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

# wmgenmenu(1)

Writes a menu structure usable as ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu to stdout

## NAME

**wmgenmenu** - Writes a menu structure usable as ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu to stdout

## SYNOPSIS

**wmgenmenu** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**wmgenmenu** writes a menu structure usable as ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu to stdout.

The output format is a *PropList*.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  print a help message with the list of options

- **--version**

  print the version of Window Maker from which the program comes

## BUGS

The program is using a built-in structure and list of applications, which means it cannot discover new programs, but it filters the programs that cannot be found in the **PATH**.

## SEE ALSO

[**wmmenugen**(1)](/wmmenugen/1.md), [**wmaker**(1)](/wmaker/1.md)

## AUTHOR

wmgenmenu is a part of Window Maker. It was written by Carlos R. Mafra and Tamas TEVESZ.

This manpage was written by Rodolfo García Peñas (kix) for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).