devilspie2(1)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is devilspie2(1) from the General Commands Manual — and the name line is literally Devilspie2 - perform scripted actions on windows as they are created. Lowkey the whole personality: windows show up, she scripts actions on them. Periodt. 💅

🌸 Description 🌸

Devilspie2 is a program that detects windows as they are created and performs scripted actions on them. The scripts are written in Lua, allowing a great deal of customisation. It's giving window fairy godmother with a Lua spellbook, fr fr. ✨🦋

More details in /usr/share/doc/devilspie2/README — that's the deep-lore doc, bestie.

✨ Options ✨

here's the flag buffet — every option, no skips, no cap:

• --version — Displays the version of Devilspie2. yes bestie, she tells you her version.
• --folder folder — Sets the folder where the Lua scripts are loaded from. That's the script home base.
• --debug — Shows debug information from the Lua scripts. If debug_print is used in the Lua scripts, that output will only be printed to stdout if this option is used. So no --debug, no debug tea. 🙈
• --emulate — Emulation mode. This prevents windows from being affected by the scripts, but window positions etc. can still be read. It's like a vibe check with the scripts on mute. 💀
• --wnck-version — Show the version of libwnck in use. (Only available on GTK3 or later.) iconic but only on that GTK3+ energy. 👑

🦋 Script Commands 🦋

See the README or the manual linked from the homepage for a detailed description of the commands recognized by the Lua script. That's the official map to the Lua command menu — go read it if you want the full lore, iykyk. 🫶

👑 Author 👑

Devilspie2 was written by Andreas Rönnquist <andreas@ronnquist.net>, and is based on Devilspie by Ross Burton. She ate, she left no crumbs, and she stands on the shoulders of Devilspie. 🌈

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byeee bestie — that's devilspie2(1) from the General Commands Manual; the footer doesn't list a version or date, so consider this the cute sign-off instead 💅✨🎀