SYNOPSIS

openbsd-cwm [-c file ] [-d display ]

DESCRIPTION

openbsd-cwm is a window manager for X11 which contains many features that concentrate on the efficiency and transparency of window management. openbsd-cwm also aims to maintain the simplest and most pleasant aesthetic.

The following notation is used throughout this page:

C

Control.

M

Meta.

S

Shift.

M1

Left mouse button.

M2

Middle mouse button.

M3

Right mouse button.

openbsd-cwm is very simple in its use. Most of the actions are initiated via key bindings. The default key bindings are described below; their functionality is described in more detail later.

CM-Return

Spawn a new terminal.

CM-Delete

Lock the screen.

M-Return

Hide current window.

M-Down

Lower current window.

M-Up Raise current window.

M-/

Search for windows.

C-/

Search for applications.

CM-n

Label current window.

M-Tab

Cycle through currently visible windows.

MS-Tab

Reverse cycle through currently visible windows.

CM-x

Delete current window.

CM-[n]

Select group n, where n is 1-9.

CM-0

Select all groups.

CM-g

Toggle group membership of current window.

M-Right

Cycle through active groups.

M-Left

Reverse cycle through active groups.

CMS-f

Toggle freezing geometry of current window.

CM-f

Toggle full-screen mode of current window.

CM-m

Toggle maximization of current window.

CM-=

Toggle vertical maximization of current window.

CMS-=

Toggle horizontal maximization of current window.

M-?

Spawn ``exec program'' dialog.

M-.

Spawn ``ssh to'' dialog. This parses $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts to provide host auto-completion. ssh(1) will be executed via the configured terminal emulator.

CM-w

Spawn ``exec WindowManager'' dialog; allows you to switch from openbsd-cwm to another window manager without restarting the X server.

CMS-r

Restart the running cwm(1).

CMS-q

Quit .

The default mouse bindings are:

M-M1

Move current window.

CM-M1

Toggle group membership of current window.

M-M2

Resize current window

M-M3

Lower current window.

CMS-M3

Hide current window.

The options for openbsd-cwm are as follows:

-c file

Specify an alternative configuration file. By default, openbsd-cwm loads ~/.cwmrc if present. Any error messages from lines in the configuration file will be sent to stderr however, openbsd-cwm will continue to process the rest of the configuration file.

-d display

Specify the display to use.

POINTER MOVEMENT

The pointer can be moved with the use of the keyboard through bindings. C-[Up|Down|Left|Right] moves the pointer a small amount, while CS-[Up|Down|Left|Right] moves the pointer a larger amount. For example, to move the pointer to the left by a small amount, press C-Left To move the pointer down by a larger amount, press CS-Down

WINDOW MOVEMENT AND RESIZING

openbsd-cwm windows can be moved with the use of the keyboard through vi -like bindings. M-[hjkl] moves the current window a small amount, while MS-[hjkl] moves the current window a larger amount. For example, to move the current window to the left a small amount, press M-h To move the current window down by a larger amount, press MS-j

Similarly, windows may be resized with the same key bindings with the addition of the Control key. CM-[hjkl] resizes the window a small amount and CMS-[hjkl] resizes by a larger increment.

SEARCH

openbsd-cwm features the ability to search for windows by their current title, old titles, and by their label. The priority for the search results are: label, current title, old titles in reverse order, and finally window class name. openbsd-cwm keeps a history of the 5 previous titles of a window.

When searching, the leftmost character of the result list may show a flag:

!

The window is the currently focused window.

&

The window is hidden.

The following key bindings may be used to navigate the result list:

[Down], C-s or M-j

Select the next window in the list.

[Up], C-r or M-k

Select the previous window in the list.

[Backspace] or C-h

Backspace.

C-u

Clear the input.

[Return]

Focus the selected window.

[Esc]

Cancel.

C-a

Whenever there are no matching windows, list every window.

GROUPS

openbsd-cwm has the ability to group windows together, and use the groups to perform operations on the entire group instead of just one window. Currently, the only operation that is supported is to hide and unhide the grouped windows. Together with the sticky option, this can be used to emulate virtual desktops.

To edit groups, use the group selection commands to toggle membership of a group. A blue border will be shown briefly on windows added to the current group, and a red border will be shown on those just removed.

MENUS

Menus are recalled by clicking the mouse on the root window:

M1

Show list of currently hidden windows. Clicking on an item will unhide that window.

M2

Show list of currently defined groups. Clicking on an item will hide/unhide that group.

M3

Show list of applications as defined in ~/.cwmrc Clicking on an item will spawn that application.

FILES

~/.cwmrc

HISTORY

openbsd-cwm was originally inspired by evilwm, but was rewritten from scratch due to limitations in the evilwm codebase. The from-scratch rewrite borrowed some code from 9wm, however that code has since been removed or rewritten.

openbsd-cwm first appeared in Ox 4.2 .

AUTHORS

An -nosplit openbsd-cwm was developed by An Marius Aamodt Eriksen Aq [email protected] with contributions from An Andy Adamson Aq [email protected] , An Niels Provos Aq [email protected] , and An Antti Nykänen Aq [email protected] . Ideas, discussion with many others.