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## Building
On cloning the repository, you must init and update the submodules as well with e.g.
On cloning the repository, you must init and update the submodules as well
with e.g.
```
git submodule update --init
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- `/etc/river/init`
Usually this executable init file will be a shell script invoking riverctl
to create mappings and preform other configuration. The init file path may
be overridden with the `-c` flag.
to create mappings and preform other configuration.
An example init script with sane defaults is provided [here](example/init)
in the example directory and installed to `/etc/river/init`.
For a complete list of commands and documentation see the `riverctl(1)`
man page.
For complete documentation see the `river(1)`, `riverctl(1)`, and
`rivertile(1)` man pages.
## Development
Check out the [roadmap](https://github.com/ifreund/river/issues/1)
if you'd like to see what has been done and what is left to do.
If you are interested in the development of river, please join us at
[#river](https://webchat.freenode.net/#river) on freenode. You should also
read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) if you intend to submit patches.

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# NAME
river - Dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
river - dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
# SYNOPSIS
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# DESCRIPTION
*river* is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor inspired by dwm and bspwm based
on wlroots and written in Zig.
*river* is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. Window management is based on
a stack of views laid out dynamically by an external layout generator. Tags
are used instead of workspaces allowing for increased flexibility.
All runtime configuration and control happens through wayland protocols,
including several river-specific protocol extensions. The *riverctl*(1)
utility may be used to communicate with river over these protocols.
# OPTIONS
*-c* _shell_command_
Override the default search paths for an init executable: instead
_shell_command_ will be run with `/bin/sh -c`. See the *CONFIGURATION*
_shell_command_ will be run with _/bin/sh -c_. See the *CONFIGURATION*
section for more details.
*-l* _log_level_

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# NAME
riverctl - Command-line interface for controlling river
riverctl - command-line interface for controlling river
# SYNOPSIS
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# DESCRIPTION
*riverctl* is a command-line interface inspired by bspc from bspwm used to
control and configure river.
*riverctl* is a command-line utility used to control and configure river
over the Wayland protocol.
# COMMANDS
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Close the focused view.
*csd-filter-add* _app-id_
Add an app-id to the CSD filter list. Windows with this app-id are
allowed to use client side decoration instead of the default server
Add _app_id_ to the CSD filter list. Views with this _app_id are
told to use client side decoration instead of the default server
side decoration.
*exit*
Exit the compositor, terminating the Wayland session.
*float-filter-add* _app-id_
Add an app-id to the float filter list. Windows with this app-id will
start floating.
Add _app-id_ to the float filter list. Views with this _app-id_
will start floating.
*focus-output* *next*|*previous*
Focus next or previous output.
Focus the next or previous output.
*focus-view* *next*|*previous*
Focus next or previous view in the stack.
Focus the next or previous view in the stack.
*layout* *full*|_command_
Provide a command which river will use for generating the layout of
non-floating windows on the currently focused output. See
*river-layouts*(7) for details on the expected formatting of the output
of layout commands. Alternatively, “full” can be given instead of a
command to cause river to use its single internal layout, in which
windows span the entire width and height of the output.
Provide a command which river will use for generating the layout
of non-floating windows on the currently focused output. See
*river-layouts*(7) for details on the expected formatting of the
output of layout commands. Alternatively, “full” can be given
instead of a command to cause river to use its single internal layout,
in which windows span the entire width and height of the output.
*mod-main-count* _integer_
Increase or decrease the number of "main" views which is relayed to
the layout generator. _integer_ can be positive or negative. Exactly
how "main" views are display, or if they are even displayed differently
Increase or decrease the number of "main" views which is relayed to the
layout generator. _integer_ can be positive or negative. Exactly how
"main" views are display, or if they are even displayed differently
from other views, is left to the layout generator.
*mod-main-factor* _float_
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the "main" area will occupy.
*move* *up*|*down*|*left*|*right* _delta_
Move the focused view in the specified direction by _delta_. The view
will be set to floating.
Move the focused view in the specified direction by _delta_ logical
pixels. The view will be set to floating.
*resize* *horizontal*|*vertical* _delta_
Resize the view in the given orientation by _delta_. The view will be
set to floating.
Resize the focused view along the given axis by _delta_ logical
pixels. The view will be set to floating.
*snap* *up*|*down*|*left*|*right*
Snap the view to the specified screen edge. The view will be set to
floating.
Snap the focused view to the specified screen edge. The view will
be set to floating.
*send-to-output* *next*|*previous*
Send the focused view to the next or the previous output.
@ -82,21 +82,18 @@ control and configure river.
interpreted by your shell before the command gets passed to _/bin/sh_.
*swap* *next*|*previous*
Swap the focused window with the next/previous visible non-floating
window. When the focused view is the first view there is no previous
view. In this case *previous* swaps with the last view. *next* behaves
analogous.
Swap the focused view with the next/previous visible non-floating
view. If the first/last view in the stack is focused, wrap.
*toggle-float*
If the focused view is floating, make it tiled. If it is tiled, make it
floating.
Toggle the floating state of the focused view.
*toggle-fullscreen*
Toggle the fullscreen state of the focused view.
*zoom*
Bump the focused view to the top of the layout stack. If the top view
in the stack is already focused, bump the second view.
Bump the focused view to the top of the layout stack. If the top
view in the stack is already focused, bump the second view.
## TAG MANAGEMENT
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Toggle the tags of the currently focused view corresponding to the
set bits of _tags_.
## CONFIGURATION COMMANDS
## MAPPINGS
Mappings are modal in river. Each mapping is associated with a mode and is
only active while in that mode. There are two special modes: "default" and
"locked". The default mode is the initial mode for every seat. The locked
mode is automatically entered while an input inhibitor (such as a lockscreen)
is active. It cannot be left or entered manually.
The following modifiers are available for use in mappings:
- Shift
- Lock (Caps lock)
- Control (Ctrl)
- Mod1 (Alt)
- Mod2
- Mod3
- Mod4 (Super, Logo, Windows)
- Mod5
- None (Create a mapping without modifiers)
Keys are specified by their XKB keysym name. See
_/usr/include/xkbcommon/xkbcommon-keysyms.h_ for the complete list.
Mouse buttons are specified by linux input event code names. The most commonly
used values are:
- BTN_LEFT - left mouse button
- BTN_RIGHT - right mouse button
- BTN_MIDDLE - middle mouse button
A complete list may be found in _/usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h_
*declare-mode* _name_
Create a new mode called _name_.
*enter-mode* _name_
Switch to given mode if it exits.
*map* [_-release_] _mode_ _modifiers_ _key_ _command_
Run _command_ when _key_ is pressed while _modifiers_ are held down
and in the specified _mode_.
- _-release_: if passed activate on key release instead of key press
- _mode_: name of the mode for which to create the mapping
- _modifiers_: one or more of the modifiers listed above, separated
by a plus sign (+).
- _key_: an XKB keysym name as described above
- _command_: any command that may be run with riverctl
*map-pointer* _mode_ _modifiers_ _button_ _action_
Move or resize views when _button_ and _modifiers_ are held down
while in the specified _mode_.
- _mode_: name of the mode for which to create the mapping
- _modifiers_: one or more of the modifiers listed above, separated
by a plus sign (+).
- _button_: the name of a linux input event code as described above
- _action_: one of the following values:
- move-view
- resize-view
*unmap* [_-release_] _mode_ _modifiers_ _key_
Remove the mapping defined by the arguments:
- _-release_: if passed unmap the key release instead of the key press
- _mode_: name of the mode for which to remove the mapping
- _modifiers_: one or more of the modifiers listed above, separated
by a plus sign (+).
- _key_: an XKB keysym name as described above
*unmap-pointer* _mode_ _modifiers_ _button_
Remove the pointer mapping defined by the arguments:
- _mode_: name of the mode for which to remove the mapping
- _modifiers_: one or more of the modifiers listed above, separated
by a plus sign (+).
- _button_: the name of a linux input event code as described above
## CONFIGURATION
*attach-mode* *top*|*bottom*
Configure where new views should attach in the view stack for the
Configure where new views should attach to the view stack for the
currently focused output.
*background-color* _#RRGGBB_|_#RRGGBBAA_
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*border-width* _pixels_
Set the border width to _pixels_.
*declare-mode* _name_
Create a new mode called _name_ for use in mappings.
*enter-mode* _name_
Switch to given mode if it exits.
*focus-follows-cursor* *disabled*|*normal*|*strict*
When _disabled_ moving the cursor will not influence the focus. This is
the default setting. If set to _normal_ moving the cursor over a window
will focus that window. The focus still can be changed and moving the
cursor within the (now unfocused) window will not change the focus to
that window but let the currently focused window in focus. When set to
_strict_ this is not the case. The focus will be updated on every
cursor movement.
There are three available modes:
When the to be focused view is on another output than the currently
focused output the view's output is focused.
- _disabled_: Moving the cursor does not affect focus. This is
the default
- _normal_: Moving the cursor over a view will focus that view.
Moving the cursor within a view will not re-focus that view if
focus has moved elsewhere.
- _strict_: Moving the cursor over a view or within a view will
focus that view.
*map* [-release] _mode_ _modifiers_ _key_ _command_
_mode_ is either "normal" (the default mode), "locked" (the mode
entered when an input inhibitor such as a lock screen is active) or a
mode created with *declare-mode*. If _-release_ is specified the
mapping is executed on key release rather than key press. _modifiers_
is a list of one or more of the following modifiers separated with a
plus sign:
If the view to be focused is on an output that does not have focus,
focus is switched to that output.
- Shift
- Lock (Caps lock)
- Control (Ctrl)
- Mod1 (Alt)
- Mod2
- Mod3
- Mod4 (Super, Logo, Windows)
- Mod5
*opacity* _focused_ _unfocused_ _initial_ _step_size_ _delta-t_
Configure server-side opacity of views, including transition
animations. A value of 0.0 is fully transparent while 1.0 is fully
opaque. By default all views are fully opaque and there are no
animations.
_key_ is an XKB key name. See
_/usr/include/xkbcommon/xkbcommon-keysyms.h_ for a list of special key
names. _command_ can be any of the above commands.
- _focused_: opacity of focused views [0.0, 1.0]
- _unfocused_: opacity of unfocused views [0.0, 1.0]
- _initial_: opacity of views when they are created before immediately
transitioning to either _focused_ or _unfocused_ [0.0, 1.0]
- _step_size_: opacity change per step [0.05, 1.0]
- _delta-t_: step time in milliseconds
A mapping without modifiers can be created by using "None" as sole
modifier.
*map-pointer* _mode_ _modifiers_ _button_ _action_
_mode_ and _modifiers_ are the same as for *map*.
_button_ is the name of a linux input event code. The most commonly
used values are:
- BTN_LEFT - left mouse button
- BTN_RIGHT - right mouse button
- BTN_MIDDLE - middle mouse button
A complete list may be found in _/usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h_
_action_ is one of the following values:
- move-view
- resize-view
*opacity* _focused-opacity_ _unfocused-opacity_ _starting-opacity_ _opacity-step_ _opacity-delta-t_
Set the server side opacity of views.
_focused-opacity_ sets the opacity of the focused window,
_unfocused-opacity_ the opacity of every unfocused window while
_starting-opacity_ sets the opacity a window will have at startup
before immediately transitioning to either the focused or unfocused
opacity. These settings require a floating point number from 0.0 (fully
transparent) to 1.0 (fully opaque).
Opacity transitions can be animated. _opacity-step_ sets the amount the
opacity should be increased or decreased per step of the transition. It
requires a floating point number from 0.05 to 1.0. If set to 1.0,
animations are disabled. _opacity-delta-t_ sets the time between the
transition steps in milliseconds.
A transition animation may occur when changing between states with
different opacity values configured. Instead of setting the view's
opacity to the value for the new state immediately, it is changed
incrementally in steps of _step_size_ every _delta-t_ milliseconds.
Setting _step_size_ to 1.0 disables transitions fully regardless of
the value of _delta-t_.
*outer-padding* _pixels_
Set the padding around the edge of the screen to _pixels_.
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Set the keyboard repeat rate to _rate_ key repeats per second and
repeat delay to _delay_ milliseconds.
*unmap* [-release] _mode_ _modifiers_ _key_
Removes the mapping defined by the arguments *-release*, *modifiers*
and *key* from *mode*. See *map* for an explanation of the arguments.
*unmap-pointer* _mode_ _modifiers_ _button_
Removes the mapping defined by the arguments *modifiers* and *button*
from *mode*. See *map-pointer* for an explanation of the arguments.
*view-padding* _pixels_
Set the padding around the edge of each view to _pixels_.
*xcursor-theme* _theme_name_ [_size_]
Set the xcursor theme to _theme_name_ and optionally set the _size_.
The theme of the default seat determines the default for XWayland and
made available through the _XCURSOR_THEME_ and _XCURSOR_SIZE_
The theme of the default seat determines the default for Xwayland
and is made available through the _XCURSOR_THEME_ and _XCURSOR_SIZE_
environment variables.
# EXAMPLES
Bind bemenu-run to Super+P:
Bind bemenu-run to Super+P in normal mode:
riverctl map normal Mod4 P spawn bemenu-run
See _contrib/config.sh_ for some basic keybindings.
See also the example init script at /etc/river/init.
# AUTHORS