NAME
pwm - an X11 window manager
SYNOPSIS
pwm [options]
DESCRIPTION
PWM is a rather lightweight window manager that can have multiple client windows attached to a single frame. This feature helps keeping windows, especially the numerous xterms, organized.
OPTIONS
- -display host:display.screen
-
X display to manage
- -cfgfile configfile
-
Config file to use instead of default
- -onescreen
-
On X servers with multiple screens, manage only default screen, not all.
- -help
-
Show help on command line options
- -version
-
Show version
- -about
-
Show about text
KEYS
These are the default keybindings. Mod1 depends on your system. On PC:s with XFree86 it is probably bound to the left alt key (Alt_L). On Suns it is usually bound to the diamond keys (Meta_L, Meta_R). Use xmodmap(1x) to find out.
Global keys
- Mod1+Tab
-
Circulate through the list of windows
- Mod1+Shift+Tab
-
Backwards circulate through the list of windows
- Mod1+n
-
Go to workspace n, where n is 1-9 or 0.
- Mod1+M
-
"Root menu"
- Mod1+G
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"Go to menu". Use this menu to select a window to activate.
- Mod1+D
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"Detach menu". Use this menu to detach a window from a group on current workspace.
- Mod1+T
-
Toggle dock visibility
- Mod1+E
-
Run an xterm
Frame/window control keys
These are the keys used to manipulate active frame and client window. They mostly use Control+Shift modifier.
- Mod1+Enter
-
Keyboard move/resize mode
- Control+Shift+W
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Close window
- Control+Shift+X
-
Kill client owning active window
- Control+Shift+S
-
Toggle shading of frame
- Control+Shift+Z
-
Toggle stickiness of frame
- Control+Shift+V
-
(Un)maximize vertically
- Control+Shift+H
-
(Un)maximize horizontally
- Control+Shift+M
-
(Un)maximize both vertically and horizontally
- Control+Shift+R
-
Raise frame
- Control+Shift+L
-
Lower frame
- Control+Shift+A
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"Attach menu". Use to attach window to the frame.
- Control+Shift+O
-
"Window menu"
- Control+Shift+N
-
Go to next window within frame
- Control+Shift+P
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Go to previous window within frame
- Control+Shift+n
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Goto n:th window within frame, where n is 1-9 or 0.
Menus
These keys can be used in menus
- Down or N
-
Next entry
- Up or P
-
Previous entry
- Right or Space
-
Enter submenu
- Left or B
-
Leave submenu
- Enter
-
Execute activated entry
- Esc
-
Close menu
- Z
-
Set the menu in "keep mode"
Move/resize mode
These keys can be used while in move/resize mode.
- Escape
-
Leave mode changes omitted.
- Enter
-
Leave mode applying changes.
- Right/Left/Down/Up
-
Move the frame to specific direction in bigger steps.
- Mod1+Right/Left/Down/Up
-
Shrink/grow the frame in specific direction in bigger steps.
- Mod1+Right/Left/Down/Up
-
Move the frame to specific direction by on pixel.
- Mod1+Right/Left/Down/Up
-
Shrink/grow the frame in specific direction by minimum amount requested by application.
FILES
- /etc/X11/pwm/pwm.conf
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System default configuration file
- /etc/X11/pwm/look-*.conf
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Color scheme configuration files
- /etc/X11/pwm/keys-*.conf
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Key binding configuration files
- /etc/X11/pwm/buttons-*.conf
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Pointer (mouse) button binding configuration files
- ~/.pwm/pwm.conf
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User default configuration file (overrides system default)
SEE ALSO
The PWM home page, http://www.students.tut.fi/~tuomov/pwm/
/usr/share/doc/pwm/config.txt.gz
AUTHOR
PWM was written by Tuomo Valkonen <[email protected]> with ideas and complaints from various people.