wmaker(1)

NAME

   wmaker - X11 window manager with a NEXTSTEP look

SYNOPSIS

   wmaker [-options]

DESCRIPTION

   Window  Maker is a X11 window manager with a NEXTSTEP look. It tries to
   emulate NeXT's look as much as possible, but it  deviates  from  it  as
   necessary.

   Please  note  this  manpage has been modified to reflect changes in the
   Debian installation of Window Maker.

OPTIONS

   -display host:display.screen
          specify display to use.  On multiheaded machines,  Window  Maker
          will automatically manage all screens.  If you want Window Maker
          to manage only a specific screen, you  must  supply  the  screen
          number  you  want to have managed with the -display command line
          argument. For example, if you want Window Maker to  manage  only
          screen 1, start it as:
          wmaker -display :0.1

   --dont-restore
          do not restore saved session

   --global_defaults_path
          print the path where the files for the default configuration are
          installed and exit

   --help print the list of command line options supported, one per  line,
          and exit

   --locale locale
          specify  the  locale  (i18n  language) to use; Window Maker will
          also set the variable  LANG  which  will  be  inherited  by  all
          applications started from Window Maker

   --no-autolaunch
          do  not  launch at start-up the applications that were marked in
          the configuration as autolanched

   --no-clip
          do not show the workspace Clip

   --no-dock
          do not show the application Dock

   --no-drawer
          disable the Drawers in the Dock

   --static
          do not update or save automatically the configuration

   --version
          display Window Maker's version number and exit

   --visual-id
          specify the ID of the visual to use; see xdpyinfo(1) for a  list
          of visuals available in your display

FILES

   /etc/GNUstep/Defaults/
          general Window Maker defaults.

   ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMState
          information  about  the  Dock  and  Clip.  DON'T edit this while
          running Window Maker. It will be overwritten.

   ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
          Contains the name of the file to read the root menu from or  the
          menu itself, in property list format.

   ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes
          Attributes  for different application classes and instances. Use
          the Attribute Editor (right drag the  application's  title  bar,
          select  Attributes)  instead  of  modifying  this file directly.
          There are just a few options not available using the  Attributes
          Editor.

   /etc/WindowMaker/Defaults/
          All  the  above-mentioned  files are READ from here if not found
          except for WMState, which is COPIED from here. No  matter  where
          they  are  read  from,  if it's necessary to write configuration
          changes back into this files, user's files will be written to.

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart
          This script is  automatically  executed  when  Window  Maker  is
          started.

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/exitscript
          This  script is automatically executed immediately before Window
          Maker is exited.  Note:  If  you  need  to  run  something  that
          requires  the X server to be running from this script, make sure
          you do not use the SHUTDOWN command from the root menu  to  exit
          Window  Maker. Otherwise, the X server might be shut down before
          the script is executed.

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/
          The menu file indicated in WMRootMenu is looked for here...

   /etc/X11/WindowMaker/
          and here, in that  order.  Unless,  the  indicated  path  is  an
          absolute path.

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Pixmaps/
          Window Maker looks for pixmaps here

   ~/GNUstep/Library/Icons/
          Window Maker looks for icons here

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds/
          Window Maker looks for backgrounds here

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Styles/
          Window  Maker  looks  for style files here (not true... it looks
          like it does, but you have to specify the full path anyway, it's
          just a place to keep things nicely ordered)

   ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes/
          Window Maker looks for theme files here (ibid)

   /usr/share/WindowMaker/Pixmaps/
          System-wide (Window Maker-specific) pixmaps are located here

   /usr/share/WindowMaker/Styles/
          System wide styles are here

   /usr/share/WindowMaker/Themes/
          Guess... ;-)

ENVIRONMENT

   GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT
          specifies   the   initial   path  for  the  Defaults  directory.
          "Defaults/" is appended to this variable to determine the actual
          location  of  the  databases.  If  the  variable  is not set, it
          defaults to "~/GNUstep"

   GNUSTEP_LOCAL_ROOT
          specifies  the  location  of  the  system-wide   local   GNUstep
          directory (this is useful, for example, in those cases where the
          system-wide location is really a network wide location). If this
          variable is empty, GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT is looked for.

   GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT
          specifies  the location of the system-wide GNUstep directory. If
          this variable is empty, it defaults to /etc/GNUstep

SEE ALSO

   The Window Maker User Guide

   The Window Maker FAQ

   WPrefs(1), X(7),  wxcopy(1),  wxpaste(1),  geticonset(1),  seticons(1),
   getstyle(1),   setstyle(1),   wmsetbg(1),  wmgenmenu(1),  wmmenugen(1),
   wdread(1), wdwrite(1)

AUTHOR

   Window    Maker    was     written     by     Alfredo     K.     Kojima
   <kojima@windowmaker.info>,   Dan   Pascu   <dan@windowmaker.info>  with
   contributions from many people around the Internet.

   This   manual   page   was   created   by    Marcelo    E.    Magallon,
   <mmagallo@debian.org> and is maintained by the Window Maker team.

                             February 2015                 Window Maker(1)

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