Wmctrl

Jul 20, 2023

Command line tool to interact with an EWMH/NetWM compatible X managers

The wmctrl program is a command line tool to interact with an EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager.

It provides command line access to almost all the features defined in the EWMH specification. Using it, it’s possible to, for example, obtain information about the window manager, get a detailed list of desktops and managed windows, switch and resize desktops, change number of desktops, make windows full-screen, always-above or sticky, and activate, close, move, resize, maximize and minimize them.



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