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Invokation

Usually you invoke the window manager during the startup of your X session. This is done by placing a call to `wmaker' in your `.xinitrc' or `.xsession' file.

For example

xterm &
wmaker

or

wmaker &
xterm

The first example makes `wmaker' the "magic" client for the session, which means that when you exit WindowMaker, your X session will be closed. The second example makes `xterm' the "magic" client. This is preferable, at least until WindowMaker get's sufficiently stable. This will have the benefit that should your Window Manager crash, your X window session will not be closed and you are more likely not to loose any work.

The following command-line options are supported:

-nocpp
disables use of cpp to preprocess configuration files (menu and preferences). If you use this option, you must make sure that the configuration files do not use any feature of the preprocessor, like `#include' statements.

-nodock
disables the dock and docking operations.

-display <display>
specifies the display where WindowMaker should be opened.

-version
prints version number and exits


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