Learn Awesome Window Manager Shortcuts for Windows
Navigation Shortcuts
| Action |
Awesome Window Manager Shortcut keys |
| Focus next client |
Mod4 + J |
| Focus the previous client |
Mod4 + K |
| Focus first on urgent client |
Mod4 + U |
| View the previous tag |
Mod4 + Left Arrow key |
| View next tag |
Mod4 + Right Arrow key |
| Switch to tags 1-9 |
Mod4 + 1-9 |
| Focus next screen |
Mod4 + Ctrl + J |
| Focus on the previous screen |
Mod4 + Ctrl + K |
| Focus on previously selected tag set |
Mod4 + Esc |
Layout Modification Shortcuts
| Action |
Awesome Window Manager Shortcut keys |
| Switch client with next client |
Mod4 + Shift + J |
| Switch client with the previous client |
Mod4 + Shift + K |
| Send client to next screen |
Mod4 + O |
| Decrease master width factor by 5% |
Mod4 + H |
| Increase master width factor by 5% |
Mod4 + L |
| Increase the number of master windows by 1 |
Mod4 + Shift + H |
| Decrease the number of master windows by 1 |
Mod4 + Shift + L |
| Increase the number of columns for non-master windows by 1 |
Mod4 + Ctrl + H |
| Decrease the number of columns for non-master windows by 1 |
Mod4 + Ctrl + L |
| Switch to the next layout |
Mod4 + Spacebar |
| Switch to the previous layout |
Mod4 + Shift + Spacebar |
| Toggle client floating status |
Mod4 + Ctrl + Spacebar |
| Swap-focused client with master |
Mod4 + Ctrl + Enter |
| Toggle tag view |
Mod4 + Ctrl + 1-9 |
| Tag client with tag |
Mod4 + Shift + 1-9 |
| Toggle the tag on the client |
Mod4 + Shift + Ctrl + 1-9 |
| Tag marked clients with tag |
Mod4 + Shift + F1 to F9 |
Window Manager Control Shortcuts
| Action |
Awesome Window Manager Shortcuts |
| Restart Awesome |
Mod4 + Ctrl + R |
| Quit Awesome |
Mod4 + Shift + Q |
| Run prompt |
Mod4 + R |
| Run Lua code prompt |
Mod4 + X |
| Spawn terminal emulator |
Mod4 + Enter |
| Open main menu |
Mod4 + W |
Clients Shortcuts
| Action |
Awesome Manager Shortcuts |
| Redraw the focused window |
Mod4 + Shift + R |
| Maximize client |
Mod4 + M |
| Minimize client |
Mod4 + N |
| Set client fullscreen |
Mod4 + F |
| Kill focused client |
Mod4 + Shift + C |
| Mark a client |
Mod4 + T |
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