FvwmConsole manual page

FvwmConsole - an fvwm command input interface

Module FvwmConsole [options]

FvwmConsole can only be invoked by fvwm. Command line invocation of the FvwmConsole module will not work.

FvwmConsole allows the user to type fvwm configuration commands interactively, and have them executed immediately. This tool is particularly useful for testing new configuration ideas, or for implementing temporary changes to your environment.

FvwmConsole must be spawned as a module by fvwm. FvwmConsole takes all xterm(1) options.

FvwmConsole can be invoked by inserting the line 'Module FvwmConsole' in the .fvwm2rc file. This can be placed on a line by itself, if FvwmConsole is to be spawned during fvwm’s initialization, or can be bound to a menu or mouse button or keystroke to invoke it later.

FvwmConsole uses xterm(1). All resources set for xterm are inherited unless overridden by command line options.

A different terminal emulator can be specified with the -terminal option. However, only terminal programs that understand the options -name, -title and -e can be used.

Previous versions of FvwmConsole supported a -e option to choose a different front-end. Although this option is still provided for backwards compatibility its use is discouraged unless you know exactly what you are doing.

Also X resources can be set in your ~/.Xdefaults file:

If the GNU readline library is available, it can be used. Overwise a simple input reading function which doesn’t have editing capabilities is used. For more details, refer GNU readline man and info pages.

FvwmConsole can be stopped by entering the EOF character (usually CTRL-D).

Note! Do not use the "quit" command, as this is an fvwm builtin: typing "quit" at the FvwmConsole command line will cause fvwm to exit.

xterm(1), GNU Readline library

FvwmConsole is the original work of Toshi Isogai.