---
name: "wmname"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "suckless-tools"
version: "48-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wmname"
---

# wmname(1)

prints/sets window manager name

## NAME

wmname - prints/sets window manager name

## SYNOPSIS

**wmname** \[-v\] \[ *WM\_NAME* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**wmname** prints or sets the window manager name property of the root window, somewhat similar to how [**hostname**(1)](/hostname/1.md) acts for network identities. Without argument the EWMH name is recovered and printed.

**wmname** is a nice utility to fix problems with JDK versions and other broken programs, which are assuming a reparenting window manager.

## OPTIONS

**wmname** prints its version when fed with **-v**.

## ENVIRONMENT

**wmname** uses DISPLAY to determine which display to act on.

## SEE ALSO

**Homepage** \<*http://www.suckless.org/*\>

## AUTHOR

wmname was written by Anselm R. Garbe \<*garbeam@gmail.com*\>.

This manual page was written by Daniel Baumann \<*daniel@debian.org*\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).