Wmctrl

Updated on Nov 05, 2023

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wmctrl is a command used to control windows in EWMH- and NetWM-compatible X Window window managers. Some of its common operations are list, resize, and close window. It also has the ability to interact with virtual desktops and give information about the window manager. wmctrl is a command-line program, however, it has some functions that allow the mouse to select a window for an operation.

Operations

wmctrl operations

List all desktops

List all windows

Switch desktop of a window

Close window

Resize window

Move window

Set window's icon name

Set window title

Add, remove, or toggle windows properties

modal

sticky

maximized_vert

maximized_horz

shaded

skip_taskbar

skip_pager, hidden

fullscreen

above

below

Move window to another desktop

Change geometry (common size) of desktops

Display information about the window manager

Change number of desktops

Compatible window managers

Compatible, or mostly compatible, window managers

Blackbox >= version 0.70

IceWM

KWin (the default WM for KDE)

Metacity (the default WM for GNOME 2, replaced by Mutter in GNOME 3)

Openbox >= 3 (the default WM of Lubuntu)

sawfish

FVWM >= 2.5

waimea

PekWM

enlightenment >= 0.16.6

Xfce >= 4

Fluxbox >= 0.9.6

matchbox

Window Maker >= 0.91

compiz

Awesome

Xmonad

Qubes

References

Wmctrl Wikipedia

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Operations

Compatible window managers

References