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authorIsaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz>2020-06-17 12:40:43 +0200
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ window manger.
- Dynamic layouts generated by external, user-written executables. (A default
`rivertile` layout generator is provided.)
- Scriptable configuration and control through a custom wayland protocol and
-separate `riverctl` binary implementing this protocol.
+separate `riverctl` binary implementing it.
## Building
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ installed:
Then run, for example,
```
-zig build -Drelease-safe=true
-sudo zig build --prefix /usr/local install
+zig build -Drelease-safe=true --prefix /usr/local install
```
-to build and install the `river` and `riverctl` binaries to
-`/usr/local/bin`. To enable experimental Xwayland support pass the
+to build and install the binaries and man pages to `/usr/local/bin` and
+`/usr/local/share/man`. To enable experimental Xwayland support pass the
`-Dxwayland=true` option as well.
## Usage
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ river -c /path/to/config.sh
An example script with sane defaults is provided [here](contrib/config.sh) in
the contrib directory.
-Some configuration options are still hardcoded in [Config.zig](river/Config.zig).
-Eventually all configuration will be moved to the `riverctl` binary.
+For a complete list of commands see the `riverctl(1)` man page.
Keyboard configuration is not yet implemented in river, but since river uses
libxkbcommon you may use the following environment variables to set defaults: