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 layouts, like floating or tiled. Any layout can be applied dynamically,
       optimizing the environment for the application in use and the task currently 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
       windows, 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_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua.

       -k, --check
	   Check configuration file syntax.

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.

       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 + Control + n
	   Restore 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.

       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.

       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/awesome/rc.lua file.

SIGNALS

       awesome can be restarted by sending it a SIGHUP.

SEE ALSO

       awesomerc(5) awesome-client(1)

BUGS

       Of course there's no bug in awesome. But there may be unexpected behaviors.

AUTHORS

       Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info[1]> and others.

WWW

       http://awesome.naquadah.org

NOTES

	1. julien@danjou.info
	   mailto:julien@danjou.info

								    07/16/2012								AWESOME(1)