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1gridwm
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4gridwm is an automatic X11 window manager which arranges all windows in a grid.
5One goal is not to exceed 3kSLOC.
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8Requirements
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10In order to build gridwm you need the Xlib header files.
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13Installation
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15Edit config.mk to match your local setup. gridwm is installed into
16the /usr/local namespace by default.
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18Afterwards enter the following command to build and install gridwm (if
19necessary as root):
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21 make clean install
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24Running gridwm
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26Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start gridwm using startx:
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28 exec gridwm
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30In order to connect gridwm to a specific display, make sure that
31the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
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33 DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec wmii
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35This will start gridwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.
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38Configuration
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40The configuration of gridwm is done by customizing the config.h
41source file.