devilspie(1)

NAME
devilspie - perform actions on windows as they are created

SYNOPSIS
devilspie [OPTION]... configuration-files...

DESCRIPTION
devilspie is a program which can detect windows as they are created, and perform actions on them if they match as set of criteria. The configuration files are a set of s-expressions. For documentation and examples, see /usr/share/doc/devilspie/. Command-lines options:

-a --apply-to-existing
    Apply to all existing windows instead of just new windows.

-d --debug
    Output debug information

-l --list-symbols
    List available symbols supported in input files.

-s symname --symbol-doc=symname
     Get detailed help on symbol symname ('all' for all symbols).

ALLOWED SYMBOLS
In the input files, the following symbols are known by devilspie:

is  String equality, (is a b) means a is the same as b.

contains
    Substring, (contains haystack needle) means haystack contains needle.

matches
    Regexp matches, (matches str pattern) means the regexp pattern matches str.

window_name
    Return the title of the current window (String).

window_role
    Return the role (as determined by the WM_WINDOW_ROLE hint) of the current window (String).

window_class
    Return the class of the current window (String).

window_xid
    Return the X11 window id of the current window (Integer).

application_name
    Return the application name (as determined by libwnck) of the current window (String).

window_property
    Returns the given property of the window, e.g. pass "_NET_WM_STATE" (String).

window_workspace
    Returns the workspace a window is on (Integer).

debug
    Debugging function, outputs the current window's title, name, role and geometry (Returns TRUE).

print
    Print args (without trailing returns boolean).

println
    Print args (with trailing returns boolean).

str Transform parameters into strings and concat them.

hex Transform the integer parameter into an unsigned hexadecimal string (with 0x prefix).

geometry
    Set position + size (as tring) of current window (returns boolean).

fullscreen
    Make the current window fullscreen (returns TRUE).

focus
    Focus the current window (returns TRUE).

center
    Center position of current window (returns boolean).

maximize
    Maximise the current window (returns TRUE).

maximize_vertically
    Maximise vertically the current window (returns TRUE).

maximize_horizontally
    Maximise horizontally the current window (returns TRUE).

unmaximize
    Un-maximise the current window (returns TRUE).

minimize
    Minimise the current window (returns TRUE).

unminimize
    Un-minimise the current window (returns TRUE).

shade
    Shade ("roll up") the current window (returns TRUE).

unshade
    Un-shade ("roll down") the current window (returns TRUE).

close
    Close the current window (returns TRUE).

pin Pin the current window to all workspaces (returns TRUE).

unpin
    Unpin the current window from all workspaces (returns TRUE).

stick
    Make the current window stick to all viewports (returns TRUE).

unstick
    Unstick the window from viewports (returns TRUE).

set_workspace
    Move the window to a specific workspace number, counting from 1 (returns boolean).

set_viewport
    Move the window to a specific viewport number, counting from 1 (returns boolean).

skip_pager
    Remove the current window from the window list (returns TRUE).

skip_tasklist
    Remove the current window from the pager (returns TRUE).

above
    Set the current window to be above all normal windows (returns TRUE).

below
    Set the current window to be below all normal windows (returns TRUE).

decorate
    Add the window manager decorations to the current window (returns boolean).

undecorate
    Remove the window manager decorations from the current window (returns boolean).

wintype
    Set the window type of the current window (returns boolean). Accepted values are: normal, dialog, menu, toolbar, splashscreen, utility, dock, desktop.

opacity
    Change the opacity level (as integer in 0..100) of the current window (returns boolean).

spawn_async
    Execute a command in the background (returns boolean). Command is given as a single string, or as a series of strings (similar to execl).

spawn_sync
    Execute a command in the foreground (returns command output as string, or FALSE on error). Command is given as a single string, or as a series of strings (similar to execl).

BUGS
This manpage is almost useless, as it was thrown together on a train.

AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Ross Burton <ross@burtonini.com>.