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diff --git a/doc/riverctl.1.scd b/doc/riverctl.1.scd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d5fe7ee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/riverctl.1.scd @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +RIVERCTL(1) "github.com/ifreund/river" "General Commands Manual" +# NAME + +riverctl - command-line interface for controlling river + +# SYNOPSIS + +*riverctl* *close*|*declare-mode*|*enter-mode*|*exit*|*focus-output*| +*focus-view*|*layout*|*map*|*mod-master-count*|*mod-master-factor*| +*send-to-output*|*set-focused-tags*|*set-view-tags*|*spawn*|*toggle-float*| +*toggle-focused-tags*|*toggle-view-tags*|*zoom* [_command specific arguments_] + +# DESCRIPTION + +*riverctl* is a command-line interface inspired by bspc from bspwm +used to control and configure river. + +# COMMANDS + +## ACTIONS + +*close* + Close the focused view. + +*exit* + Exit the compositor, terminating the Wayland session. + +*focus-output* *next*|*previous* + Focus next or previous output. + +*focus-view* *next*|*previous* + Focus next or previous view in the stack. + +*layout* *top-master*|*right-master*|*bottom-master*|*left-master*|*full* + Change the view layout. + +*mod-master-count* _integer_ + Increase or decrease the number of master views. _integer_ can be + positive or negative. + +*mod-master-factor* _float_ + Make the master area bigger or smaller. _float_ is a positive or + negative floating point number (such as 0.05) where 1 corresponds to + the whole screen. + +*send-to-output* *next*|*previous* + Send the focused view to the next or the previous output. + +*spawn* _shell_command_ + Run _shell_command_ using _/bin/sh -c_. Put single quotes around + _shell_command_ if you do not want special characters to get + interpreted by your shell before the command gets passed to _/bin/sh_. + +*toggle-float* + If the focused view is floating, make it tiled. If it is tiled, make + it floating. + +*zoom* + Bump the focused view to the top of the layout stack to make it the + new master. + +## ACTIONS ON TAGS + +Tags are like workspaces but more flexible: You can assign views to +multiple tags and look at multiple tags at once. A _tagmask_ is used +to represent which tags are visible. The following commands take a +_tagmask_ in base 10 as argument but _tagmasks_ are best understood in +binary: 000000001 means that the first tag is visible; 111111111 means +that tag 1 through 9 are visible. + +*set-focused-tags* _tagmask_ + Show the tags specified with _tagmask_. + +*set-view-tags* _tagmask_ + Assign focused view to tags specified with _tagmask_. + +*toggle-focused-tags* _tagmask_ + Toggle visibility of tags specified with _tagmask_. + +*toggle-view-tags* _tagmask_ + Toggle tags of focused view as specified with _tagmask_. + +## CONFIGURATION COMMANDS + +*declare-mode* _name_ + Create a new mode called _name_ for use in mappings. + +*enter-mode* _name_ + Switch to given mode if it exits. + +*map* _mode_ _modifiers_ _key_ _command_ + _mode_ is either *normal* (the default mode) or a mode created with + *declare-mode*. _modifiers_ is a list of one or more of the following + modifiers separated with a plus sign: + + - Shift + - Lock (Caps lock) + - Control (Ctrl) + - Mod (Alt) + - Mod2 + - Mod3 + - Mod4 (Super, Logo, Windows) + - Mod5 + + _key_ is an XKB key name. See _/usr/include/xkbcommon/xkbcommon-keysyms.h_ + for a list of special key names. _command_ can be any of the above commands. + + A mapping without modifiers can be created by passing an empty string as + the modifiers argument. + +*set-option* _option_ _value_ + Set _option_ to a specified _value_. List of valid options: + + - *border_width* _non-negative_integer_ + - *border_color_focused* _RGB/RGBA_hex_code_ + - *border_color_unfocused* _RGB/RGBA_hex_code_ + - *outer_padding* _non-negative_integer_ + - *view_padding* _non-negative_integer_ + +# EXAMPLES + +Bind bemenu-run to Super+P: + + riverctl map normal Mod4 P spawn bemenu-run + +See _contrib/config.sh_ for some basic keybindings. + +# SEE ALSO + +*river*(1), *bspc*(1) |
