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     1 gridwm
     1 gridwm
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     4 gridwm is an automatic X11 window manager which arranges all windows in a grid.
     4 gridwm is an extremly fast, small, and automatic X11 window manager.  It
     5 One goal is not to exceed 3kSLOC.
     5 arranges all windows in a grid.
       
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     8 Configuration
       
     9 -------------
       
    10 You have to edit the source code for configuration, this WM is intended to
       
    11 provide sane defaults, if something doesn't fits your needs, edit config.h and
       
    12 maybe key.c. To change the status output edit that status variable definition
       
    13 in wm.c.
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     8 Requirements
    16 Requirements
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    10 In order to build gridwm you need the Xlib header files.
    18 In order to build gridwm you need the Xlib header files.
    28     exec gridwm
    36     exec gridwm
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    30 In order to connect gridwm to a specific display, make sure that
    38 In order to connect gridwm to a specific display, make sure that
    31 the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
    39 the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
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    33     DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec wmii
    41     DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec gridwm
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    35 This will start gridwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.
    43 This will start gridwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.
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    38 Configuration
    46 Configuration
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    40 The configuration of gridwm is done by customizing the config.h
    48 The configuration of gridwm is done by customizing the config.h source file. To
    41 source file.
    49 customize the key bindings edit key.c. To change the status output, edit the
       
    50 status command definition in wm.c.
       
    51