W LinuxDocumentation

Commands

Each page is the command's own help text. In a terminal, w-info prints the same list and w-<command> --help the same page.

w-ai
Launch and manage the W AI assistant — hosts, keys, memory, ask.
w-appearance
Per-user overrides that beat the active theme (W Hub -> Appearance -> Settings).
w-bar
Choose which status-bar blocks show on which monitor (W Hub -> Appearance -> Bar).
w-conf
Read and write W's layered configuration (vendor → admin → user).
w-crypt
Manage disk-encryption factors — TPM2 auto-unlock and recovery keys.
w-dns
Switch DNS provider and DNS-over-TLS mode (systemd-resolved).
w-fingerprint
Enrol, list and delete the fingerprints of the current user.
w-firewall
Toggle the firewall zone between home and public (firewalld).
w-help
Open the W documentation in the Help window.
w-hotkeys
Manage Hyprland keybindings — profiles, catalog, custom binds.
w-info
List all W tools with a one-line description of each.
w-kbdlight
Keyboard backlight — level, media keys, and light at the LUKS prompt.
w-kernel
Select the active kernel and toggle the hardening profile.
w-keyboard
Manage the keyboard-layout ring of the Wayland session (XKB).
w-langpack
Show and deliver what a locale needs beyond LANG (translations, dictionary, font).
w-locale
Show and switch the system UI language (LANG).
w-logs
Set how long W keeps logs (journal + /var/log + W's own logs), one policy.
w-mirrors
Keep the pacman mirrorlist fresh — rank mirrors on a schedule or on demand.
w-monitor
Configure monitors (resolution, scale, rotation, layout).
w-nightlight
Night light — warm the screen on a schedule to cut blue light in the evening.
w-notify
Control desktop notifications — Do Not Disturb, history, per-app mute.
w-pack
Install and inspect optional W software bundles (packs).
w-pointer
Manage mouse, touchpad and swipe-gesture settings of the Wayland session.
w-power
Power profiles, idle policy (lock/display/suspend), lid/power key, charge limit.
w-record
Record the screen — region/window/monitor, one key to start and stop.
w-reset
Force-restore any W module's or bundle's config to its default.
w-rollback
Roll the system back to a btrfs snapshot, on either boot path.
w-screenshot
Capture the screen — region/window/output, annotate/copy/save.
w-secureboot
Set up and manage Secure Boot (sbctl keys + Limine hash).
w-session
Remember and restore the graphical session (windows, workspaces, split layout).
w-ssh
Choose the session's SSH agent and generate per-host key selectors from it.
w-style
Render the active theme across all themed subsystems.
w-sync
Track the W dev repo (edge channel) and apply updates, keeping user config intact.
w-term
Launch or query the configured terminal (single entry point).
w-theme
Switch, add and manage W themes with seamless crossfade.
w-time
Set the timezone, the system clock and NTP (systemd-timesyncd).
w-update
Update all system and AUR packages (repo + AUR in one pass).
w-userdirs
Standard home folders (Documents, Pictures, ...) that follow the language.
w-wallpaper
Select the wallpaper for the current resolution tier.