AWESOME(1) AWESOME(1) (NAME) awesome - X (SYNOPSIS) awesome [-v | --version] [-h | --help] [-c | --config ] [-k | --check] [--search ] [-a | --no-argb] [-r | --replace] (DESCRIPTION) awesome X . . . (master) (stacking) . . . . (spiral) (dwindle) . awesome (tags) . . . awesome (wibox) : . (OPTIONS) -v, --version . -h, --help . -c, --config $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua. -k, --check (syntax) . --search . -a, --no-argb ARGB. -r, --replace . (DEFAULT MOUSE BINDINGS) (Navigation) Button1 . Button4, Button5 . Button4, Button5 (root window) . Button1, Button3, Button4, Button5 . (Layout modification) Mod4 + Button1 . Mod4 + Button3 / . Button3 . Mod4 + Button1 . Mod4 + Button3 . (DEFAULT KEY BINDINGS) (Help) Mod4 + s . (Window manager control) Mod4 + Control + r awesome. Mod4 + Shift + q awesome. Mod4 + r (run prompt). Mod4 + x Lua. Mod4 + Return (). Mod4 + w . (Clients) Mod4 + m (Maximize). Mod4 + n (Minimize). Mod4 + Control + n (Restore). Mod4 + f . Mod4 + Shift + c (Kill). Mod4 + t (on-top). (Navigation) Mod4 + j . Mod4 + k . Mod4 + u (urgent). Mod4 + Left . Mod4 + Right . Mod4 + 1-9 -. Mod4 + Control + j . Mod4 + Control + k . Mod4 + Escape . (Layout modification) Mod4 + Shift + j . Mod4 + Shift + k . Mod4 + o . Mod4 + h (master) . Mod4 + l (master) . Mod4 + Shift + h (master) . Mod4 + Shift + l (master) . Mod4 + Control + h . Mod4 + Control + l . Mod4 + space . Mod4 + Shift + space . Mod4 + Control + space . Mod4 + Control + Return (master). Mod4 + Control + 1-9 . Mod4 + Shift + 1-9 . Mod4 + Shift + Control + 1-9 . (CUSTOMIZATION) awesome $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua . (SIGNALS) awesome SIGHUP . (SEE ALSO) awesomerc(5) awesome-client(1) (BUGS) awesome ! . (AUTHORS) Julien Danjou . (WWW) 2025-09-23 AWESOME(1)