Awesome Cheat Sheet

Window manager control Client = Application window. Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 + + + + Ctrl + r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restart awesome Return . . . . Start terminal in current tag F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run terminal prompt F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run Lua code prompt Navigation Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 + + + + + + + + + j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus next client k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus previous client u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus rst urgent client Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View previous tag Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View next tag 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to tag 1-9 Ctrl + j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus next screen Ctrl + k . . . . . . . . . Focus previous screen Esc . . . . Focus previously selected tag set Important les /.config/awesome/rc.lua /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua

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Clients Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 Mod4 + + + + Shift + r . . Redraw the focused window m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximize client f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set client fullscreen Shift + c . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kill focused client

Layout modication Mod4 + Shift + k / j . . . . . Rotate clients around Mod4 + h / l . . . . . . . Change master width by 5% Mod4 + Shift + h Number of master windows +1 Mod4 + Shift + l . Number of master windows 1 Mod4 + Ctrl + h . . . . . . . . Number of columns for non-master windows +1 Mod4 + Ctrl + l . . . . . . . . . Number of columns for non-master windows 1 Mod4 + Mod4 + Mod4 + Mod4 + master Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next layout Shift + Space . . . . . . . . . . Previous layout Ctrl + Space . . . . . . . . . . . Floating master Ctrl + Return . Swap focused client with

Created by Michael Mller, 2010 http://micha.elmueller.net/ Released under the MIT license.
A The L TEX source and license for this sheet can be found at github: http://github.com/cmichi/awesome-cheatsheet.

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1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go to Tag 1 Ctrl + 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toggle tag view t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark a client Shift + 1-9 . Tag marked clients with tag Shift + Ctrl + 1-9 . Toggle tag on client

Mouse B1, B2, B3 = Mouse buttons 13. Mod4 + B1 on tag . . . . . . Tag client with this tag Mod4 + B1 on client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move window Mod4 + B3 on tag . . . . . Toggle this tag for client Mod4 + B3 on client . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resize window B3 clicked on tag . . . . . . . Add tag to current view