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10 .TH "BSPWM" "1" "05/09/2016" "Bspwm 0\&.9\&.1\-56\-gbbc3406" "Bspwm Manual"
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31 bspwm \- Binary space partitioning window manager
34 \fBbspwm\fR [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-c\fR \fICONFIG_PATH\fR]
36 \fBbspc\fR \fIDOMAIN\fR [\fISELECTOR\fR] \fICOMMANDS\fR
38 \fBbspc\fR \fICOMMAND\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIARGUMENTS\fR]
41 \fBbspwm\fR is a tiling window manager that represents windows as the leaves of a full binary tree\&.
43 It is controlled and configured via \fBbspc\fR\&.
48 Print the synopsis and exit\&.
53 Print the version and exit\&.
56 \fB\-c\fR \fICONFIG_PATH\fR
58 Use the given configuration file\&.
60 .SH "COMMON DEFINITIONS"
66 DIR := north | west | south | east
67 CYCLE_DIR := next | prev
74 Selectors are used to select a target node, desktop, or monitor\&. A selector can either describe the target relatively or name it globally\&.
76 Selectors consist of a descriptor and any number of non\-conflicting modifiers as follows:
82 DESCRIPTOR(\&.MODIFIER)*
88 An exclamation mark can be prepended to certain modifiers in order to reverse their meaning\&.
97 NODE_SEL := (DIR|CYCLE_DIR|PATH|last|older|newer|focused|pointed|biggest|<node_id>)[\&.[!]focused][\&.[!]automatic][\&.[!]local][\&.[!]leaf][\&.[!]window][\&.[!]STATE][\&.[!]FLAG][\&.[!]LAYER][\&.[!]same_class][\&.[!]descendant_of][\&.[!]ancestor_of]
99 STATE := tiled|pseudo_tiled|floating|fullscreen
101 FLAG := hidden|sticky|private|locked|urgent
103 LAYER := below|normal|above
105 PATH := @[DESKTOP_SEL:][[/]JUMP](/JUMP)*
107 JUMP := first|1|second|2|brother|parent|DIR
114 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
123 Selects the window in the given (spacial) direction relative to the reference node\&.
128 Selects the window in the given (cyclic) direction relative to the reference node\&.
133 Selects the node at the given path\&.
138 Selects the previously focused node relative to the reference node\&.
143 Selects the node older than the reference node in the history\&.
148 Selects the node newer than the reference node in the history\&.
153 Selects the currently focused node\&.
158 Selects the window under the pointer\&.
163 Selects the biggest window\&.
168 Selects the node with the given ID\&.
173 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
180 The initial node is the focused node (or the root if the path starts with \fI/\fR) of the reference desktop (or the selected desktop if the path has a \fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR prefix)\&.
184 Jumps to the first child\&.
189 Jumps to the second child\&.
194 Jumps to the brother node\&.
199 Jumps to the parent node\&.
204 Jumps to the node holding the edge in the given direction\&.
209 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
218 Only consider focused or unfocused nodes\&.
223 Only consider nodes in automatic or manual insertion mode\&.
228 Only consider nodes in or not in the current desktop\&.
233 Only consider leaves or internal nodes\&.
238 Only consider nodes that hold or don\(cqt hold a window\&.
241 [!](tiled|pseudo_tiled|floating|fullscreen)
243 Only consider windows in or not in the given state\&.
248 Only consider windows that have or don\(cqt have the same class as the reference window\&.
253 Only consider nodes that are or aren\(cqt descendants of the reference node\&.
258 Only consider nodes that are or aren\(cqt ancestors of the reference node\&.
261 [!](hidden|sticky|private|locked|urgent)
263 Only consider windows that have or don\(cqt have the given flag set\&.
266 [!](below|normal|above)
268 Only consider windows in or not in the given layer\&.
279 DESKTOP_SEL := (CYCLE_DIR|last|older|newer|[MONITOR_SEL:](focused|^<n>)|<desktop_id>|<desktop_name>)[\&.[!]occupied][\&.[!]focused][\&.[!]urgent][\&.[!]local]
286 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
295 Selects the desktop in the given direction relative to the active desktop\&.
300 Selects the previously focused desktop\&.
305 Selects the desktop older than the focused desktop in the history\&.
310 Selects the desktop newer than the focused desktop in the history\&.
315 Selects the currently focused desktop\&.
320 Selects the nth desktop\&.
325 Selects the desktop with the given ID\&.
330 Selects the desktop with the given name\&.
335 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
344 Only consider occupied or free desktops\&.
349 Only consider focused or unfocused desktops\&.
354 Only consider urgent or non urgent desktops\&.
359 Only consider inside or outside of the current monitor\&.
370 MONITOR_SEL := (DIR|CYCLE_DIR|last|older|newer|focused|primary|^<n>|<monitor_id>|<monitor_name>)[\&.[!]occupied][\&.[!]focused]
377 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
386 Selects the monitor in the given (spacial) direction relative to the active monitor\&.
391 Selects the monitor in the given (cyclic) direction relative to the active monitor\&.
396 Selects the previously focused monitor\&.
401 Selects the monitor older than the focused monitor in the history\&.
406 Selects the monitor newer than the focused monitor in the history\&.
411 Selects the currently focused monitor\&.
416 Selects the primary monitor\&.
421 Selects the nth monitor\&.
426 Selects the monitor with the given ID\&.
431 Selects the monitor with the given name\&.
436 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
445 Only consider monitors where the focused desktop is occupied or free\&.
450 Only consider focused or unfocused monitors\&.
457 Its size and position are determined by the splitting type and ratio of each node of its path in the window tree\&.
462 Has an unrestricted size while being centered in its tiling space\&.
467 Can be moved/resized freely\&. Although it doesn\(cqt occupy any tiling space, it is still part of the window tree\&.
472 Fills its monitor rectangle and has no borders\&. It is send in the ABOVE layer by default\&.
478 Is hidden and doesn\(cqt occupy any tiling space\&.
483 Stays in the focused desktop of its monitor\&.
488 Tries to keep the same tiling position/size\&.
500 Has its urgency hint set\&. This flag is set externally\&.
502 .SH "STACKING LAYERS"
504 There\(cqs three stacking layers: BELOW, NORMAL and ABOVE\&.
506 In each layer, the window are orderered as follow: tiled & pseudo\-tiled < fullscreen < floating\&.
511 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
518 node [\fINODE_SEL\fR] \fICOMMANDS\fR
520 If \fINODE_SEL\fR is omitted, \fBfocused\fR is assumed\&.
524 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
531 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-focus\fR [\fINODE_SEL\fR]
533 Focus the selected or given node\&.
536 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-activate\fR [\fINODE_SEL\fR]
538 Activate the selected or given node\&.
541 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-to\-desktop\fR \fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR
543 Send the selected node to the given desktop\&.
546 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-to\-monitor\fR \fIMONITOR_SEL\fR
548 Send the selected node to the given monitor\&.
551 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-to\-node\fR \fINODE_SEL\fR
553 Transplant the selected node to the given node\&.
556 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-swap\fR \fINODE_SEL\fR
558 Swap the selected node with the given node\&.
561 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-presel\-dir\fR [~]\fIDIR\fR|cancel
563 Preselect the splitting area of the selected node (or cancel the preselection)\&. If
567 and the current preselection direction matches
568 \fIDIR\fR, then the argument is interpreted as
572 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-presel\-ratio\fR \fIRATIO\fR
574 Set the splitting ratio of the preselection area\&.
577 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-move\fR \fIdx\fR \fIdy\fR
579 Move the selected window by
581 pixels horizontally and
586 \fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-resize\fR top|left|bottom|right|top_left|top_right|bottom_right|bottom_left \fIdx\fR \fIdy\fR
588 Resize the selected window by moving the given handle by
590 pixels horizontally and
595 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-ratio\fR \fIRATIO\fR|(+|\-)\fIPIXELS\fR
597 Set the splitting ratio of the selected node (0 <
602 \fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-rotate\fR \fI90|270|180\fR
604 Rotate the tree rooted at the selected node\&.
607 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-flip\fR \fIhorizontal|vertical\fR
609 Flip the the tree rooted at selected node\&.
612 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-equalize\fR
614 Reset the split ratios of the tree rooted at the selected node to their default value\&.
617 \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-balance\fR
619 Adjust the split ratios of the tree rooted at the selected node so that all windows occupy the same area\&.
622 \fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-circulate\fR forward|backward
624 Circulate the windows of the tree rooted at the selected node\&.
627 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-state\fR [~](tiled|pseudo_tiled|floating|fullscreen)
629 Set the state of the selected window\&. If
631 is present and the current state matches the given state, then the argument is interpreted as the last state\&.
634 \fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-flag\fR hidden|sticky|private|locked[=on|off]
636 Set or toggle the given flag for the selected node\&.
639 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-layer\fR below|normal|above
641 Set the stacking layer of the selected window\&.
644 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-insert\-receptacle\fR
646 Insert a receptacle node at the selected node\&.
649 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-close\fR
651 Close the windows rooted at the selected node\&.
654 \fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-kill\fR
656 Kill the windows rooted at the selected node\&.
662 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
669 desktop [\fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR] \fICOMMANDS\fR
671 If \fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR is omitted, \fBfocused\fR is assumed\&.
675 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
682 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-focus\fR [\fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR]
684 Focus the selected or given desktop\&.
687 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-activate\fR [\fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR]
689 Activate the selected or given desktop\&.
692 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-to\-monitor\fR \fIMONITOR_SEL\fR
694 Send the selected desktop to the given monitor\&.
697 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-layout\fR \fICYCLE_DIR\fR|monocle|tiled
699 Set or cycle the layout of the selected desktop\&.
702 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-rename\fR <new_name>
704 Rename the selected desktop\&.
707 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-swap\fR \fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR
709 Swap the selected desktop with the given desktop\&.
712 \fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-bubble\fR \fICYCLE_DIR\fR
714 Bubble the selected desktop in the given direction\&.
717 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR
719 Remove the selected desktop\&.
725 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
732 monitor [\fIMONITOR_SEL\fR] \fICOMMANDS\fR
734 If \fIMONITOR_SEL\fR is omitted, \fBfocused\fR is assumed\&.
738 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
745 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-focus\fR [\fIMONITOR_SEL\fR]
747 Focus the selected or given monitor\&.
750 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-add\-desktops\fR <name>\&...
752 Create desktops with the given names in the selected monitor\&.
755 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-reorder\-desktops\fR <name>\&...
757 Reorder the desktops of the selected monitor to match the given order\&.
760 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-reset\-desktops\fR <name>\&...
762 Rename, add or remove desktops depending on whether the number of given names is equal, superior or inferior to the number of existing desktops\&.
765 \fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-rectangle\fR WxH+X+Y
767 Set the rectangle of the selected monitor\&.
770 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-rename\fR <new_name>
772 Rename the selected monitor\&.
775 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-swap\fR \fIMONITOR_SEL\fR
777 Swap the selected monitor with the given monitor\&.
780 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR
782 Remove the selected monitor\&.
788 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
795 query \fICOMMANDS\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]
799 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
806 \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR [\fINODE_SEL\fR]
808 List the IDs of the matching nodes\&.
811 \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-desktops\fR [\fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR]
813 List the IDs of the matching desktops\&.
816 \fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-monitors\fR [\fIMONITOR_SEL\fR]
818 List the IDs of the matching monitors\&.
821 \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-tree\fR
823 Print a JSON representation of the matching item\&.
828 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
835 \fB\-m\fR,\fB\-\-monitor\fR [\fIMONITOR_SEL\fR], \fB\-d\fR,\fB\-\-desktop\fR [\fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR], \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-node\fR [\fINODE_SEL\fR]
837 Constrain matches to the selected monitor, desktop or node\&. The descriptor can be omitted for
847 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
858 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
865 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dump\-state\fR
867 Dump the current world state on standard output\&.
870 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-load\-state\fR <file_path>
872 Load a world state from the given file\&.
875 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-add\-monitor\fR <name> WxH+X+Y
877 Add a monitor for the given name and rectangle\&.
880 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-adopt\-orphans\fR
882 Manage all the unmanaged windows remaining from a previous session\&.
885 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-record\-history\fR on|off
887 Enable or disable the recording of node focus history\&.
890 \fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-get\-status\fR
892 Print the current status information\&.
898 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
909 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
916 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-add\fR (<class_name>|*)[:(<instance_name>|*)] [\fB\-o\fR|\fB\-\-one\-shot\fR] [monitor=MONITOR_SEL|desktop=DESKTOP_SEL|node=NODE_SEL] [state=STATE] [layer=LAYER] [split_dir=DIR] [split_ratio=RATIO] [(hidden|sticky|private|locked|center|follow|manage|focus|border)=(on|off)]
921 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR ^<n>|head|tail|(<class_name>|*)[:(<instance_name>|*)]\&...
923 Remove the given rules\&.
926 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fR
934 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
941 config [\-m \fIMONITOR_SEL\fR|\-d \fIDESKTOP_SEL\fR|\-n \fINODE_SEL\fR] <key> [<value>]
943 Get or set the value of <key>\&.
949 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
956 subscribe (all|report|monitor|desktop|node|\&...)*
958 Continuously print status information\&. See the
960 section for the detailed description of each event\&.
966 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
975 Quit with an optional exit status\&.
980 If the server can\(cqt handle a message, \fBbspc\fR will return with a non\-zero exit code\&.
983 Colors are in the form \fI#RRGGBB\fR, booleans are \fItrue\fR, \fIon\fR, \fIfalse\fR or \fIoff\fR\&.
985 All the boolean settings are \fIfalse\fR by default unless stated otherwise\&.
986 .SS "Global Settings"
988 \fInormal_border_color\fR
990 Color of the border of an unfocused window\&.
993 \fIactive_border_color\fR
995 Color of the border of a focused window of an unfocused monitor\&.
998 \fIfocused_border_color\fR
1000 Color of the border of a focused window of a focused monitor\&.
1003 \fIpresel_feedback_color\fR
1006 \fBnode \-\-presel\-{dir,ratio}\fR
1007 message feedback area\&.
1012 Default split ratio\&.
1017 Prefix prepended to each of the status lines\&.
1020 \fIexternal_rules_command\fR
1022 External command used to retrieve rule consequences\&. The command will receive the the ID of the window being processed as its first argument and the class and instance names as second and third arguments\&. The output of that command must have the following format:
1023 \fBkey1=value1 key2=value2 \&...\fR
1024 (the valid key/value pairs are given in the description of the
1029 \fIinitial_polarity\fR
1031 On which child should a new window be attached when adding a window on a single window tree in automatic mode\&. Accept the following values:
1033 \fBsecond_child\fR\&.
1036 \fIborderless_monocle\fR
1038 Remove borders of tiled windows for the
1043 \fIgapless_monocle\fR
1045 Remove gaps of tiled windows for the
1050 \fIpaddingless_monocle\fR
1052 Remove padding space for the
1057 \fIsingle_monocle\fR
1059 Set the desktop layout to
1061 if there\(cqs only one tiled window in the tree\&.
1064 \fIpointer_modifier\fR
1066 Keyboard modifier used for moving or resizing windows\&. Accept the following values:
1077 \fIpointer_action1\fR, \fIpointer_action2\fR, \fIpointer_action3\fR
1079 Action performed when pressing
1080 \fIpointer_modifier\fR
1082 \fIbutton<n>\fR\&. Accept the following values:
1085 \fBresize_corner\fR,
1089 \fIclick_to_focus\fR
1091 Focus a window (or a monitor) by clicking it\&.
1094 \fIfocus_follows_pointer\fR
1096 Focus the window under the pointer\&.
1099 \fIpointer_follows_focus\fR
1101 When focusing a window, put the pointer at its center\&.
1104 \fIpointer_follows_monitor\fR
1106 When focusing a monitor, put the pointer at its center\&.
1109 \fIignore_ewmh_focus\fR
1111 Ignore EWMH focus requests coming from applications\&.
1114 \fIcenter_pseudo_tiled\fR
1116 Center pseudo tiled windows into their tiling rectangles\&. Defaults to
1120 \fIhonor_size_hints\fR
1122 Apply ICCCM window size hints\&.
1125 \fIremove_disabled_monitors\fR
1127 Consider disabled monitors as disconnected\&.
1130 \fIremove_unplugged_monitors\fR
1132 Remove unplugged monitors\&.
1135 \fImerge_overlapping_monitors\fR
1137 Merge overlapping monitors (the bigger remains)\&.
1139 .SS "Monitor and Desktop Settings"
1141 \fItop_padding\fR, \fIright_padding\fR, \fIbottom_padding\fR, \fIleft_padding\fR
1143 Padding space added at the sides of the monitor or desktop\&.
1145 .SS "Desktop Settings"
1149 Size of the gap that separates windows\&.
1155 Window border width\&.
1157 .SH "POINTER BINDINGS"
1161 Focus the window under the pointer if
1162 \fIclick_to_focus\fR
1166 \fIpointer_modifier\fR + \fIbutton1\fR
1168 Move the window under the pointer\&.
1171 \fIpointer_modifier\fR + \fIbutton2\fR
1173 Resize the window under the pointer by dragging the nearest side\&.
1176 \fIpointer_modifier\fR + \fIbutton3\fR
1178 Resize the window under the pointer by dragging the nearest corner\&.
1181 The behavior of \fIpointer_modifier\fR + \fIbutton<n>\fR can be modified through the \fIpointer_action<n>\fR setting\&.
1186 See the next section for the description of the format\&.
1189 \fImonitor_add <monitor_id> <monitor_name> <monitor_geometry>\fR
1191 A monitor is added\&.
1194 \fImonitor_rename <monitor_id> <old_name> <new_name>\fR
1196 A monitor is renamed\&.
1199 \fImonitor_remove <monitor_id>\fR
1201 A monitor is removed\&.
1204 \fImonitor_swap <src_monitor_id> <dst_monitor_id>\fR
1206 A monitor is swapped\&.
1209 \fImonitor_focus <monitor_id>\fR
1211 A monitor is focused\&.
1214 \fImonitor_geometry <monitor_id> <monitor_geometry>\fR
1216 The geometry of a monitor changed\&.
1219 \fIdesktop_add <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <desktop_name>\fR
1221 A desktop is added\&.
1224 \fIdesktop_rename <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <old_name> <new_name>\fR
1226 A desktop is renamed\&.
1229 \fIdesktop_remove <monitor_id> <desktop_id>\fR
1231 A desktop is removed\&.
1234 \fIdesktop_swap <src_monitor_id> <src_desktop_id> <dst_monitor_id> <dst_desktop_id>\fR
1236 A desktop is swapped\&.
1239 \fIdesktop_transfer <src_monitor_id> <src_desktop_id> <dst_monitor_id>\fR
1241 A desktop is transferred\&.
1244 \fIdesktop_focus <monitor_id> <desktop_id>\fR
1246 A desktop is focused\&.
1249 \fIdesktop_activate <monitor_id> <desktop_id>\fR
1251 A desktop is activated\&.
1254 \fIdesktop_layout <monitor_id> <desktop_id> tiled|monocle\fR
1256 The layout of a desktop changed\&.
1259 \fInode_manage <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> <ip_id>\fR
1261 A window is managed\&.
1264 \fInode_unmanage <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id>\fR
1266 A window is unmanaged\&.
1269 \fInode_swap <src_monitor_id> <src_desktop_id> <src_node_id> <dst_monitor_id> <dst_desktop_id> <dst_node_id>\fR
1271 A node is swapped\&.
1274 \fInode_transfer <src_monitor_id> <src_desktop_id> <src_node_id> <dst_monitor_id> <dst_desktop_id> <dst_node_id>\fR
1276 A node is transferred\&.
1279 \fInode_focus <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id>\fR
1281 A node is focused\&.
1284 \fInode_activate <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id>\fR
1286 A node is activated\&.
1289 \fInode_presel <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> (dir DIR|ratio RATIO|cancel)\fR
1291 A node is preselected\&.
1294 \fInode_stack <node_id_1> below|above <node_id_2>\fR
1296 A node is stacked below or above another node\&.
1299 \fInode_geometry <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> <node_geometry>\fR
1301 The geometry of a window changed\&.
1304 \fInode_state <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> tiled|pseudo_tiled|floating|fullscreen on|off\fR
1306 The state of a window changed\&.
1309 \fInode_flag <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> hidden|sticky|private|locked|urgent on|off\fR
1311 One of the flags of a node changed\&.
1314 \fInode_layer <monitor_id> <desktop_id> <node_id> below|normal|above\fR
1316 The layer of a window changed\&.
1319 Please note that \fBbspwm\fR initializes monitors before it reads messages on its socket, therefore the initial monitor events can\(cqt be received\&.
1322 Each report event message is composed of items separated by colons\&.
1324 Each item has the form \fI<type><value>\fR where \fI<type>\fR is the first character of the item\&.
1326 \fIM<monitor_name>\fR
1331 \fIm<monitor_name>\fR
1333 Unfocused monitor\&.
1336 \fIO<desktop_name>\fR
1338 Occupied focused desktop\&.
1341 \fIo<desktop_name>\fR
1343 Occupied unfocused desktop\&.
1346 \fIF<desktop_name>\fR
1348 Free focused desktop\&.
1351 \fIf<desktop_name>\fR
1353 Free unfocused desktop\&.
1356 \fIU<desktop_name>\fR
1358 Urgent focused desktop\&.
1361 \fIu<desktop_name>\fR
1363 Urgent unfocused desktop\&.
1368 Layout of the focused desktop of a monitor\&.
1373 State of the focused node of a focused desktop\&.
1378 Active flags of the focused node of a focused desktop\&.
1380 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
1384 The path of the socket used for the communication between
1387 \fBbspwm\fR\&. If it isn\(cqt defined, then the following path is used:
1388 \fI/tmp/bspwm<host_name>_<display_number>_<screen_number>\-socket\fR\&.
1394 \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
1400 Steven Allen <steven at stebalien\&.com>
1405 \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
1411 Thomas Adam <thomas at xteddy\&.org>
1416 \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
1422 Ivan Kanakarakis <ivan\&.kanak at gmail\&.com>
1426 Bastien Dejean <nihilhill at gmail\&.com>