NAME

fluxbox-remote - command line access to key commands for fluxbox(1)

SYNOPSIS

fluxbox-remote command

DESCRIPTION

is designed to allow scripts to execute most key commands from fluxbox(1). will only work with fluxbox(1): its communications with fluxbox(1) are not standardized in any way. It is recommended that a standards-based tool such as wmctrl(1) be used whenever possible, in order for scripts to work with other window managers.

CAVEATS

uses the X11 protocol to communicate with fluxbox(1). Therefore, it is possible for any user with access to the X(7) server to use . For this reason, several key commands have been disabled. Users should be aware of the security implications when enabling , especially when using a forwarded X(7) connection.

RESOURCES

session.screen0.allowRemoteActions: <boolean>
This resource in ~/.fluxbox/init must be set to ‘true’ in order for to function. Please read the CAVEATS first.

ENVIRONMENT

In order to communicate with fluxbox(1), the DISPLAY environment variable must be set properly. Usually, the value should be ‘:0.0’.

AUTHORS

This man page written by Mark Tiefenbruck <mark at fluxbox.org>

SEE ALSO

fluxbox(1) fluxbox-keys(5) wmctrl(1)

AUTHOR

Mark Tiefenbruck <[email protected]>
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