wmctrl Command Examples

CLI for X Window Manager. More information: https://manned.org/wmctrl.

• List all windows, managed by the window manager:

wmctrl -l

• Switch to the first window whose (partial) title matches:

wmctrl -a {{window_title}}

• Move a window to the current workspace, raise it and give it focus:

wmctrl -R {{window_title}}

• Switch to a workspace:

wmctrl -s {{workspace_number}}

• Select a window and toggle fullscreen:

wmctrl -r {{window_title}} -b toggle,fullscreen

• Select a window and move it to a workspace:

wmctrl -r {{window_title}} -t {{workspace_number}}