man pwm1 (Commandes) - an X11 window manager
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 default 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(1) 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 bigger 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 minimum 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
AUTHOR
PWM was written by Tuomo Valkonen <tuomov@cc.tut.fi> with ideas and complaints from various people.