wmctrl

command line software to interact with EWMH/NetWM compatible X window managers
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wmctrl

Summary

wmctrl is a free software[1]. wmctrl ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • wmctrl's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • wmctrl's item operated is recorded as X Window System[4].
  • wmctrl's developer is recorded as Tomáš Stýblo[5].
  • wmctrl's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • wmctrl's software version identifier is recorded as 1.01[7].
  • wmctrl's software version identifier is recorded as 1.07[8].
  • wmctrl's platform is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • wmctrl's publication date is recorded as +2003-09-15T00:00:00Z[10].
  • wmctrl's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qmtkr[11].
  • wmctrl's user manual URL is recorded as https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/wmctrl/[12].
  • wmctrl's protocol is recorded as Extended Window Manager Hints[13].
  • wmctrl's Debian stable package is recorded as wmctrl[14].
  • wmctrl's Arch Linux package is recorded as wmctrl[15].
  • wmctrl's Gentoo package is recorded as x11-misc/wmctrl[16].
  • wmctrl's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].
  • wmctrl's Repology project name is recorded as wmctrl[18].
  • wmctrl's FreeBSD port is recorded as x11/wmctrl[19].
  • wmctrl's NetBSD package ID is recorded as wm/wmctrl[20].
  • wmctrl's OpenBSD port is recorded as x11/wmctrl[21].
  • wmctrl's Homebrew formula name is recorded as wmctrl[22].

Body

Publication

wmctrl's publication date is recorded as +2003-09-15T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

wmctrl ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wmctrl-q8028927_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{wmctrl}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wmctrl-q8028927}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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