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AWESOME2(1)                                                        AWESOME2(1)

NAME
       awesome2 - awesome2 window manager

SYNOPSIS
       awesome2 [ -v | --version ] [ -h | --help ] [ -k | --check ] [ -s |
       --sync ] [ --config | -c configuration file ]

DESCRIPTION
       awesome2 is a window manager for X. It manages windows in different
       layouts, like floating or tiled. Either layout can be applied
       dynamically, optimizing the environment for the application in use and
       the task performed.

       In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The
       master area contains the windows which currently need most attention,
       whereas the stacking area contains all other windows. In floating
       layout windows can be resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are
       always managed floating, regardless of the layout applied. The spiral
       and dwindle layout are special cases of the tiled layout where the
       stacking area is arranged in a spiral for the former or as a
       rectangular fractal for the later.

       Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or
       multiple tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these
       tags.

       awesome2 contains a small status bar which displays all available tags,
       the layout, the title of the focused window, and a status text. A
       floating window is indicated with an empty circle and a maximized
       floating window is indicated with a circle square before the windows
       title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags
       of the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top
       left corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are
       indicated with an empty square in the top left corner. awesome2 can
       draw a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.

OPTIONS
       -v | --version
           Print version information to standard output, then exit.

       -h | --help
           Print help information, then exit.

       --config | -c
           Use an alternate configuration file instead of $HOME/.awesome2rc.

       --check | -k
           Check configuration file syntax.

       --sync | -s
           Enable X11 synchronization mode. All X11 calls will be
           synchronized, so you can break on exit to retrieve a backtrace of X
           errors.

DEFAULTS MOUSE BINDINGS
       Button1 on tag name
           View tag.

       Mod4 * Button1 on tag name
           Tag current client with this tag.

       Button3 on tag name
           Add this tag to current view.

       Mod4 * Button3 on tag name
           Toggle this tag for client.

       Button4, Button5 on tag name
           Switch to previous or next tag.

       Button1, Button3, Button4, Button5 on layout symbol
           Switch to previous or next layout.

       Button4, Button5 on root window
           Switch to previous or next tag.

       Mod4 * Button1 on client window
           Move window.

       Mod4 * Button2 on client window
           Zoom window.

       Mod4 * Button3 on client window
           Resize window.

DEFAULTS KEY BINDINGS
       Mod4 * F1
           Spawn awesome2-menu to read manual pages.

       Mod4 * F2
           Spawn awesome2-menu to execute a program.

       Mod4 * F3
           Spawn awesome2-menu to ssh to an host.

       Mod4 * Return
           Spawn terminal emulator.

       Mod4 * space
           Switch to next layout.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ space
           Switch to previous layout.

       Mod4 * b
           Toggle statusbar.

       Mod4 * j
           Focus next client.

       Mod4 * k
           Focus previous client.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ j
           Switch client with next client.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ k
           Switch client with previous client.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ j
           Focus next screen.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ k
           Focus previous screen.

       Mod4 * h
           Decrease master width factor by 5%.

       Mod4 * l
           Increase master width factor by 5%.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ h
           Increase number of master windows by 1.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ l
           Decrease number of master windows by 1.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ h
           Increase number of columns for non-master windows by 1.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ l
           Decrease number of columns for non-master windows by 1.

       Mod4 * Escape
           View previously selected tag.

       Mod4 * Left
           View previous tag.

       Mod4 * Right
           View next tag.

       Mod4 * m
           Set client maximized.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ Return
           Zoom client.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ space
           Set client floating.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ c
           Kill client.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ q
           Quit awesome2.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ r
           Restart awesome2.

       Mod4 * 0-9
           Switch to tag 1-9, 0 for all.

       Mod4 \+ Control \+ 0-9
           Toggle tag view.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ 0-9
           Tag client with tag.

       Mod4 \+ Shift \+ Control \+ 0-9
           Toggle tag on client.

CUSTOMIZATION
       awesome2 is customized by creating a custom $HOME/.awesome2rc file.

SEE ALSO
       awesome2rc(5) awesome2-menu(1) awesome2-client(1) awesome2-message(1)

BUGS
       Of course there's no bug in awesome2. But there may be unexpected
       behaviours.

       Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey
       windows only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in
       recent JDK 1.5 and early JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a
       reparenting window manager. As a workaround you can use JDK 1.4 (which
       doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you can set the following
       environment variable (to use the older Motif backend instead):
       AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

AUTHORS
       Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info[1]>

WWW
       http://awesome2.naquadah.org

NOTES
        1. julien@danjou.info
           mailto:julien@danjou.info

                                  02/19/2016                       AWESOME2(1)