labwc/docs/labwc.1.md

% labwc(1) % Johan Malm % 18 July, 2020

NAME

labwc - A Wayland stacking compositor with the look and feel of Openbox

SYNOPSIS

labwc [-s <startup-command>] [-c <config-file>]

DESCRIPTION

Labwc is a [WIP] free, stacking compositor for Wayland. It aims to be light-weight and have the feel of Openbox.

OPTIONS

-s <startup-command>

Specify startup command

-c <config-file>

Specify path to rc.xml

CONFIGURATION FILES

If no file is specified using the -c option, the XDG Base Directory Specification is adhered to using labwc in preference to openbox.

Configuration files will be searched for in the following order:

• ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/labwc
• ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}/labwc
• ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/openbox
• ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}/openbox

See labwc(5) for rc.xml options.

THEME

The theme engine aims to be compatible with openbox themes.

Themes will be searched for in the following order:

• ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/themes
• $HOME/.themes
• /usr/share/themes
• /usr/local/share/themes
• /opt/share/themes

See labwc(5) for theme options.

SEE ALSO

• labwc(5)