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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 de

fault 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 "Go to menu". Use this menu to select a window to

activate.

Mod1+D "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

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

"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

Go to previous window within frame

Control+Shift+n

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 big

ger 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 min

imum amount requested by application.

FILES

/etc/X11/pwm/pwm.conf

System default configuration file

/etc/X11/pwm/look-*.conf

Color scheme configuration files

/etc/X11/pwm/keys-*.conf

Key binding configuration files

/etc/X11/pwm/buttons-*.conf

Pointer (mouse) button binding configuration files

~/.pwm/pwm.conf

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

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AUTHOR

PWM was written by Tuomo Valkonen <tuomov@cc.tut.fi> with

ideas and complaints from various people.

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