AWESOME−MENU

NAME

awesome-menu − awesome menu system

SYNOPSIS

awesome−menu [−c config] [−e command] <title>

DESCRIPTION

awesome−menu is a tool which will pop up a menu on your screen, grabbing keyboard and allowing you to search through an initial completion list, or using your files as completion.

USAGE

By default, awesome−menu reads completion from standard input. If nothing is read, the completion list is built from the current working directory files.

To build a menu with all the executable files of /usr/bin:

ls /usr/bin | awesome−menu −e ´exec ´ ´Execute´

To build the same menu and run the programs in a terminal window:

ls /usr/bin | awesome−menu −e ´xterm −e exec ´ ´Execute in terminal´

To build an ssh connection prompt:

cut −d´ ´ −f1 ~/.ssh/known_hosts | cut −d, −f1 | awesome−menu −e ´xterm −e ssh ´ ´ssh to:´

If you do not specify the −e option, the result will be sent to standard output. You can do things like that:

gzip "$(awesome−menu ´"File to gzip´)"

OPTIONS

−c config

Use an alternate configuration file instead of $HOME/.awesomerc.

−e command

Command to execute. The result is appended to the end of this command (like xargs).

<title>

Print this title. This is also used to identify the menu section in the awesomerc file.

SEE ALSO

awesome(1) awesomerc(5)

AUTHORS

Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info[1]>

WWW

http://awesome.naquadah.org

NOTES

mailto:julien AT danjou DOT info