Keybindings

Saving your bacon

If you already have this WM installed and lose your way or don't remember bindings then press Win// to bring up the 'xmonad prompt' and use this handy list of aliased actions. If you use this a lot and would like to request additional actions for this menu then raise an issue.

WM Commands

Command	What it does
inc-win	increases the count of possible windows in the master area
dec-win	the opposite of inc-win
struts	toggles any 'struts', this will remove polybar from screen
lock	activates the screensaver
kill	close the currently focused application

Media Commands

Command	Media action taken
mplay	toggle play-pause state
mpause	toggle play-pause state*
mstop	stop player
mnext	skip to next song
mprev	skip backward
mdown	decrease volume by 5%
mup	increase volume by 5%
mmute	mutes the sink

Binding table

Installing is all well and good but if you log in and don't know how to launch anything there could be trouble. Familiarise yourself with some of these useful bindings. A full list will be available on the wiki.

In all of the below, M is the Windows key (or whatever your Mod4 is) and S is Shift. The keys are not chords, they are sequences. M Return means "press your Windows key, let it go, then press Return". The only key chords are those using the shift key (S).

Key Binding	Action
M Return	Launch terminal
M p	Spawn dmenu to launch applications
M Space	Change to the next layout
M Tab	Move to next window
M S-Tab	Move to previous window
M q q	Quit XMonad
M q m	Open the power menu
M 1..8	Change to workspace 1 thro' 8
M `	Launch scratchpad terminal
M a q	Close application