hbekel / xchainkeys

Installation
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GNU autotools are used for building and installing xchainkeys:

    $ ./configure --prefix=/usr
    $ make
    $ sudo make install

This README file and an example configuration file will be installed
to $PREFIX/share/doc/xchainkeys/. A manual page is included.

The standard DESTDIR variable can be used for a staged install.

Description
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xchainkeys is a standalone X11 program to create chained key bindings
similar to those found in the ratpoison window manager or the screen
terminal multiplexer.

Invocation
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To autostart xchainkeys on X startup, add the following command to
your ~/.xinitrc:

   xchainkeys &

Alternatively use your WM/DE's autostart mechanism to start xchainkeys
as a background process.

Configuration
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Create the file ~/.config/xchainkeys/xchainkeys.conf or copy the
example config file $PREFIX/share/doc/xchainkeys/example.conf to the
above location.

See the manual page for further details and examples.