---
name: "wmiiwm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmii2"
version: "2.5.2-11"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wmiiwm"
---

# wmiiwm(1)

window manager improved 2

## NAME

wmiiwm - window manager improved 2

## SYNOPSIS

**wmiiwm** \[**-c**\] **-s** *socketfile*

## DESCRIPTION

### Overview

**wmiiwm** is the actual window manager of the wmii project. To get the whole picture, please have a look at [**wmii**(1)](/wmii/1.md). **wmiiwm** implements a socket-based fileserver, which is accessed to configure and interoperate with other components.

### Options

- **-c**

  checks wether another window manager is already running, in which case it prints an error message and exits with a non-zero status (otherwise it just returns with a zero status).

- **-s** *socketfile*

  specifies the socketfile that **wmiiwm** should create.

- **-v**

  prints version information to stderr, then exits.

### Customization

**wmiiwm** is customized through manipulating its filesystem namespace. In the default setup of [**wmii**(1)](/wmii/1.md) the namespace of **wmiiwm** can be found in /wm.

## SEE ALSO

[**wmii**(1)](/wmii/1.md), [**wmiibar**(1)](/wmiibar/1.md), [**wmiifs**(1)](/wmiifs/1.md), [**wmiikeys**(1)](/wmiikeys/1.md), [**wmiimenu**(1)](/wmiimenu/1.md), [**wmiir**(1)](/wmiir/1.md)