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Created January 12, 2015 16:10
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Maximize all windows from command line in linux (via wmctrl)
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maximize_all.sh
#!/bin/bash
window_ids=$(wmctrl -l | cut -f1 -d " ")
for window_id in $window_ids
do
wmctrl -i -r "$window_id" -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
done
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stoufa commented May 5, 2021

Thanks for sharing, I was struggling to know how to start each one of my startup applications maximized until I found wmctrl and then this script. Now, I will only have to start all the applications I need then run this handy script. 😊

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ggallozz commented Apr 1, 2022

very good! (y)

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