qtile

Start the window manager

$ qtile start

$ qtile check

$ qtile top --force

$ qtile run-cmd --group groupname --float xterm

$ qtile cmd-obj --object cmd --function restart

$ qtile shell -c "lazy.spawn('xterm')"

qtile command [options]

qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python. It provides a dynamic tiling layout system with extensive customization through Python configuration.

start

Start the window manager (run from .xsession or similar)

Check configuration file for errors (default: ~/.config/qtile/config.py)

Show current resource usage information

Launch a program with specific options

Execute a command object method

Open interactive Python shell for qtile control

Specify the group (workspace) for run-cmd

Launch window as floating

Specify object for cmd-obj

Specify function to call for cmd-obj

Configuration is done in Python at ~/.config/qtile/config.py. Always run qtile check after modifying configuration to verify syntax. Qtile requires X11 or Wayland (via qtile start --backend wayland).

qtile was created as a highly configurable tiling window manager that uses Python for configuration, allowing complex customizations and scripting capabilities.

i3(1), bspwm(1), awesome(1)