Using Ratpoison

Using Ratpoison

The logo for Ratpoison

This is a book that is aimed to help the average user work with the simple yet powerful window manager Ratpoison. Please note that this book is very far from finished, but if you want to help, feel free to write some!

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Your first steps
  • Basic Keystrokes
• Advanced Usage
  • Aliasing
  • Rebinding keys
  • Splitting Windows
  • The Config File
  • Advanced Commands
  • Pulling it all together: an example configuration file
• Tips and Tricks
• Where to Go from Here
• External Resources