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awesome(1)
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NAME
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awesome - awesome window manager
SYNOPSIS
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awesome [-v] [-c configuration file]
DESCRIPTION
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+awesome+ is a window manager for X. It manages windows in different layouts, like
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floating or tiled. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
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environment for the application in use and the task performed.
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In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
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area contains windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
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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.
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Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
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awesome contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the layout,
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the title of the focused window, and a status text. A
floating window is indicated with an empty circle and a maximized
floating window is indicated with a circle square before the windows
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title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of
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the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top left
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corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated
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with an empty square in the top left corner.
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awesome can draw a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
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OPTIONS
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-v::
prints version information to standard output, then exits.
-c::
use an alternate configuration file instead of $HOME/.awesomerc.
USAGE
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Please read the default configuration file to see mouse and key actions.
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CUSTOMIZATION
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awesome is customized by creating a custom $HOME/.awesomerc file.
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SEE ALSO
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dmenu(1) dzen2(1)
BUGS
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Of course there's no bug in awesome. But there may be unexpected behaviours.
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Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey 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
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backend instead): AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
AUTHORS
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Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
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WWW
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http://awesome.naqudah.org