FAQ#12
How does subtle match clients?
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Answer
subtle matches the WM_NAME and the WM_CLASS property of a window and not the title. This to ensure the match is correct.
There are several ways to get these values, here are the most common:
Select the window with xprop have a look for the WM_NAME and WM_CLASS lines which usually look like this:
1 WM_NAME(STRING) = "urxvt"
2 WM_CLASS(STRING) = "irssi", "URxvt"
Run subtler -cl and look for the matching line:
1 0x800007 * 1 1020x374 2 1 --- urxvt (URxvt)
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