user configuration file. See [**mwmrc**(5)](/mwmrc/5.md) for further details.

## X Resources

**mwm** supports a number of resources. It departs from the Motif mwm specification in that all window decorations have separate resources.

The resources are documented in the app defaults file for **mwm**, */etc/X11/app-defaults/Mwm*.

## COPYING

See the file COPYING which accompanies this distribution of mwm.

## AUTHORS

The LessTif project, **http://www.lesstif.org/**. This manpage was put together by Ray Dassen *\<jdassen@debian.org\>*.

## SEE ALSO

[**lesstif**(1)](/lesstif/1.md) **X**(1), [**mwmrc**(5)](/mwmrc/5.md)