Section: User Commands (1)Updated: wmii-2.5Local indexUp
NAME
wmii - window manager improved 2
DESCRIPTION
Overview
wmii(1)
is a script that launches the
wmii
window manager and its various utilities and takes care that they are
configured for use.
Actions
An action is a script written for the rc shell, but it can actually be
any executable file. It is executed usually by selecting it from the
actions menu.
You can customize an action by copying it from the global action
directory /etc/X11/wmii to $HOME/.wmii and then editing the copy to
fit your needs. Of course you can also create your own actions there; make
sure that they are executable.
Here is a list of the default actions:
extern <cmd>
clean the environment and execute the given command
kmode <mode>
activate shortcuts of the given mode
quit
quit wmii
status
periodically print date and load average to the bar
welcome
display a welcome message that contains the wmii tutorial
wmiirc
configure wmii
Configuration
If you feel the need to change the default configuration, then customize (as
described above) the
wmiirc
action. This action is executed at the end of the
wmii(1)
script and does all the work of setting up the window manager, the key
bindings, the bar labels, etc.
FILES
/tmp/.ixp-$USER
Directory where the socket files are stored.
/etc/X11/wmii
Global action directory.
$HOME/.wmii
User-specific action directory. Actions are first searched here.
ENVIRONMENT
HOME, USER
See the section
FILES
above.
The following variables are set and exported within
wmii(1)
and thus can be used in actions.
OLD_PATH
PATH as it was before
wmii(1)
added the local and global action directory and the location where the 9base
tools reside. The
extern
action resets PATH and removes OLD_PATH before executing a command.
WMII_CONFDIR
Global action directory.
WMII_IDENT
Unique identifier for the
wmii(1)
session. Part of the socket file names.