xmonad(1)

NAME
xmonad - a tiling window manager

DESCRIPTION

xmonad is a minimalist tiling window manager for X, written in Haskell. Windows are managed using automatic layout algorithms, which can be dynamically reconfigured. At any time windows are arranged so as to maximise the use of screen real estate. All features of the window manager are accessible purely from the keyboard: a mouse is entirely optional. xmonad is configured in Haskell, and custom layout algorithms may be implemented by the user in config files. A principle of xmonad is predictability: the user should know in advance precisely the window arrangement that will result from any action.

By default, xmonad provides three layout algorithms: tall, wide and fullscreen. In tall or wide mode, windows are tiled and arranged to prevent overlap and maximise screen use. Sets of windows are grouped together on virtual screens, and each screen retains its own layout, which may be reconfigured dynamically. Multiple physical monitors are supported via Xinerama, allowing simultaneous display of a number of screens.

By utilising the expressivity of a modern functional language with a rich static type system, xmonad provides a complete, featureful window manager in less than 1200 lines of code, with an emphasis on correctness and robustness. Internal properties of the window manager are checked using a combination of static guarantees provided by the type system, and type-based automated testing. A benefit of this is that the code is simple to understand, and easy to modify.

USAGE

xmonad places each window into a "workspace". Each workspace can have any number of windows, which you can cycle though with mod-j and mod-k. Windows are either displayed full screen, tiled horizontally, or tiled vertically. You can toggle the layout mode with mod-space, which will cycle through the available modes.

You can switch to workspace N with mod-N. For example, to switch to workspace 5, you would press mod-5. Similarly, you can move the current window to another workspace with mod-shift-N.

When running with multiple monitors (Xinerama), each screen has exactly 1 workspace visible. mod-{w,e,r} switch the focus between screens, while shift-mod-{w,e,r} move the current window to that screen. When xmonad starts, workspace 1 is on screen 1, workspace 2 is on screen 2, etc. When switching workspaces to one that is already visible, the current and visible workspaces are swapped.

  Flags
xmonad has several flags which you may pass to the executable. These flags are:

--recompile
    Recompiles your configuration in ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs

--version
    Display version of xmonad.

  Default keyboard bindings

     mod-shift-return Launch terminal

     mod-p Launch dmenu

     mod-shift-p Launch gmrun

     mod-shift-c Close the focused window

     mod-space Rotate through the available layout algorithms

     mod-shift-space Reset the layouts on the current workspace to default

     mod-n Resize viewed windows to the correct size

     mod-tab Move focus to the next window

     mod-shift-tab Move focus to the previous window

     mod-j Move focus to the next window

     mod-k Move focus to the previous window

     mod-m Move focus to the master window

     mod-return Swap the focused window and the master window

     mod-shift-j Swap the focused window with the next window

     mod-shift-k Swap the focused window with the previous window

     mod-h Shrink the master area

     mod-l Expand the master area

     mod-t Push window back into tiling

     mod-comma Increment the number of windows in the master area

     mod-period Deincrement the number of windows in the master area

     mod-b Toggle the status bar gap

     mod-shift-q Quit xmonad

     mod-q Restart xmonad

     mod-[1..9] Switch to workspace N

     mod-shift-[1..9] Move client to workspace N

     mod-{w,e,r} Switch to physical/Xinerama screens 1, 2, or 3

     mod-shift-{w,e,r} Move client to screen 1, 2, or 3

     mod-button1 Set the window to floating mode and move by dragging

     mod-button2 Raise the window to the top of the stack

     mod-button3 Set the window to floating mode and resize by dragging

EXAMPLES
To use xmonad as your window manager add:
    xmonad
to your ~/.xinitrc file

CUSTOMIZATION
xmonad is customized in ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs, and then restarting with mod-q.

BUGS
Probably. If you find any, please report them: http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/list