README.md

wmctrl-for-windows

Command line implementation of wmctrl for windows. Only few features of the linux tool wmctrl are implemented so far, that is:

• List the window titles, process name and ID
• Switch the focus to a given window

The program is written in C-sharp. This repository contains the latest binary and the source code (compatible Mono or Microsoft).

Binaries

The latest binary is available here

Features/ usage

Typical example:

# Jump to google chrome window
wmctrl -a chrome

Usage:

wmctrl [options] [args]

options:
  -h         : show this help
  -l         : list windows
  -a <PNAME> : switch to the window of the process name <PNAME>

Compilation

Compile (using Mono or Miscrosoft Visual Studio tools). You can use the Makefile provided in this repository. (You need csc.exe or mcs.exe in your system path)

Installation

Put the exe file somewhere in your system path.