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RIVER(1) "github.com/ifreund/river" "General Commands Manual"
# NAME
river - dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
# SYNOPSIS
*river* [*-c* _shell_command_] [*-l* _log_level_]
# DESCRIPTION
*river* is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. Window management is based on
a stack of views laid out dynamically by an external layout generator. Tags
are used instead of workspaces allowing for increased flexibility.
All runtime configuration and control happens through wayland protocols,
including several river-specific protocol extensions. The *riverctl*(1)
utility may be used to communicate with river over these protocols.
# OPTIONS
*-c* _shell_command_
Override the default search paths for an init executable: instead
_shell_command_ will be run with _/bin/sh -c_. See the *CONFIGURATION*
section for more details.
*-l* _log_level_
Set the log level of river to a value from 0 to 7 with 0 being the
least verbose and 7 being the most verbose. The default log level of
release-safe builds is 5.
# CONFIGURATION
On startup river will look for and run an executable file at one of the
following locations, checked in the order listed:
- $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/river/init
- $HOME/.config/river/init
- /etc/river/init
The executable init file will be run as a process group leader after river's
wayland server is initialized but before entering the main loop. On exit,
river will send SIGTERM to this process group.
Usually this will be a shell script invoking *riverctl*(1) to create mappings,
start programs such as a status bar, and preform other configuration.
# ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables are used to configure the keyboard. See
*xkeyboard-config*(7) for possible values.
- XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL
- XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT
- XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT
- XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
- XKB_DEFAULT_RULES
# EXAMPLES
Set the keyboard layout to colemak:
XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT="us(colemak)" river
# AUTHORS
Maintained by Isaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz> who is assisted by open
source contributors. For more information about river's development, see
<https://github.com/ifreund/river>.
# SEE ALSO
*riverctl*(1), *rivertile*(1)