FvwmClean(1)

📦 version 1.24r, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ NAME ✨

Okay bestie, this is FvwmClean(1) from the General Commands Manual 💅, and it's literally "the FVWM desktop clutter reduction module" 🧹✨. Its whole vibe is tidying up your desktop.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

not me typing FvwmClean into a terminal and it just... not working 💀 FvwmClean is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so FvwmClean keeps an eye on windows that haven't had the keyboard focus for a certain amount of time 👀 and then does stuff to them. It's giving "I'm cleaning up so you stop leaving programs running in the corners you never visit" 🧽🌸. Highkey iconic.

FvwmClean reads the same .fvwmrc file that fvwm reads when it starts up, and it's on the hunt for lines like "*FvwmNoClutter 3600 Iconify" 🔍.

💖 COPYRIGHTS 💖

The FvwmClean program, and the idea for hooking this module into the Window Manager, are all original work by Robert Nation 👑.

Copyright 1994, Robert Nation. ngl the legal stuff is a lot: there are no guarantees, no warranties, and nothing is provided or implied in any way whatsoever 💀. Use it at your own risk. You're free to use this program for any purpose, as long as the copyright stays intact 🫶.

🌈 INITIALIZATION 🌈

During startup, FvwmClean eventually goes digging through a configuration file that describes the time-outs and the actions to take 🧚. It's the same file fvwm used during its own initialization, so everybody's on the same page.

Here's the lowkey genius part 🔥: if the FvwmClean executable is linked to another name, i.e. ln -s FvwmClean OtherClutter, then another module called OtherClutter can be started with a completely different configuration than FvwmClean. You just change the keyword FvwmClean to OtherClutter. That means you can run multiple clutter-reduction programs at the same time 🦋.

🧚 INVOCATION 🧚

You can invoke FvwmClean by adding the line Module FvwmClean to your .fvwmrc file 💜. Put it on a line by itself if you want it spawned during fvwm's initialization, or bind it to a menu, mouse button, or keystroke so it starts later. Fvwm searches the directory specified in the ModulePath configuration option to find FvwmClean 🔎.

🍓 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 🍓

FvwmClean reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm, looking for lines similar to "*FvwmClean 3600 Iconify" ⭐. The format of these lines is:

*FvwmClean [time] [command]
  • command is any fvwm built-in command 🎬
  • time is the number of seconds between when a window loses focus and when the command runs ⏰

Also, the limit is 3 actions max 🚫, so choose your favourites wisely bestie.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Robert Nation, the legend who made all of this happen 🫶✨.

Manual page FvwmClean(1) from the 3rd Berkeley Distribution, dated Jan 28 1994. That's some seriously vintage tea, bestie 🫖💅 byeee 🦋💖

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