FVWM-CONFIG(1)                                     FVWM-CONFIG(1)



NAME
       fvwm-config - query an existing FVWM installation

SYNOPSIS
       fvwm-config   [--help]   [--version]  [--info]  [--prefix]
       [--exec-prefix]  [--bindir]   [--datadir]   [--libexecdir]
       [--sysconfdir]   [--mandir]   [--fvwm-moduledir]  [--fvwm-
       datadir]     [--default-imagepath]     [--default-userdir]
       [--fvwm-exe] [--supports] [--supports-]

DESCRIPTION
       fvwm-config is a shell script that provides an information
       about the FVWM version, installation directories, built-in
       paths and supported features.

OPTIONS
       fvwm-config  prints to the standard output in all options.
       Both short and long GNU-like option names may be used.

       -h --help -?
              prints the short usage

       -v --version -V
              prints the version

       -i --info
              prints the full info page

       -P --prefix
              prints the installation prefix

       -E --exec-prefix
              prints the installation exec-prefix

       -B --bindir
              prints the installation bindir

       -D --datadir
              prints the installation datadir

       -L --libexecdir
              prints the installation libexecdir

       -S --sysconfdir
              prints the installation sysconfdir

       -M --mandir
              prints the installation mandir

       -m --fvwm-moduledir
              prints  FVWM_MODULEDIR,  where  the   modules   are
              installed

       -d --fvwm-datadir
              prints  FVWM_DATADIR, where the system wide configs
              are installed

       -I --default-imagepath
              prints the built-in ImagePath

       -U --default-userdir
              prints the default FVWM_USERDIR, note: $HOME is not
              expanded

       -e --fvwm-exe
              prints the fvwm executable name (in bindir)

       -s --supports
              lists all supported features, one per line

       --supports-
              prints nothing, returns: 0 if the  is sup-
              ported, 100 if not, 200 if unknown.   All  or  sup-
              ported  feature  names may be found using --info or
              --supports.

USAGE
       Here are some real life usages.

       FvwmScript-Setup95 checks for the gnome-hints support:

            if fvwm-config --supports-gnome-hints;
              then echo 1; else echo 0; fi


       fvwm-themes package checks for the  correct  fvwm  version
       installed using:

            fvwm-config --version

       and tries to use the same installation directories:

            fvwm-config --bindir --mandir --fvwm-datadir


       A way to find the full path to the fvwm executable:

            echo `fvwm-config --bindir`/`fvwm-config --fvwm-exe`


       For a more human readable output, try:

            fvwm-config --info


COPYING
       fvwm-config  is  a part of fvwm package and distributed by
       the same terms, see GNU GPL.

AUTHOR
       Mikhael Goikhman 



                           8 July 2001             FVWM-CONFIG(1)