DWB(1) DWB(1)
NAME
dwb - dynamic web browser
SYNOPSIS
dwb [OPTIONS] [ URLS ]
DESCRIPTION
dwb(1) is a small webbrowser based on WebKit and GTK which aims to be mostly keyboard-driven.
OPTIONS
-e, --embed=wid
Embed dwb into <wid>.
-f, --force
Force restoring a previously saved session, even if it seems that another process has opened a session with the same name.
-l, --list-sessions
List previously saved sessions. A * indicates that another instance has currently opened the session.
-n, --new-instance
New instance, overrides setting single-instance.
-p, --profile=profilename
Load configuration for profile profilename.
-r, --restore=sessionname
Restore session with name sessionname or the default session, if sessionname is omitted.
-R, --override-restore
Open a new session, even if save-session is enabled.
-S, --enable-scripts
Enables the javascript interface, if there are scripts in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dwb/userscripts that use the javascript api this option is
not needed.
-x, --execute=commands
Execute a list of dwb commands separated by ;;, see CUSTOM COMMANDS and COMMAND OVERVIEW for details. If single instance is enabled all
commands will be executed in the primary instance.
-v, --version
Show version information and exit.
MODES
dwb has different modes:
Normal mode
The default mode. Pressing Escape always enter normal mode, all keyboard inputs will be interpreted as shortcuts, keypresses are not
sent to the webview.
Insert mode
Used for editing text elements in a webpage.
Hint mode
Follow links via hints.
Command mode
Execute dwb commands from the builtin commandline.
SHORTCUTS
Normal mode shortcuts
[n]j
Scroll [n times] down (command: scroll_down, aliases: down).
[n]k
Scroll [n times] up (command: scroll_up, aliases: up).
[n]h
Scroll [n times] left (command: scroll_left, aliases: left).
[n]l
Scroll [n times] right (command: scroll_right, aliases: right).
[n]gg
Scroll to the top or to n% of the page (command: scroll_top, aliases: top).
[n]G
Scroll to the bottom or to n% of the page (command: scroll_bottom, aliases: bottom).
[n]C-f
Scroll [n] pages down (command: scroll_page_down, aliases: pagedown).
[n]C-b
Scroll [n] pages up (command: scroll_page_up, aliases: pageup).
[n]C-d
Scroll [n] half pages down (command: scroll_halfpage_down, aliases: halfdown).
[n]C-u
Scroll [n] half pages up (command: scroll_halfpage_up, aliases: halfup).
:
Enter Command mode.
o
Open new url in the focused tab, the argument $URI will be replaced by the current uri (command: open, aliases: o).
go
Open url in the focused tab, set current url in the navigation bar (command: open_url).
O
Open url in a new tab, the argument $URI will be replaced by the current uri (command: tabopen, aliases: topen, t).
gO
Open url in a new tab, set current url in the navigation bar (command tabopen_url).
xo
Open url in a new tab in background, the argument $URI will be repaced with the current uri (command: backopen, aliases: bopen ).
xO
Open url in a new tab in background, set current url in the navigation bar (command: backopen_url).
wo
Open url in a new instance (command: winopen, aliases: wopen, w).
i
Enter insert mode (command: insert_mode, aliases: i, insert).
C-n
Enter normal mode.
ga
Add a new blank tab (command: tab_new).
d
Close current tab (command: close_tab, aliases: close).
[n]gc
Clear tab n or of current tab, clears the history of the tab and loads about:blank. (command clear_tab, aliases: clear).
co
Close all tabs except for the current one (command only).
C-q
Quit (command quit, aliases: q).
u
Undo closing last tab (command undo, aliases: u).
C-h
Open the default startpage (command start_page, aliases: home).
H
Go back (command history_back, aliases: back, ba).
L
Go forward (command history_forward, aliases: forward, fo).
th
Go back in a new tab (command tab_hist_back, aliases: tabback, tba).
tl
Go forward in a new tab (command tab_hist_forward, aliases: tabforward, tfo).
wh
Go back in a new window (command win_hist_back, aliases: winback, wba).
wl
Go forward in a new window (command win_hist_forward, aliases: winforward, wfo).
/
Find forward (command find_forward, alias: ffind).
?
Find backward (command find_backward, alias bfind).
c/
Find forward, ignore case (command find_forward_ic, alias: iffind).
c?
Find backward, ignore case (command find_backward_ic, alias ibfind).
M
Add a bookmark (command bookmark, aliases: bmark, bma).
gb
Show Bookmarks (command bookmarks, aliases: bmarks, bmas).
gB
Show Bookmarks, open bookmark in a new tab (command tab_bookmarks, aliases: tabmarks).
wB
Show Bookmarks, open bookmark in a new window (command win_bookmarks, aliases: winmarks).
m
Add a quickmark (command save_quickmark, aliases: quickmark, qmark).
b
Open quickmark (command quickmark, aliases: qmarks).
B
Open quickmark in a new tab (command tab_quickmark, aliases: tabqmarks).
wb[:graph:]
Open quickmark in a new window (command win_quickmark, aliases: winqmarks).
[n]r
Reload tab n or current tab if n is omitted (command reload, aliases: re).
[n]R
Reload tab n or current tab if n is omitted without using any cached data (command reload_bypass_cache, aliases: refull).
[n]C-s
Stop loading of tab n or of current tab is [n] is omitted (command stop_loading, aliases: stop, st).
[n]+
Zoom in [n times] (command zoom_in, aliases: zi).
[n]-
Zoom out [n times] (command zoom_out, aliases: zo).
[n]=
Zoom to n percent or to 100% if n is omitted(command zoom, aliases: z).
sf
Save all configuration files (command save).
ZZ
Save current session and exit (command save_session, aliases: wq).
gZZ
Save current session with name and exit (command save_named_session, aliases: wqn).
[n]J
Cycle focus [n tab] forwards. (command focus_next, aliases: tabnext).
[n]K
Cycle focus [n tab] backwards. (command focus_prev, aliases: tabprev).
[n]T
Focus nth tab, first tab if n is omitted or last tab if n is 0. (command focus_tab, aliases: tab).
C-Tab
Toggle between current and last focused tab (command toggle_tab, aliases: ttab)
[n]gm
Move current tab to position [n] or to first position if n is omitted. (command tab_move, aliases: tabm).
[n]gl
Move current tab [n] positions left. (command tab_move_left, aliases: tabl).
[n]gr
Move current tab [n] positions right. (command tab_move_right, aliases: tabr).
gt
Show all open tabs. (command buffers, aliases: bu).
[n]C-P
Protect tab [n]. Closing this tab must be confirmed (command protect, aliases: prot).
[n]xd
Lock tab [n]. Locking a tab will lock this tab to the current domain, it's not possible to navigate to another domain until unlocked.
lock_domain, aliases: dlock).
[n]xu
Lock tab [n]. Locking a tab will lock this tab to the current uri, it's not possible to navigate to another uri until unlocked.
lock_uri, aliases: ulock).
f
Show hints (command hints, aliases: hints, hi).
F
Show hints, open link in a new foreground tab. (command hints_tab, aliases: tabhints, thi).
;b
Show hints, open link in a new background tab. (command hints_background, aliases: backhints, bhi).
wf
Show hints, open link in a new tab. (command hints_win, aliases: winhints, whi).
;i
Follow image (command hints_images, aliases: ihints, ihi).
;I
Follow image in a new tab (command hints_images_tab, aliases: itabhints, ithi).
.i
Follow image in a background tab (command hints_images_background, aliases: ibackhints).
;e
Focus editable elements via hints (command hints_editable, aliases: ehints, ehi).
;o
Set hint's url in commandline (command hints_url, aliases: uhints, uhi).
;O
Set hint's url in commandline, open in a new tab (command hints_url_tab, aliases: utabhints, uthi).
.o
Set hint's url in commandline, open in a background tab (command hints_url_background, aliases: ubackhints).
;d
Download via hints (command hints_download, aliases: dhints).
;y
Save link location to clipboard (command hints_clipboard, aliases: chints, chi).
;Y
Save link location to primary selection (command hints_primary, aliases: phints, phi).
;r
Rapid hint mode, each matching hint opens a new tab in background. (command hints_rapid, aliases: rhints, rhi).
;R
Rapid hint mode, each matching hint opens a new window. (command hints_rapid_win, aliases: wrhints, wrhi).
gf
Toggle "view source" (command view_source, aliases: source, so).
CC
Allow persistent cookie for the current website. The domain will be saved in cookies.allow. Cookies that are allowed by the
cookies.allow whitelist are stored in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dwb/$profilename/cookies. (command allow_cookie, aliases: cookie).
CS
Allow session cookie for the current website. The domain will be saved in cookies_session.allow. This is only useful if
cookies-store-policy is set to never, see cookies-store-policy for details. (command allow_session_cookie, aliases: scookie).
CT
Allow session cookies for the current website temporarily. Only first party cookies are allowed. The domain is not saved to a whitelist
and the cookies will not be saved persitently. (command allow_session_cookie_tmp, aliases: tcookie).
[n]yy
Yank the url of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted to clipboard (command yank).
yY
Yank the url of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted to primary selection (command yank_primary, aliases: pyank).
yt
Yank the title of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted to clipboard (command yank_title, aliases: tyank).
yT
Yank the title of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted to primary selection (command yank_title_primary, aliases: tpyank).
pp
Paste from clipboard (command paste).
pP
Paste from primary selection (command paste_primary, aliases: ppaste).
Pp
Paste from clipboard and load in a new tab (command tab_paste, aliases: tpaste).
PP
Paste from primary selection and load in a new tab (command tab_paste_primary, aliases: tppaste).
wp
Paste from clipboard and load in a new window (command paste_nw, aliases: winpaste).
wP
Paste from primary selection and load in a new window (command paste_primary_nw, aliases: winppaste).
[n]ad
Cancel the download with number n or the first download in the lists of running downloads if n is omitted. (command cancel_download).
gs
Add a searchengine. Textfields can be chosen with tab and a keyword must be specified. The first defined searchengine will be the
default searchengine. The keyword can be used in all open commands, e.g. .I :open <keyword> <searchterm> (command save_search_field,
aliases: search).
gd
Download the current site. (command download).
Sb
Show bookmarks (command show_bookmarks, aliases: sbookmarks).
Sq
Show quickmarks (command show_quickmarks, aliases: squickmarks).
Sh
Show history (command show_history, aliases: shistory).
Sd
Show download (command show_downloads, aliases: sdownloads).
Sk
Show keys (command show_keys, aliases: skeys).
Ss
Show settings (command show_settings, aliases: ssettings).
ss
Set setting, the interactive version of the command set, for changing settings in scripts use set instead (command set_setting).
sl
Set local setting, changes a setting but doesn't save the setting to configuration file. The interactive version of the command
local_set, for changing settings locally in scripts use local_set instead (command set_local_setting).
sk
Set keyboard shortcut (command set_key, aliases: keys).
C-p
Toggle proxy (command proxy).
tsh
Toggle scripts for current host permanently (command toggle_scripts_host, aliases: hscript).
tsu
Toggle scripts for current url permanently (command toggle_scripts_uri, aliases: uscript).
tth
Toggle scripts for current host temporarily (command toggle_scripts_host_tmp, aliases: thscript).
ttu
Toggle scripts for current url temporarily (command toggle_scripts_uri_tmp, aliases: tuscript).
ph
Toggle plugins for current host permanently (command toggle_plugins_host, aliases: hplugin).
pu
Toggle plugins for current url permanently (command toggle_plugins_uri, aliases: uplugin).
pth
Toggle plugins for current host temporarily (command toggle_plugins_host_tmp, aliases: thplugin).
ptu
Toggle plugins for current url temporarily (command toggle_plugins_uri_tmp, aliases: tuplugin).
V
Next navigation action will be opened in a new tab (command new_tab).
W
Next navigation action will be opened in a new window (command new_win). .TP .BR eu Show and execute userscripts (command
execute_userscript).
[n]wi
Show the webinspector of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted. Note that enable-developer-extras has to be set. (commmand
web_inspector, aliases: inspect, insp).
C-e
Open external editor for current input/textarea (command open_editor, aliases: editor).
g.
Toggle hidden files when browsing local filesystem. (command open_editor, aliases: editor).
F11
Toggle fullscreen (command fullscreen, aliases: fs).
F12
Toggle presentation mode. (command presentation_mode, aliases: present).
xx
Toggle visibility of tabbar and statusbar. (command toggle_bars, aliases: bars).
xt
Toggle visibility of tabbar. (command toggle_tabbar, aliases: tbar).
xb
Toggle visibility of statusbar. (command toggle_statusbar, aliases: sbar).
xv
Toggle visibility of a tab. (command visible, aliases: vis).
[n]C-M-p
Print focused frame of tab n or of current tab if n is omitted. (command print, aliases: ha).
unbound
Execute a javascript snippet (command execute_javascript, aliases: exja, js).
unbound
Set a setting from commandline (command set).
unbound
Toggle a boolean setting from commandline (command toggle_setting, aliases: toggle, tog).
unbound
Load a html string. This command is mainly intended for use in userscripts (command load_html).
unbound
Load a html string in a new tab. This command is mainly intended for use in userscripts (command load_html_tab).
unbound
Execute a javascript snippet that uses the the internal javascript api. This command only works if the javascript interface is enabled,
i.e. if there are scripts in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dwb/userscripts that use the api or if dwb is started with -S/--enable-scripts (command
eval).
Tab (S-Tab)
In normal mode Tab shows the next (previous) shortcut, that matches the currently entered keysequence. When opening a url, the next
(previous) item in command history, bookmarks or history will be completed. In hint mode the next (previous) hint will get focus. Tab
also completes settings and shortcut-settings. When initiating a download, full paths (downloads and spawning programs) and binaries
(spawning programs) in PATH will be completed. In command mode tab will complete builtin commands and urls if the command accepts an
url.
Textentry shortcuts
C-h
Delete a single letter.
C-w
Delete word back.
C-e
Delete word forward.
C-u
Delete to the beginning of the entry.
C-i
Delete to the end of the entry.
C-f
Move cursor one word forward.
C-b
Move cursor one word back.
C-j
Show next item in command history.
C-k
Show previous item in command history.
C-x
When initalizing a download, C-x toggles between choosing a file path and choosing a spawning application.
C-g
Alternative shortcut for activate.
C-c
Alternative shortcut for escape, the corresponding setting is .IR entry_escape .
C-p
Init local path completion.
C-H
Init history completion.
C-B
Init bookmark completion.
C-I
Init input history completion.
C-S
Init searchengine completion.
C-U
Init userscript completion.
C-p
Complete local path.
Shortcut syntax
All printable shortcuts are case sensitive, i.e. aH means press a then press shift, then press h. Shortcuts can be combined with a
modifier, valid modifiers are Control, Mod1, Mod4, Button1, Button2, Button3, Button4, Button5 and Shift where Shift can only be used with
non printable keys such as F1, space, Tab, ... . Non printable keys must be surrounded by @, e.g. "Control @F1@", Shift @space@. and @
itself must be escaped with .
CUSTOM COMMANDS
Custom commands are a sequence of dwb commands that can be bound to a shortcut. The syntax is
<shortcut>:<command>;;<command>;;...
where shortcut is the shortcut for the commandsequence, : may be escaped with : and command is of the form
[numerical modifier]<command or alias> [argument for the command]
for example
Control W:tabopen http://example.com;; 150zoom
opens http://example.com in a new tab and zooms to 150%.
COMMAND OVERVIEW
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Command | Alias | Description |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|allow_cookie | cookie | Allow persistent cookies for site |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
|allow_session_cookie | | |
| | scookie | Allow session cookies for site |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
|allow_session_cookie_tmp | | |
| | tcookie | Allow session cookies for site |
| | | temporarily |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|bookmark | bma, bmark | Bookmark current page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|bookmarks | bmas, bmarks | Show bookmarks |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|buffers | bu | Show all open tabs |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|cancel_download | | Cancel a download |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|clear_tab | clear | Clear tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|close_tab | close | Close tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|download | | Download current site |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|dump | | Write html of current website to a |
| | | file or stdout if no argument is |
| | | given |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|eval | | Execute a javascript snippet that |
| | | uses the internal javascript api |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|execute_javascript | exja, js | Execute a javascript snippet |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|execute_userscript | | Execute userscript |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_backward | bfind | Find backward |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_backward_ic | ibfind | Find backward case sensitive |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_forward | ffind | Find forward |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_forward_ic | iffind | Find forward case sensitive |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_next | fnext | Find next |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|find_previous | fprev | Find previous |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|focus_input | | Focus next input |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|focus_next | tabnext | Focus next tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|focus_prev | tabprev | Focus previous tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|focus_tab | tab | Focus nth tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|fullscreen | fs | Toggle fullscreen |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints | hi | Follow hints |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_background | backhints, bhi | Follow hints in a background tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_clipboard | chints, chi | Save link location to clipboard |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_download | dhints, dhi | Download via hints |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_editable | ehints, ehi | Focus editable elements |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_images | ihints, ihi | Follow images |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_images_tab | itabhints, ithi | Follow images in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_images_background | ibackhints | Follow images in a background tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_links | lhints, lhi | Follow links |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_primary | phints, phi | Save link location to primary |
| | | selection |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_rapid | rhints, rhi | Open new tabs in background rapidly |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_rapid_win | wrhints, wrhi | Open new windows rapidly |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_tab | tabhints, thi | Follow hints in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_url | uhints, uhi | Set hints url in commandline |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_url_tab | utabhints, uthi | Set hints url in commandline, open |
| | | in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_url_background | ubackhints | Set hints url in commandline, open |
| | | in a background tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|hints_win | winhints, whi | Follow hints in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|history_back | ba, back | Go back |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|history_forward | fo, forward | Go forward |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|insert_mode | i, insert | Insert mode local_set Set a setting |
| | | only for the running instance, don't |
| | | save it to the configuration file |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|lock_domain | dlock | Lock tab to current domain |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|lock_uri | ulock | Lock tab to current uri |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|new_tab | | Open next navigation action in new |
| | | tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|new_win | | Open next navigation action in new |
| | | window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|only | | Close all tabs except for the |
| | | current one |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|open | o | Open url |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|open_editor | editor | Open external editor for |
| | | input/textarea. |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|open_url | | Open, edit current url |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|paste | | Open from clipboard |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|paste_primary | ppaste | Open from primary selection |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|presentation_mode | present | Toggle presentation mode |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|print | ha | Print page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|protect | prot | Protect/unprotect tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|proxy | | Toggle proxy |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|quickmark | qmarks | Open quickmark |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|quit | q | Quit |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|reload | re | Reload current page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|reload_bypass_cache | refull | Reload without using cached data |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|reload_userscripts | | Reload userscripts |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|save | | Save all configuration files |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|save_named_session | wqn | Save current session with name |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|save_quickmark | qmark, quickmark | Save a quickmark |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|save_search_field | search | Add a new searchengine |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|save_session | wq | Save current session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_bottom | bottom | Scroll to bottom of the page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_down | down | Scroll down |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_halfpage_down | halfdown | Scroll one-half page down |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_halfpage_up | halfup | Scroll one-half page up |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_left | left | Scroll left |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_page_down | pagedown | Scroll one page down |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_page_up | pageup | Scroll one page up |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_right | right | Scroll right |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_top | top | Scroll to the top of the page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|scroll_up | up | Scroll up |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|set | | Set a setting |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|set_key | keys | Set keybinding |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|set_local_setting | | Set a setting for the running |
| | | instance interactively |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|set_setting | | Set a setting interactive |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|show_keys | skeys | Show and modify keyboard |
| | | configuration |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|show_settings | ssettings | Show and modify global properties |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|start_page | home | Open the default homepage |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|stop_loading | st, stop | Stop loading current page |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_bookmarks | tabmarks | Show bookmarks, open in new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_hist_back | tba, tabback | Go back in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_hist_forward | tfo, tabforward | Go forward in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_move | tabm | Move tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_move_left | tabl | Move tab left |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_move_right | tabr | Move tab right |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_new | | Open a new blank tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_paste | tpaste | Open from clipboard in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_paste_primary | tppaste | Open from primary selection in a new |
| | | tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tab_quickmark | tabqmarks | Open quickmark in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tabopen | t, topen | Open in a new tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|tabopen_url | | Open in a new tab, edit current url |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_bars | bars | Toggle tabbar and statusbar |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_hidden_files | hidden | Toggle hidden files in directory |
| | | listings |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_plugins_host | hplugin | Toggle plugin blocker for host |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_plugins_host_tmp | tuplugin | Toggle plugin blocker for domain for |
| | | this session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_plugins_uri | uplugin | Toggle plugin blocker for uri |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_plugins_uri_tmp | tuplugin | Toggle plugin blocker for uri for |
| | | this session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_scripts_host | hscript | Toggle scripts for current domain |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_scripts_host_tmp | thscript | Toggle scripts for current host for |
| | | this session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_scripts_uri | uscript | Toggle scripts for current uri |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_scripts_uri_tmp | tuscript | Toggle scripts for current uri for |
| | | this session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_setting | tog, toggle | Toggle a setting |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_local_setting | loctog | Toggle a setting for the current |
| | | session |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_statusbar | sbar | Toggle statusbar |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_tab | ttab | Toggle between current and last tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|toggle_tabbar | tbar | Toggle tabbar |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|undo | u | Undo closing last tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|view_source | so, source | View page source |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|visible | vis | Toggle visibility of a tab |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|web_inspector | insp, inspect | Open the webinspector |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_bookmarks | winmarks | Show bookmarks, open in new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_hist_back | wba, winback | Go back in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_hist_forward | wfo, winforward | Go forward in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_paste | wpaste | Open from clipboard in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_paste_primary | wppaste | Open primary selection in a new |
| | | window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|win_quickmark | winqmarks | Open quickmark in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|winopen | w, wopen | Open in a new window |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|winopen_url | | Open in a new window, edit current |
| | | url |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|yank | | Yank url to clipboard |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|yank_primary | pyank | Yank url to primary selection |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|yank_title | tyank | Yank title to clipboard |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|yank_title_primary | tpyank | Yank title to primary selection |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|zoom | z | Zoom |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|zoom_in | zi | Zoom in |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | | |
|zoom_out | zo | Zoom out |
+-------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------+
dwb can be customized in a web interface (command show_settings) or via command line (command set_setting). Modified settings will be saved
in Modified settings will be saved in ~/.config/dwb/settings when closing dwb. Shorcuts can also be modified in a web interface (command
show_keys) or via command line (command set_key). Shortcuts will be saved in $HOME/.config/dwb/keys.
If a string value is set to NULL the default value will be used.
WebKit builtin settings
auto-load-images
Load images automatically. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
auto-resize-window
Resize window through DOM-methods. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
auto-shrink-images
Automatically shrink standalone images to fit. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
cursive-font-family
Default cursive font family used to display text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: NULL.
custom-encoding
A custom encoding used for the webview. Possible values: encoding string or NULL, default value: NULL.
default-encoding
The default encoding used to display text. Possible values: encoding string or NULL, default value: NULL.
default-font-family
The default font family used to display text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: sans-serif.
default-font-size
The default font size used to display text. Possible values: a font size (integer), default value: 12.
default-monospace-font-size
The default font size used to display monospace text. Possible values: a font size (integer), default value: 10.
editable
Whether the content of a webpage should be editable. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-caret-browsing
Whether to enable caret browsing. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-default-context-menu
Whether right-clicks open a context menu. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-dns-prefetching
Whether webkit prefetches domain names. default value: true.
enable-developer-extras
Whether the web-inspector should be enabled. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-dom-paste
Whether enable DOM-paste. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-frame-flattening
Whether to enable the Frame Flattening. With this setting each subframe is expanded to its contents, which will flatten all the frames
to become one scrollable page. Whether file uris can be accessed. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-file-access-from-file-uris
Whether file uris can be accessed. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-html5-database
Whether to enable HTML5 client-side SQL database support. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-html5-local-storage
Whether to enable HTML5 localStorage support. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-java-applet
Whether to enable Java <applet>-tag. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-offline-web-application-cache
Enable or disable HTML5 offline web application cache support. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-page-cache
Enable or disable page cache. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-plugins
Enable or disable embedded plugins. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-private-browsing
Enable or disable private browsing. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-scripts
Enable or disable embedded scripting-languages. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-site-specific-quirks
Enables the site-specific compatibility workarounds. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-spatial-navigation
Whether to enable the Spatial Navigation. This feature consists in the ability to navigate between focusable elements in a Web page,
such as hyperlinks and form controls, by using Left, Right, Up and Down arrow keys. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-spell-checking
Whether to enable spell checking. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
enable-universal-access-from-file-uris
Whether to allow files loaded through file:// URIs universal access to all pages. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
enable-xss-auditor
Whether to enable the XSS Auditor. This feature filters some kinds of reflective XSS attacks on vulnerable web sites. Possible values:
true/false, default value: true.
enforce-96-dpi
Enforce a resolution of 96 DPI. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
fantasy-font-family
Default fantasy font family used to display text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: serif.
javascript-can-access-clipboard
Whether javascript can access Clipboard. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
full-content-zoom
Whether the full content is scaled when zooming. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
javascript-can-open-windows-automatically
Whether JavaScript can open popup windows automatically without user intervention. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
minimum-font-size
The minimum font size used to display text. Possible values: a font size (integer), default value: 5.
minimum-logical-font-size
The minimum logical font size used to display text. Possible values: a font size (integer), default value: 5.
monospace-font-family
Default font family used to display monospace text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: monospace.
print-backgrounds
Whether background images should be printed. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
resizable-text-areas
Whether text areas are resizable. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
sans-serif-font-family
Default sans-serif font family used to display text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: sans-serif.
serif-font-family
Default serif font family used to display text. Possible values: a font description or NULL, default value: serif.
spell-checking-language
The languages to be used for spell checking, separated by commas. Possible values: a string or NULL, default value: NULL.
tab-cycles-through-elements
Whether the tab key cycles through elements on the page. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
user-agent
The user-agent-string. Possible values: a user-agent or NULL, default value: NULL.
user-stylesheet-uri
The URI of a stylesheet that is applied to every page. If a local file is used, must start with file://. Possible values: an uri-string
or NULL, default value: NULL.
zoom-level
The zoom level of the content. Possible values: a decimal, default value: 1.0.
zoom-step
The value by which the zoom level is changed when zooming in or out. Possible values: a decimal, default value: 0.1.
Other settings
active-completion-bg-color
The background color for an active element in tab-completion. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #000000.
active-completion-fg-color
The foreground color for an active element in tab-completion. Possible values: an rgb color-string. default value: #53868b.
adblocker
Block advertisements using a filterlist, see also .IR adblocker-filterlist . Default value: false.
adblocker-filterlist
A path to a adblock plus compatible filterlist for the adblocker. Default value: NULL.
addressbar-dns-lookup
Whether to perform a dns lookup for text typed into the address bar. If set to true dwb performs a dns lookup for all text that does
not have a valid scheme and does not contain whitespaces. Default value: false.
background-color
The background color of the statusbar. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #000000.
foreground-color
The foreground color of statusbar. Possible values: an rgb color-string. default value: #ffffff.
auto-completion
Whether possible keystrokes should be shown. (Shift-) Tab cycles through keystrokes. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
auto-insert-mode
Whether to go automatically in insert mode if an editable element has focus after loading a site. Possible values: true/false, default
value: false.
background-tabs
Open new tabs in background. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
cache-model
The cache model used by webkit, possible values are webbrowser and documentviewer. Webbrowser increases loading speed but increases
memory usage, documentviewer reduces memory usage but also decreases browsing speed. Default Value: webbrowser.
close-last-tab
Whether to close the last tab if close_tab is called, if set to true the last tab's history is cleared and the window is closed;
default value: false.
close-tab-focus-policy
Controls the focus when the focused tab is closed, possible values are right, left, rightmost, and leftmost; default value: right.
complete-bookmarks
Whether to complete bookmarks with tab-completion. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
complete-history
Whether to complete browsing history with tab-completion. Possible values: true/false, default value: true.
complete-searchengines
Whether to complete searchengines with tab-completion. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
complete-userscripts
Whether to complete userscripts with tab-completion. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
cookies-store-policy
The storage policy for cookies, possible values are session, persistent, and never. If set to session all session cookies are accepted,
only cookies with a matching domain in cookies.allow will be stored persistently. If set to persistent all cookies are stored
persistently. If set to never the cookies allowed by cookies_session.allow are allowed for the current session and cookies allowed by
cookies.allow are save persistently, all other cookies are rejected. Default value: session.
cookies-accept-policy
The accept policy for cookies. always will accept all cookies, nothirdparty will accept all cookies except for third party cookies,
never will reject all cookies. This setting also affects session cookies. default value: always.
default-width
The default width of dwb's window. Possible values: width in pixel, default value: 800.
default-height
The default height of dwb's window. Possible values: height in pixel, default value: 600.
download-fg-color
The foreground color of the download bar, default value: #ffffff.
download-bg-color
The background color of the download bar, default value: #000000.
download-gradient-start
The start color for the download progress gradient color, default value #0000aa.
download-gradient-stop
The end color for the download progress gradient color, default value #00aa00.
download-external-command
A command that will be invoked if download-use-external-program is set. There are four variables that can be used in the command:
dwb_uri will be replaced with the download-uri, dwb_output will be replaced with the fullpath of the destination, dwb_cookies will be
replaced with the path to the cookie-file, dwb_referer will be replaced with the uri of the site the download started, dwb_proxy will
be replaced with the proxy url if dwb uses a proxy. Additionally the environment-variables DWB_URI, DWB_FILENAME, DWB_COOKIES,
DWB_REFERER, DWB_MIME_TYPE, DWB_PROXY and DWB_USER_AGENT are set. Default value: xterm -e wget dwb_uri -O dwb_output --load-cookies
dwb_cookies.
download-directory
The default download directory, if empty, the current working directory is used or the last download path is used. default value: NULL.
download-no-confirm
Whether to start downloads immediately without asking for a path, download-directory needs to be set to an existing path. default
value: false.
download-use-external-program
Whether to use an external download program specified in 'download-external-programm' or the builtin download helper. Possible values:
true/false, default value: true.
editor
External editor used for inputs/textareas. default value: xterm -e vim dwb_uri.
enable-favicon
Whether to show a favicon in the tab. default value: true.
error-color
The color for error-messages. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #ff0000.
error-color
The color for prompt-messages. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #00ff00.
font
The font used for the ui. Possible values: a font description string, default value: monospace 8.
font-completion
The font used for tabcompletion. Possible values: a font description string.
font-entry
The font used for the address bar. Possible values: a font description string.
font-hidden-statusbar
The font used for status elements if the statusbar is hidden. Possible values: a css font description. Default value: 'normal'10px
helvetica .
font-nofocus
The font used for tablabels without focus and completion items without focus. Possible values: a font description string.
hint-active-color
The background color for active link, i.e. the link followed when Return is pressed. Possible values: a rgb color string, default
value: #00ff00.
hint-autofollow
Whether to follow hints automatically if only one hint matches the typed letters. Default value: true.
hint-bg-color
The background color used for hints. Possible values: a rgb color string, default value: #000088.
hint-border
The boreder used for hints. Possible values: a css border description, default value: 2px dashed #000000.
hint-fg-color
The foreground color used for hints. Possible values: a rgb color string, default value: #ffffff.
hint-font
The font used for hints. Possible values: css font description, default value: bold 10px monospace.
hint-highlight-links
Whether to highlight all links in hint-mode, default value: false.
hint-letter-seq
A letter sequence used for letter hints. Possible values: a letter sequence, every letter should appear only once. Default value:
FDSARTGBVECWXQYIOPMNHZULKJ.
hint-normal-color
The background color for a normal link. Possible values: a rgb color string, default value: #ffff99.
hint-opacity
The opacity of a hint. Possible values: a decimal from 0.0 to 1.0, default value: 0.75.
hint-style
The type of hints, that are used. When set to "number", letters will match the links text. Possible values: letter/number, default
value: letter.
history-length
The urls that are saved in the browsing history. Specifying a too large value can make tab-completion slow. Possible values: number of
urls, default value: 500.
javascript-schemes
Whether to allow loading javascript snippets with scheme javascript, default value: true.
message-delay
The duration messages are shown. Possible values: duration in seconds (integer), default value: 2.
navigation-history-max
Maximum length of navigation history. enable-private-browsing must be disabled to save command history at all. default value: 500.
new-tab-position-policy
Controls the position of a newly created tab, possible values are right, a new tab is created right of the current tab, left, a new tab
is created left of the current tab, rightmost, a new tab is created left of the last tab and leftmost, a new tab is created left of the
first tab. Default value: right.
normal-completion-bg-color
The background color of inactive element in tab-completion. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #151515.
normal-completion-fg-color
The foreground color of inactive element in tab-completion. Possible values: an rgb color-string. color-string, default value: #eeeeee.
proxy
Whether to use a HTTP-proxy. Possible values: true/false, default value: false.
proxy-url
The proxy-url, can also be set via the http_proxy environment variable. Possible values: an url string, default value: NULL.
save-session
Save the session when dwb is closed and restore the last saved session when invoking dwb. Possible values: true/false, default value:
false.
scheme-handler
A script or application that handles uris that cannot be loaded by dwb. dwb only loads uris with scheme http, https, file, about and
dwb; support for e.g. ftp is provided through a scheme handler. The scheme handler can either be an application or a script. The first
command line argument will be the uri for your application, so you can simply set this to xdg-open. There are also the environment
variables DWB_URI, DWB_SCHEME, DWB_COOKIES, DWB_USER_AGENT, and DWB_REFERER available which can be used in a script, for example:
#!/bin/sh
case ${DWB_SCHEME} in
mailto) xterm -e "mutt ${DWB_URI}";;
ftp) xterm -e "ncftp ${DWB_URI}";;
*) xdg-open ${DWB_URI}
esac
scroll-step
The step-increment in pixels for scrolling. If set to a value lower or equal 0, the default step-increment will be used. default value:
0.0.
scrollbars
Whether scrollbars should be enabled. default value: false.
single-instance
Only one instance of dwb per user. This option will be overridden by the commandlineoption (hyn. Possible values: true/false, default
value: true.
ssl-strict
Whether to allow only save ssl-certificates. default value: true.
ssl-ca-cert
Path to ssl-certificate, only with libsoup < 2.38.
ssl-use-system-ca-cert
Path to ssl-certificate, only with libsoup >= 2.38.
ssl-trusted-color
Color of the url in the statusbar for ssl-encrypted sites and trusted certificate. default value: #00ff00.
ssl-untrusted-color
Color of the url in the statusbar for ssl-encrypted sites and untrusted certificate. default value: #ff0000.
startpage
The default startpage. Possible values: an url or "about:blank" for an empty startpage, default value: about:blank.
sync-files
Interval in seconds to save history and cookies to hdd or 0 to immediately save to hdd, default value: 0.
tabbar-visible
When the tabbar is hidden specifies the number of seconds the tabbar is visible when switching between tabs, default value: 2.
tab-active-bg-color
The background color the tab of the focused tab. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #000000.
tab-active-fg-color
The foreground color of the tab of the focused tab. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #ffffff.
tab-normal-bg-color
The background color the tab of a not focused tab. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #505050.
tab-normal-fg-color
The foreground color of the tab of a not focused tab. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #cccccc.
tab-normal-fg-color
The foreground color of the tab of a not focused tab. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #cccccc.
tab-protected-color
The color of the tabnumber of protected tabs. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #ff0000.
tab-number-color
The color of the tabnumber. Possible values: an rgb color-string, default value: #ff0000.
tabbed-browsing
Enable tabbed-browsing. If disabled, all new window/new tab requests will be opened in a new window, default value: true.
update-search-delay
Delay in milliseconds before updating search results. If set to 0 search results will be updated after every keypress. If set to a
value greater than 0 search results will be updated after that delay but only if the search-term has not changed since the timeout
started. It is recommended to set this value greater than 0, default value: 200.
use-ntlm
Whether to use NTLM-authentication, default value: false.
widget-packing
A string consisting of 4 characters, where possible characters are: d, w, T, t, S and s. The order of the widgets correspond the the
order of characters in the string where d corresponds to the download bar, t and T to the tab bar where T means that the tabbar will
not be visible, w to the webview and s and S to the statusbar where S means that the statusbar won't be visible. Default value: dtws.
FILES
Userscripts
Userscripts can be stored in ~/.config/dwb/userscripts. The first argument of the script will be the current url, the second argument is
the title, the third argument will be the profile name, the fourth argument is the numerical modifier and the fifth argument is a
commandline argument. Also the variables DWB_URI, DWB_TITLE, DWB_PROFILE, DWB_NUMMOD, DWB_ARGUMENT, DWB_REFERER, and DWB_USER_AGENT are
set. The keybinding for the script must be defined in the script itself in a commented line of the form <comment symbols> dwb:
<keybinding>.
dwb also provides a small javascript api, scripts that use the api must have the special shebang #!javascript, for details see
http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/resources/jsapi.html.
Examples
The following script will download the current webpage:
#!/bin/bash
# dwb: Control w
wget $DWB_URI
Popup an alert dialog:
#!/bin/bash
# dwb: Control h
echo "js window.alert('Hello world');" > ${DWB_FIFO}
Block requests from specific sites:
#!javascript
var block = [ new RegExp("https://example.org.*"), new RegExp("https://example.co.uk.*") ];
signals.connect("resource", function(wv, frame, request) {
var i, r;
for (i=0; i<block.length; i++)
{
if (block[i].test(request.uri))
{
request.uri = "about:blank";
return true;
}
}
});
RESOURCES
bitbucket: http://bitbucket.org/portix/dwb
homepage: http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/
06/27/2012 DWB(1)