From 9688aba384bd6c9818e12885f8da8eca9fe81fa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateja Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:19:35 +0200 Subject: Applied `autostart` patch. --- dwm.1 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) (limited to 'dwm.1') diff --git a/dwm.1 b/dwm.1 index ddc8321..86e73f9 100644 --- a/dwm.1 +++ b/dwm.1 @@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ top left corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated with an empty square in the top left corner. .P dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state. +.P +On start, dwm can start additional programs that may be specified in two special +shell scripts (see the FILES section below), autostart_blocking.sh and +autostart.sh. The former is executed first and dwm will wait for its +termination before starting. The latter is executed in the background before +dwm enters its handler loop. +.P +Either of these files may be omitted. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v @@ -152,6 +160,21 @@ Toggles focused window between floating and tiled state. .TP .B Mod1\-Button3 Resize focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state. +.SH FILES +The files containing programs to be started along with dwm are searched for in +the following directories: +.IP "1. $XDG_DATA_HOME/dwm" +.IP "2. $HOME/.local/share/dwm" +.IP "3. $HOME/.dwm" +.P +The first existing directory is scanned for any of the autostart files below. +.TP 15 +autostart.sh +This file is started as a shell background process before dwm enters its handler +loop. +.TP 15 +autostart_blocking.sh +This file is started before any autostart.sh; dwm waits for its termination. .SH CUSTOMIZATION dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. -- cgit v1.2.3