wmname(1)

NAME

wmname - prints/sets window manager name

SYNOPSIS

wmname [WM_NAME]

DESCRIPTION

wmname prints/sets the window manager name property of the root window similiar to how hostname(1) behaves. wmname is a nice utility to fix problems with JDK versions and other broken programs assuming a reparenting window manager for instance.

OPTIONS

wmname has no options.

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).
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