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atomx - manage X atoms on a window


ATOMX(1) General Commands Manual ATOMX(1)

NAME

atomx — manage X atoms on a window

SYNOPSIS

atomx [−d] atom [=value] wid

DESCRIPTION

atomx will print, add, change and remove X atoms on the window with ID wid. By default atomx will print the value of the atom atom if it exists.

To set an atom on a window, you must specify it as atom=value.

−d

Delete atom atom from the window.

ENVIRONMENT

atomx acts on the X display specified by the DISPLAY variable.

EXAMPLES

Print value of property "WM_CLASS"

$ atomx WM_CLASS 0x00e00005

Change window name to "atomx"

$ atomx WM_NAME=atomx 0x00e00005

Delete property "IS_FULLSCREEN" on a window

$ atomx -d IS_FULLSCREEN 0x00e00005 wmutils November 21, 2019 ATOMX(1)


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