AWESOMERC(5)AWESOMERC(5)NAME
awesomerc - Configuration file for the awesome window manager
SYNOPSIS
awesome looks for a configuration file in this order:
o $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua
o $HOME/.config/awesome/rc.lua
o XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/awesome/rc.lua
DESCRIPTION
The rc.lua file contains configuration information for awesome. It can be used to configure the behavior and look of awesome in a variety
of ways. It can be assimilated as a Lua program/script run at startup by awesome. Therefore, it should use the awesome Lua API described in
the API section. This file is read at startup.
AWESOME LUA API
Documentation for the Lua API can be found in the luadoc directory.
COLORS FORMAT
The color format in awesome is either a standard X color name (blue, darkblue, lightred, etc) or a hexadecimal formatted color (#rrggbb or
#rrggbbaa). By using the hexadecimal format, you can also specify an alpha channel: that means that #00ff00 will draw pure green, but
#00ff00aa will set the alpha channel to 'aa' and will blend the green with the color under it.
TEXT FORMAT
You can use Pango markup in a text string. This allows formating the text rendered inside widgets. Pango markup documentation can be found
in the Pango documentation at http://library.gnome.org/devel/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html.
A Pango markup example: <span weight="bold" foreground="#336699">...</span>.
SEE ALSO awesome(1)awesome-client(1)AUTHORS
Written by Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info[1]>.
WWW
http://awesome.naquadah.org
NOTES
1. julien@danjou.info
mailto:julien@danjou.info
07/16/2012 AWESOMERC(5)
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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)