


AWESOME(1)                  awesome(1)                 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 lay-
       outs,  like  floating  or tiled. Any layout can be applied dynamically,
       optimizing the environment for the application in use and the task cur-
       rently being performed.


       In  a  tiled layout, windows are managed in a master and stacking area.
       The master area contains the windows  which  currently  need  the  most
       attention,  whereas  the stacking area contains all other windows. In a
       floating layout windows can be resized and moved freely. Dialog windows
       are  always  managed  as  floating,  regardless of the layout currently
       applied. The spiral and dwindle layouts 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 in awesome. Each window can be tagged  with
       one  or  more  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 current layout, the title of the visible win-
       dows, 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_CON-
              FIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua.


       -k, --check
              Check configuration file syntax.






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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
   Window manager control
       Mod4 + Control + r
              Restart awesome.


       Mod4 + Shift + q
              Quit awesome.


       Mod4 + r
              Run prompt.






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       Mod4 + x
              Run Lua code prompt.


       Mod4 + Return
              Spawn terminal emulator.


       Mod4 + w
              Open main menu.


   Clients
       Mod4 + Shift + r
              Redraw the focused window.


       Mod4 + m
              Maximize client.


       Mod4 + n
              Minimize client.


       Mod4 + f
              Set client fullscreen.


       Mod4 + Shift + c
              Kill focused client.


       Mod4 + t
              Set client on-top.


   Navigation
       Mod4 + j
              Focus next client.


       Mod4 + k
              Focus previous client.


       Mod4 + u
              Focus first urgent client.


       Mod4 + Left
              View previous tag.





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       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.


       Mod4 + Escape
              Focus previously selected tag set.


   Layout modification
       Mod4 + Shift + j
              Switch client with next client.


       Mod4 + Shift + k
              Switch client with previous client.


       Mod4 + o
              Send client to next screen.


       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.






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       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.


       Mod4 + Shift + F1-9
              Tag marked clients with tag.


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


SIGNALS
       awesome can be restarted by sending it a SIGHUP.


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


BUGS
       Of course there&#8217;s no bug in awesome. But there may be  unexpected
       behaviors.





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AUTHORS
       Julien  Danjou <julien@danjou.info: mailto:julien@danjou.info> and oth-
       ers.


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


















































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