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wmctrl — CLI for X Window Manager. More information: <https://manned.org/wmctrl>.
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wmctrl command: CLI for X Window Manager. More information: <https://manned.org/wmctrl>.Solution
wmctrl — CLI for X Window Manager. More information: <https://manned.org/wmctrl>.List all windows, managed by the window manager:
wmctrl -lSwitch to the first window whose (partial) title matches:
wmctrl -a {{window_title}}Move a window to the current workspace, raise it and give it focus:
wmctrl -R {{window_title}}Switch to a workspace:
wmctrl -s {{workspace_number}}Select a window and toggle fullscreen:
wmctrl -r {{window_title}} -b toggle,fullscreenSelect a window and move it to a workspace:
wmctrl -r {{window_title}} -t {{workspace_number}}Code Snippets
List all windows, managed by the window manager
wmctrl -lSwitch to the first window whose (partial) title matches
wmctrl -a {{window_title}}Move a window to the current workspace, raise it and give it focus
wmctrl -R {{window_title}}Switch to a workspace
wmctrl -s {{workspace_number}}Select a window and toggle fullscreen
wmctrl -r {{window_title}} -b toggle,fullscreenContext
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