CWMRC(5) OpenBSD Programmer's Manual CWMRC(5)NAMEcwmrc - calm window manager configuration file
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the cwm(1) configuration file. The following
options are accepted in the configuration file:
autogroup group windowname
autogroup group windowname,windowclass
Control automatic window grouping, based on the name and/or class
properties, where group is a number between 0 and 9. If the
group number is 0, then the window will not be grouped; this to
allow for ``sticky'' windows in sticky group mode.
The name and class of a window may be obtained using xprop(1).
bind keys command
Cause the creation of a keybinding, or replacement of a default
keybinding. The modifier keys come first, followed by a `-'.
The following modifiers are recognised:
C The Control key.
M The Meta key.
S The Shift key.
4 The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).
The `-' should be followed by either a keysym name, taken from
/usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h, or a numerical keycode value
enclosed in ``[]''. The command may either be one from the BIND
COMMAND LIST (see below) or the command line that is to be
executed.
A special command keyword ``unmap'' can be used to remove the
named keybinding. This can be used to remove a binding which
conflicts with an application.
borderwidth pixels
Set the window border width to pixels.
color activeborder color
Set the color of the active border.
color groupborder color
Set the color of the border while grouping a window.
color inactiveborder color
Set the color of the inactive border.
color ungroupborder color
Set the color of the border while ungrouping a window.
command name path
Every name entry is shown in the application menu. When
selected, the defined path is executed with execve(2).
The name entries term and lock have a special meaning. They
point to the terminal and screen locking programs specified by
keybindings. The defaults are xterm(1) and xlock(1),
respectively.
fontname font
Change the default font for Xft(3).
gap top bottom left right
Define a ``gap'' in pixels at the edge of the screen, so that
when a window is maximized it will not overlap this area. This
``gap'' can be used for applications such as xclock(1), where the
user may wish to remain visible.
ignore windowname
Ignore, and do not warp to, windows with the name windowname when
drawing borders and cycling through windows.
mousebind buttons command
Cause the creation of a mouse binding, or replacement of a
default mouse binding. The modifier keys come first, followed by
a `-'.
The following modifiers are recognised:
C The Control key.
M The Meta key.
S The Shift key.
4 The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).
The `-' should be followed by number:
1 Left mouse button.
2 Middle mouse button.
3 Right mouse button.
The command may be taken from the MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST (see
below).
moveamount pixels
Set a default size for the keyboard movement bindings, in pixels.
The default is 1.
sticky yes|no
Toggle sticky group mode. The default behavior for new windows
is to not assign any group. By enabling sticky group mode,
cwm(1) will assign new windows to the currently selected group.
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION
# Set default Xft(3) font
fontname "sans-serif:pixelsize=14:bold"
# Turn on sticky-group mode
sticky yes
# Any entry here is shown in the application menu
command firefox firefox
command xmms xmms
command top "xterm -e top"
# Autogroup definitions
autogroup 3 "aterm,XTerm"
autogroup 3 "xterm,XTerm"
# Ignore programs by that name by not drawing borders around them.
ignore XMMS
ignore xwi
ignore xapm
ignore xclock
# Keybindings
bind CM-r label
bind CS-Return "xterm -e top"
bind 4-o unmap
bind M-1 grouponly1
bind M-2 grouponly2
bind M-3 grouponly3
bind MS-1 movetogroup1
bind MS-2 movetogroup2
bind MS-3 movetogroup3
# Mousebindings
mousebind M-2 window_lower
mousebind M-3 window_resize
BIND COMMAND LIST
reload Reload configuration.
quit Quit cwm(1).
terminal Spawn a new terminal.
lock Lock the screen.
search Launch window search menu.
menusearch Launch application search menu.
exec Launch ``exec program'' menu.
exec_wm Launch ``exec WindowManager'' menu.
ssh Launch ``ssh'' menu.
group[n] Select group n, where n is 1-9.
grouponly[n] Like group[n] but also hides the other groups.
nogroup Select all groups.
grouptoggle Toggle group membership of current window.
movetogroup[n] Hide current window from display and move to group n,
where n is 1-9.
cyclegroup Forward cycle through groups.
rcyclegroup Reverse cycle through groups.
cycle Forward cycle through windows.
rcycle Reverse cycle through windows.
delete Delete current window.
hide Hide current window.
lower Lower current window.
raise Raise current window.
label Label current window.
maximize Maximize current window full-screen.
vmaximize Maximize current window vertically.
hmaximize Maximize current window horizontally.
moveup Move window moveamount pixels up.
movedown Move window moveamount pixels down.
moveright Move window moveamount pixels right.
moveleft Move window moveamount pixels left.
bigmoveup Move window 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigmovedown Move window 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigmoveright Move window 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigmoveleft Move window 10 times moveamount pixels left.
resizeup Resize window moveamount pixels up.
resizedown Resize window moveamount pixels down.
resizeright Resize window moveamount pixels right.
resizeleft Resize window moveamount pixels left.
bigresizeup Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigresizedown Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigresizeright Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigresizeleft Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels left.
ptrmoveup Move pointer moveamount pixels up.
ptrmovedown Move pointer moveamount pixels down.
ptrmoveright Move pointer moveamount pixels right.
ptrmoveleft Move pointer moveamount pixels left.
bigptrmoveup Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigptrmovedown Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigptrmoveright Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigptrmoveleft Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels left.
MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST
window_move Move current window.
window_resize Resize current window.
window_lower Lower current window.
window_hide Hide current window.
window_grouptoggle Toggle group membership of current window.
menu_group Launch group list.
menu_unhide Launch hidden window list.
menu_cmd Launch command list.
FILES
~/.cwmrc default cwm(1) configuration file
SEE ALSOcwm(1)HISTORY
The cwmrc file format first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4.
OpenBSD 4.9 September 25, 2010 OpenBSD 4.9
