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NAME

     spectrwm — window manager for X11

SYNOPSIS

     spectrwm

DESCRIPTION

     spectrwm is a minimalistic window manager that tries to stay out of the way so that valuable screen real
     estate can be used for much more important stuff.  It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a
     language to do any configuration.  It was written by hackers for hackers and it strives to be small,
     compact and fast.

     When spectrwm starts up, it reads settings from its configuration file, spectrwm.conf.  See the
     CONFIGURATION FILES section below.

     The following notation is used throughout this page:

           M       Meta
           S       Shift
           ⟨Name⟩  Named key
           M1      Mouse button 1
           M3      Mouse button 3

     spectrwm is very simple in its use.  Most of the actions are initiated via key or mouse bindings.  See the
     BINDINGS section below for defaults and customizations.

CONFIGURATION FILES

     spectrwm first tries to open the user specific file, ~/.spectrwm.conf.  If that file is unavailable, it
     then tries to open the global configuration file /etc/spectrwm.conf.

     The format of the file is

           keyword = setting

     For example:

           color_focus = red

     Enabling or disabling an option is done by using 1 or 0 respectively.

     Colors need to be specified per the XQueryColor(3) specification.

     Comments begin with a #.  When a literal ‘#’ is desired in an option, then it must be escaped with a
     backslash. i.e. \#

     The file supports the following keywords:

     autorun
         Launch an application in a specified workspace at start-of-day.  Defined in the format
         ws[idx]:application, e.g. ws[2]:xterm launches an xterm in workspace 2.

     bar_action
         External script that populates additional information in the status bar, such as battery life.

     bar_at_bottom
         Place the statusbar at the bottom of each region instead of the top.

     bar_border[x]
         Border color of the status bar(s) in screen x.

     bar_border_unfocus[x]
         Border color of the status bar(s) on unfocused region(s) in screen x.

     bar_border_width
         Set status bar border thickness in pixels.  Disable border by setting to 0.

     bar_color[x]
         Background color of the status bar(s) in screen x.

     bar_enabled
         Set default bar_toggle state; default is 1.

     bar_enabled_ws[x]
         Set default bar_toggle_ws state on workspace x; default is 1.

     bar_font
         Font used in the status bar. Either Xft or X Logical Font Description (XLFD) may be used to specify
         fonts. Fallback fonts may be specified by separating each font with a comma. If all entries are in XLFD
         syntax, font set will be used. If at least one entry is Xft, Xft will be used. Note that if Xft is in
         use, only the first font that successfully loads will be used regardless of missing glyphs. The default
         is to use font set. Also note that dmenu(1) does not support Xft fonts.

         Xft examples:

               bar_font = Terminus:style=Regular:pixelsize=14:antialias=true

               bar_font = -*-profont-medium-*-*-*-11-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,Terminus:pixelsize=14,-*-clean-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

         Font set examples:

               bar_font = -*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

               bar_font = -*-profont-medium-*-*-*-11-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-clean-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

         To list the available fonts in your system see fc-list(1) or xlsfonts(1) manpages.  The xfontsel(1)
         application can help with the XLFD setting.

     bar_font_color[x]
         Color of the font in status bar in screen x.

     bar_format
         Set the bar format string, overriding clock_format and all of the enabled options.  The format is
         passed through strftime(3) before being used.  It may contain the following character sequences:

               Character sequence    Replaced with
               +<                    Pad with a space
               +A                    Output of the external script
               +C                    Window class (from WM_CLASS)
               +D                    Workspace name
               +F                    Floating indicator
               +I                    Workspace index
               +M                    Number of iconic (minimized) windows in workspace
               +N                    Screen number
               +P                    Window class and instance separated by a colon
               +S                    Stacking algorithm
               +T                    Window instance (from WM_CLASS)
               +U                    Urgency hint
               +V                    Program version
               +W                    Window name (from _NET_WM_NAME/WM_NAME)
               ++                    A literal ‘+’

         All character sequences may limit its output to a specific length, for example +64A. Any characters
         that don't match the specification are copied as-is.

     bar_justify
         Justify the status bar text. Possible values are left, center, and right.

         Note that if the output is not left justified, it may not be properly aligned in some circumstances,
         due to the white-spaces in the default static format.  See the bar_format option for more details.

     bind[x]
         Bind key combo to action x.  See the BINDINGS section below.

     border_width
         Set window border thickness in pixels.  Disable all borders by setting to 0.

     boundary_width
         Set region containment boundary width in pixels.  This is how far a window must be dragged/resized
         beyond the region edge before it is allowed outside the region.  This has no effect when manipulating
         the window with key bindings.  Disable the window containment effect by setting to 0.

     clock_enabled
         Enable or disable displaying the clock in the status bar.  Disable by setting to 0 so a custom clock
         could be used in the bar_action script.

     iconic_enabled
         Display the number of iconic (minimized) windows in the status bar.  Enable by setting to 1.

     color_focus
         Border color of the currently focused window.  Default is red.

     color_focus_maximized
         Border color of the currently focused, maximized window.  Defaults to the value of color_focus.

     color_unfocus
         Border color of unfocused windows, default is rgb:88/88/88.

     color_unfocus_maximized
         Border color of unfocused, maximized windows.  Defaults to the value of color_unfocus.

     dialog_ratio
         Some applications have dialogue windows that are too small to be useful.  This ratio is the screen size
         to what they will be resized.  For example, 0.6 is 60% of the physical screen size.

     disable_border
         Remove border when bar is disabled and there is only one window on the region.

     focus_close
         Window to put focus when the focused window is closed.  Possible values are first, next, previous
         (default) and last.  next and previous are relative to the window that is closed.

     focus_close_wrap
         Whether to allow the focus to jump to the last window when the first window is closed or vice versa.
         Disable by setting to 0.

     focus_default
         Window to put focus when no window has been focused. Possible values are first and last (default).

     focus_mode
         Window focus behavior with respect to the mouse cursor. Possible values:

               default  Set window focus on border crossings caused by cursor motion and window interaction.
               follow   Set window focus on all cursor border crossings, including workspace switches and
                        changes to layout.
               manual   Set window focus on window interaction only.

     java_workaround
         Workaround a Java GUI rendering issue on non-reparenting window managers by impersonating the LG3D
         window manager, written by Sun. Default is 1.

     keyboard_mapping
         Clear all key bindings and load new key bindings from the specified file.  This allows you to load pre-
         defined key bindings for your keyboard layout.  See the KEYBOARD MAPPING FILES section below for a list
         of keyboard mapping files that have been provided for several keyboard layouts.

     layout
         Select layout to use at start-of-day. Defined in the format
         ws[idx]:master_grow:master_add:stack_inc:always_raise:stack_mode, e.g. ws[2]:-4:0:1:0:horizontal sets
         worskspace 2 to the horizontal stack mode, shrinks the master area by 4 ticks and adds one window to
         the stack, while maintaining default floating window behavior.  Possible stack_mode values are
         vertical, vertical_flip, horizontal, horizontal_flip and fullscreen.

         See master_grow, master_shrink, master_add, master_del, stack_inc, stack_dec, and always_raise for more
         information.  Note that the stacking options are complicated and have side-effects. One should
         familiarize oneself with these commands before experimenting with the layout option.

         This setting is not retained at restart.

     modkey
         Change mod key.  Mod1 is generally the ALT key and Mod4 is the windows key on a PC.

     name
         Set the name of a workspace at start-of-day.  Defined in the format ws[idx]:name, e.g. ws[1]:Console
         sets the name of workspace 1 to “Console”.

     program[p]
         Define new action to spawn a program p.  See the PROGRAMS section below.

     quirk[c:i:n]
         Add "quirk" for windows with class c, instance i and name n.  See the QUIRKS section below.

     region
         Allocates a custom region, removing any autodetected regions which occupy the same space on the screen.
         Defined in the format screen[idx]:widthxheight+x+y, e.g. screen[1]:800x1200+0+0.

         To make a region span multiple monitors, create a region big enough to cover them all, e.g.
         screen[1]:2048x768+0+0 makes the region span two monitors with 1024x768 resolution sitting one next to
         the other.

     region_padding
         Pixel width of empty space within region borders.  Disable by setting to 0.

     spawn_position
         Position in stack to place newly spawned windows.  Possible values are first, next, previous and last
         (default).  next and previous are relative to the focused window.

     stack_enabled
         Enable or disable displaying the current stacking algorithm in the status bar.

     term_width
         Set a preferred minimum width for the terminal.  If this value is greater than 0, spectrwm will attempt
         to adjust the font sizes in the terminal to keep the terminal width above this number as the window is
         resized.  Only xterm(1) is currently supported.  The xterm(1) binary must not be setuid or setgid,
         which it is by default on most systems.  Users may need to set program[term] (see the PROGRAMS section)
         to use an alternate copy of the xterm(1) binary without the setgid bit set.

     tile_gap
         Pixel width of empty space between tiled windows.  Negative values cause overlap.  Set this to the
         opposite of border_width to collapse the border between tiles.  Disable by setting to 0.

     urgent_collapse
         Enables hiding of placeholders in the urgency hint indicator for workspaces that do not have any urgent
         windows.  Enable by setting to 1.

     urgent_enabled
         Enable or disable the urgency hint indicator in the status bar.  Note that many terminal emulators
         require an explicit setting for the bell character to trigger urgency on the window.  In xterm(1), for
         example, one needs to add the following line to .Xdefaults:

               xterm.bellIsUrgent: true

     verbose_layout
         Enable or disable displaying the current master window count and stack column/row count in the status
         bar.  Enable by setting to 1.  See master_add, master_del, stack_inc and stack_dec for more
         information.

     window_class_enabled
         Enable or disable displaying the window class name (from WM_CLASS) in the status bar.  Enable by
         setting to 1.

     window_instance_enabled
         Enable or disable displaying the window instance name (from WM_CLASS) in the status bar.  Enable by
         setting to 1.

     window_name_enabled
         Enable or disable displaying the window display name (from _NET_WM_NAME/WM_NAME) in the status bar.
         Enable by setting to 1.

         To prevent excessively large window names from pushing the remaining text off the bar, it's limited to
         64 characters, by default.  See the bar_format option for more details.

     warp_pointer
         Centers the mouse pointer on the focused window when using key bindings to change focus, switch
         workspaces, change regions, etc.  Enable by setting to 1.

     workspace_limit
         Set the total number of workspaces available. Minimum is 1, maximum is 22, default is 10.

PROGRAMS

     spectrwm allows you to define custom actions to launch programs of your choice and then bind them the same
     as with built-in actions.  See the BINDINGS section below.

     Custom programs in the configuration file are specified as follows:

           program[action] = progpath [arg [arg ...]]

     action is any identifier that does not conflict with a built-in action or keyword, progpath is the desired
     program, and arg is zero or more arguments to the program.

     Remember that when using # in your program call, it must be escaped with a backslash. i.e. \#

     The following argument variables will be substituted for values at the time the program is spawned:

           $bar_border
           $bar_color
           $bar_font
           $bar_font_color
           $color_focus
           $color_unfocus
           $dmenu_bottom    -b if bar_at_bottom is enabled.
           $region_index
           $workspace_index

     Example:

           program[ff] = /usr/local/bin/firefox http://spectrwm.org/
           bind[ff] = MOD+Shift+b # Now M-S-b launches firefox

     To cancel the previous, unbind it:

           bind[] = MOD+Shift+b

     Default programs:
           menu             dmenu_run $dmenu_bottom -fn $bar_font -nb $bar_color -nf $bar_font_color -sb
                            $bar_border -sf $bar_color
           term             x-terminal-emulator
           lock             xscreensaver-command -lock      # optional
           initscr          initscreen.sh                   # optional
           screenshot_all   screenshot.sh full              # optional
           screenshot_wind  screenshot.sh window            # optional

     Note that optional default programs will not be validated unless overridden.  If a default program fails
     validation, you can resolve the exception by installing the program, modifying the program call or
     disabling the program by freeing the respective key binding.

     For example, to override menu:

           program[menu] = launchy

     To unbind menu and prevent it from being validated:

           bind[] = MOD+p

BINDINGS

     spectrwm provides many functions (or actions) accessed via key or mouse bindings.

     The current mouse bindings are described below:

           M1               Focus window
           M-M1             Move window
           M-M3             Resize window
           M-S-M3           Resize window while maintaining it centered

     The default key bindings are described below:

           M-S-Return⟩        term
           M-p                 menu
           M-S-q               quit
           M-q                 restart
           M-Space⟩           cycle_layout
           M-S-\               flip_layout
           M-S-Space⟩         stack_reset
           M-h                 master_shrink
           M-l                 master_grow
           M-,                 master_add
           M-.                 master_del
           M-S-,               stack_inc
           M-S-.               stack_dec
           M-Return⟩          swap_main
           M-j, M-TAB⟩        focus_next
           M-k, M-S-TAB⟩      focus_prev
           M-m                 focus_main
           M-u                 focus_urgent
           M-S-j               swap_next
           M-S-k               swap_prev
           M-b                 bar_toggle
           M-S-b               bar_toggle_ws
           M-x                 wind_del
           M-S-x               wind_kill
           M-1-9,0,F1-F12⟩    ws_⟨1-22M-S-1-9,0,F1-F12⟩  mvws_⟨1-22M-Keypad 1-9⟩      rg_⟨1-9M-S-Keypad 1-9⟩    mvrg_⟨1-9M-Right⟩           ws_next
           M-Left⟩            ws_prev
           M-Up⟩              ws_next_all
           M-Down⟩            ws_prev_all
           M-a                 ws_next_move
           M-S-Left⟩          ws_prev_move
           M-S-Up⟩            ws_prior
           M-S-Right⟩         rg_next
           M-S-Left⟩          rg_prev
           M-s                 screenshot_all
           M-S-s               screenshot_wind
           M-S-v               version
           M-t                 float_toggle
           M-S-Delete⟩        lock
           M-S-i               initscr
           M-w                 iconify
           M-S-w               uniconify
           M-e                 maximize_toggle
           M-S-r               always_raise
           M-v                 button2
           M--                 width_shrink
           M-=                 width_grow
           M-S--               height_shrink
           M-S-=               height_grow
           M-[                 move_left
           M-]                 move_right
           M-S-[               move_up
           M-S-]               move_down
           M-S-/               name_workspace
           M-/                 search_workspace
           M-f                 search_win

     The action names and descriptions are listed below:

           term              Spawn a new terminal (see PROGRAMS above).
           menu              Menu (see PROGRAMS above).
           quit              Quit spectrwm.
           restart           Restart spectrwm.
           cycle_layout      Cycle layout.
           flip_layout       Swap the master and stacking areas.
           stack_reset       Reset layout.
           master_shrink     Shrink master area.
           master_grow       Grow master area.
           master_add        Add windows to master area.
           master_del        Remove windows from master area.
           stack_inc         Add columns/rows to stacking area.
           stack_dec         Remove columns/rows from stacking area.
           swap_main         Move current window to master area.
           focus_next        Focus next window in workspace.
           focus_prev        Focus previous window in workspace.
           focus_main        Focus on main window in workspace.
           focus_urgent      Focus on next window with the urgency hint flag set.  The workspace is switched if
                             needed.
           swap_next         Swap with next window in workspace.
           swap_prev         Swap with previous window in workspace.
           bar_toggle        Toggle overall visibility of status bars.
           bar_toggle_ws     Toggle status bar on current workspace.
           wind_del          Delete current window in workspace.
           wind_kill         Destroy current window in workspace.
           ws_n              Switch to workspace n, where n is 1 through workspace_limit.
           mvws_n            Move current window to workspace n, where n is 1 through workspace_limit.
           rg_n              Focus on region n, where n is 1 through 9.
           mvrg_n            Move current window to region n, where n is 1 through 9.
           ws_next           Switch to next workspace with a window in it.
           ws_prev           Switch to previous workspace with a window in it.
           ws_next_all       Switch to next workspace.
           ws_prev_all       Switch to previous workspace.
           ws_next_move      Switch to next workspace with the current window.
           ws_prev_move      Switch to previous workspace with the current window.
           ws_prior          Switch to last visited workspace.
           rg_next           Switch to next region.
           rg_prev           Switch to previous region.
           screenshot_all    Take screenshot of entire screen (if enabled) (see PROGRAMS above).
           screenshot_wind   Take screenshot of selected window (if enabled) (see PROGRAMS above).
           version           Toggle version in status bar.
           float_toggle      Toggle focused window between tiled and floating.
           lock              Lock screen (see PROGRAMS above).
           initscr           Reinitialize physical screens (see PROGRAMS above).
           iconify           Minimize (unmap) currently focused window.
           uniconify         Restore (map) window returned by dmenu(1) selection.
           maximize_toggle   Toggle maximization of focused window.
           always_raise      When set tiled windows are allowed to obscure floating windows.
           button2           Fake a middle mouse button click (mouse button 2).
           width_shrink      Shrink the width of a floating window.
           width_grow        Grow the width of a floating window.
           height_shrink     Shrink the height of a floating window.
           height_grow       Grow the height of a floating window.
           move_left         Move a floating window a step to the left.
           move_right        Move a floating window a step to the right.
           move_up           Move a floating window a step upwards.
           move_down         Move a floating window a step downwards.
           name_workspace    Name the current workspace.
           search_workspace  Search for a workspace.
           search_win        Search the windows in the current workspace.

     Custom bindings in the configuration file are specified as follows:

           bind[action] = keys

     action is one of the actions listed above (or empty to unbind) and keys is in the form of zero or more
     modifier keys (MOD, Mod1, Shift, etc.) and one or more normal keys (b, Space, etc.), separated by ‘+’.

     Example:

           bind[reset] = Mod4+q # bind Windows-key + q to reset
           bind[] = Mod1+q # unbind Alt + q

     To use the currently defined modkey, specify MOD as the modifier key.

     Multiple key combinations may be bound to the same action.

     To bind non-latin characters such as å or π you must enter the xkb character name instead of the character
     itself. Run xev, focus the window and press the specific key and in the terminal output read the symbol
     name.  In the following example for å:

           KeyPress event, serial 41, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
               root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 106213808, (11,5), root:(359,823),
               state 0x0, keycode 24 (keysym 0xe5, aring), same_screen YES,
               XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c3 a5) "å"
               XmbLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c3 a5) "å"
               XFilterEvent returns: False

     The xkb name is aring. In other words, in spectrwm.conf add:

           bind[program] = MOD+aring

KEYBOARD MAPPING FILES

     Keyboard mapping files for several keyboard layouts are listed below.  These files can be used with the
     keyboard_mapping setting to load pre-defined key bindings for the specified keyboard layout.

           spectrwm_cz.conf     Czech Republic keyboard layout
           spectrwm_es.conf     Spanish keyboard layout
           spectrwm_fr.conf     French keyboard layout
           spectrwm_fr_ch.conf  Swiss French keyboard layout
           spectrwm_se.conf     Swedish keyboard layout
           spectrwm_us.conf     United States keyboard layout

QUIRKS

     spectrwm provides "quirks" which handle windows that must be treated specially in a tiling window manager,
     such as some dialogs and fullscreen apps.

     The default quirks are described below:

           Firefox-bin:firefox-bin                 TRANSSZ
           Firefox:Dialog                          FLOAT
           Gimp:gimp                               FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           MPlayer:xv                              FLOAT + FULLSCREEN + FOCUSPREV
           OpenOffice.org 2.4:VCLSalFrame          FLOAT
           OpenOffice.org 3.1:VCLSalFrame          FLOAT
           pcb:pcb                                 FLOAT
           xine:Xine Window                        FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           xine:xine Panel                         FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           xine:xine Video Fullscreen Window       FULLSCREEN + FLOAT
           Xitk:Xitk Combo                         FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           Xitk:Xine Window                        FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           XTerm:xterm                             XTERM_FONTADJ

     The quirks themselves are described below:

           FLOAT                  This window should not be tiled, but allowed to float freely.
           TRANSSZ                Adjusts size on transient windows that are too small using dialog_ratio (see
                                  CONFIGURATION FILES).
           ANYWHERE               Allow window to position itself, uncentered.
           XTERM_FONTADJ          Adjust xterm fonts when resizing.
           FULLSCREEN             Remove border to allow window to use full region size.
           FOCUSPREV              On exit force focus on previously focused application not previous application
                                  in the stack.
           NOFOCUSONMAP           Don't change focus to the window when it first appears on the screen.  Has no
                                  effect when focus_mode is set to follow.
           FOCUSONMAP_SINGLE      When the window first appears on the screen, change focus to the window if
                                  there are no other windows on the workspace with the same WM_CLASS
                                  class/instance value.  Has no effect when focus_mode is set to follow.
           OBEYAPPFOCUSREQ        When an application requests focus on the window via a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
                                  client message (source indication of 1), comply with the request.  Note that a
                                  source indication of 0 (unspecified) or 2 (pager) are always obeyed.
           IGNOREPID              Ignore the PID when determining the initial workspace for a new window.
                                  Especially useful for terminal windows that share a process.
           IGNORESPAWNWS          Ignore the spawn workspace when determining the initial workspace for a new
                                  window.
           WS[n]                  Force a new window to appear on workspace n.

     Custom quirks in the configuration file are specified as follows:

           quirk[class[:instance[:name]]] = quirk [+ quirk ...]

     class, instance (optional) and name (optional) are patterns used to determine which window(s) the quirk(s)
     apply to and quirk is one of the quirks from the list above.

     Note that patterns are interpreted as POSIX Extended Regular Expressions.  Any ':', '[' or ']' must be
     escaped with '\'.  See regex(7) for more information on POSIX Extended Regular Expressions.

     For example:

           quirk[MPlayer] = FLOAT + FULLSCREEN + FOCUSPREV # Float all windows having a class of 'MPlayer'
           quirk[.*] = FLOAT # Float all windows by default.
           quirk[.*:.*:.*] = FLOAT # Same as above.
           quirk[Firefox:Navigator] = FLOAT # Float all Firefox browser windows.
           quirk[::Console] = FLOAT # Float windows with WM_CLASS not set and a window name of 'Console'.
           quirk[\[0-9\].*:.*:\[\[\:alnum\:\]\]*] = FLOAT # Float windows with WM_CLASS class beginning with a number, any WM_CLASS instance and a _NET_WM_NAME/WM_NAME either blank or containing alphanumeric characters without spaces.
           quirk[pcb:pcb] = NONE # remove existing quirk

     You can obtain class, instance and name by running xprop(1) and then clicking on the desired window.  In
     the following example the main window of Firefox was clicked:

           $ xprop | grep -E "^(WM_CLASS|_NET_WM_NAME|WM_NAME)"
           WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"
           WM_NAME(STRING) = "spectrwm - ConformalOpenSource"
           _NET_WM_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "spectrwm - ConformalOpenSource"

     Note that xprop(1) displays WM_CLASS as:

           WM_CLASS(STRING) = "<instance>", "<class>"

     In the example above the quirk entry would be:

           quirk[Firefox:Navigator] = FLOAT

     spectrwm also automatically assigns quirks to windows based on the value of the window's
     _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE property as follows:

           _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK             FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR          FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY          FLOAT + ANYWHERE
           _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH           FLOAT
           _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG           FLOAT

     In all other cases, no automatic quirks are assigned to the window.  Quirks specified in the configuration
     file override the automatic quirks.

EWMH

     spectrwm partially implements the Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH) specification.  This enables
     controlling windows as well as spectrwm itself from external scripts and programs.  This is achieved by
     spectrwm responding to certain ClientMessage events.  From the terminal these events can be conveniently
     sent using tools such as wmctrl(1) and xdotool(1).  For the actual format of these ClientMessage events,
     see the EWMH specification.

     The id of the currently focused window is stored in the _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property of the root window.
     This can be used for example to retrieve the title of the currently active window with xprop(1) and
     grep(1):

           $ WINDOWID=`xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW | grep -o "0x.*"`
           $ xprop -id $WINDOWID _NET_WM_NAME | grep -o "\".*\""

     A window can be focused by sending a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW client message to the root window.  For example,
     using wmctrl(1) to send the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window to be focused):

           $ wmctrl -i -a 0x4a0000b

     Windows can be closed by sending a _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW client message to the root window.  For example, using
     wmctrl(1) to send the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window to be closed):

           $ wmctrl -i -c 0x4a0000b

     Windows can be floated and un-floated by adding or removing the _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE atom from the
     _NET_WM_STATE property of the window.  This can be achieved by sending a _NET_WM_STATE client message to
     the root window.  For example, the following toggles the floating state of a window using wmctrl(1) to send
     the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window to be floated or un-floated):

           $ wmctrl -i -r 0x4a0000b -b toggle,_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE

     Windows can also be iconified and un-iconified by substituting _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN for _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE
     in the previous example:

           $ wmctrl -i -r 0x4a0000b -b toggle,_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN

     Floating windows can also be resized and moved by sending a _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW client message to the
     root window.  For example, using wmctrl(1) to send the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window
     to be resize/moved):

           $ wmctrl -i -r 0x4a0000b -e 0,100,50,640,480

     This moves the window to (100,50) and resizes it to 640x480.

     Any _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW events received for stacked windows are ignored.

SIGNALS

     Sending spectrwm a HUP signal will restart it.

FILES

     ~/.spectrwm.conf       spectrwm user specific settings.
     /etc/spectrwm.conf     spectrwm global settings.

HISTORY

     spectrwm was inspired by xmonad & dwm.

AUTHORS

     spectrwm was written by:

           Marco Peereboommarco@peereboom.usRyan Thomas McBridemcbride@countersiege.comDarrin Chandlerdwchandler@stilyagin.comPierre-Yves Ritschardpyr@spootnik.orgTuukka Katajastuge@xor.fiJason L. Wrightjason@thought.netReginald Kennedyrk@rejii.comLawrence Teolteo@lteo.netTiago Cunhatcunha@gmx.comDavid Hilldhill@mindcry.org