awesome/awesome.1.txt

awesome(1)
==========

NAME
----

awesome - awesome window manager

SYNOPSIS
--------

*awesome* [*-v* | *--version*] [*-h* | *--help*] [*-c* | *--config* 'FILE'] [*-k* | *--check*]

DESCRIPTION
-----------

*awesome* is a window manager for X. It manages windows in different layouts, like
floating or tiled. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
environment for the application in use and the task performed.

In tiled layout, windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
stacking area contains all other windows. In floating layout windows can be
resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
regardless of the layout applied. The spiral and dwindle layout are special cases
of the tiled layout where the stacking area is arranged in a spiral for the
former or as a rectangular fractal for the later.

Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.

*awesome* can contain small wiboxes which can display anything you want:
all available tags, the layout, the title of the visible windows, a text, etc.

OPTIONS
-------
*-v*, *--version*::
    Print version information to standard output, then exit.
*-h*, *--help*::
    Print help information, then exit.
*-c*, *--config* 'FILE'::
    Use an alternate configuration file instead of '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua'.
*-k*, *--check*::
    Check configuration file syntax.

DEFAULT MOUSE BINDINGS
-----------------------

Navigation.
~~~~~~~~~~~

*Button1* on tag name::
    View tag.
*Button4*, *Button5* on tag name::
    Switch to previous or next tag.
*Button4*, *Button5* on root window::
    Switch to previous or next tag.
*Button1*, *Button3*, *Button4*, *Button5* on layout symbol::
    Switch to previous or next layout.

Layout modification.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mod4 \+ Button1* on tag name::
    Tag current client with this tag only.
*Mod4 \+ Button3* on tag name::
    Toggle this tag for client.
*Button3* on tag name::
    Add this tag to current view.
*Mod4 \+ Button1* on client window::
    Move window.
*Mod4 \+ Button3* on client window::
    Resize window.

DEFAULT KEY BINDINGS
---------------------

Birth and annihilation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mod4 \+ Return*::
    Spawn terminal emulator.
*Mod4 \+ F1*::
    Run prompt.
*Mod4 \+ F4*::
    Run lua code prompt.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ c*::
    Kill client.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ r*::
    Restart *awesome*.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ q*::
    Quit *awesome*.

Navigation
~~~~~~~~~~

*Mod4 \+ j*::
    Focus next client.
*Mod4 \+ k*::
    Focus previous client.
*Mod4 \+ u*::
    Focus first urgent client.
*Mod4 \+ Left*::
    View previous tag.
*Mod4 \+ Right*::
    View next tag.
*Mod4 \+ 1-9*::
    Switch to tag 1-9.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ j*::
    Focus next screen.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ k*::
    Focus previous screen.

Layout modification
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ j*::
    Switch client with next client.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ k*::
    Switch client with previous client.
*Mod4 \+ h*::
    Decrease master width factor by 5%.
*Mod4 \+ l*::
    Increase master width factor by 5%.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ h*::
    Increase number of master windows by 1.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ l*::
    Decrease number of master windows by 1.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ h*::
    Increase number of columns for non-master windows by 1.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ l*::
    Decrease number of columns for non-master windows by 1.
*Mod4 \+ space*::
    Switch to next layout.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ space*::
    Switch to previous layout.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ space*::
    Toggle client floating status.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ Return*::
    Swap focused client with master.
*Mod4 \+ Control \+ 1-9*::
    Toggle tag view.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ 1-9*::
    Tag client with tag.
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ Control \+ 1-9*::
    Toggle tag on client.

Misc
~~~~
*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ i*::
    Print the client class and instance.

*Mod4 \+ Shift \+ r*::
    Redraw the focused window.

CUSTOMIZATION
-------------
*awesome* is customized by creating a custom '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua' file.

SIGNALS
-------
*awesome* can be restarted by sending it a SIGHUP.

SEE ALSO
--------
*awesomerc*(5) *awesome-client*(1)

BUGS
----
Of course there's no bug in *awesome*. But there may be unexpected behaviors.

Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw gray windows
only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
JDK 1.6 versions because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend), or you
can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
backend instead): AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

AUTHORS
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Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info> and others.

WWW
---
http://awesome.naquadah.org