---
name: "xmonad-session"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xmonad"
version: "0.17.2-2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xmonad-session"
---

# xmonad-session(1)

Starts the XMonad window manager as a session

## NAME

xmonad-sesssion - Starts the XMonad window manager as a session

## SYNOPSIS

**xmonad-session** arguments

## DESCRIPTION

xmonad-session is a simple shell script that starts sources the content of ~/.xmonad/xmonad-session-rc (if that file exists) and then starts XMonad.

Any command line arguments supplied will be passed on to XMonad.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Erik de Castro Lopo \<erikd@mega-nerd.com\> and modified by Joachim Breitner \<nomeata@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).