I'm wondering if there is any commands or programs to make some window maximized in X Window? For example, what I imagine is something like this
xmaximize -window *window_id*
You can do this using wmctrl.
Example
Get your window's ID.
$ wmctrl -l
0x02a00004 0 grinchy saml@grinchy:~
0x0620004f 0 grinchy [gnome] Bash command for Maximizing and Unmaximizing windows in gnome? - Google Chrome
Then toggle window ID 0x0620004f, like so.
$ wmctrl -i -r 0x0620004f -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
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I'll just note that this requires a window manager that supports EWMH/NetWM, which is most likely the case, but something that should be checked if this doesn't work. – casey Dec 4 '13 at 6:23
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@casey Thanks for this information. Wondering where did you get this such that I can figure out how to check it. – Drake Guan Dec 5 '13 at 1:52
here is a simpler way, just put this code in a script, and set executable with a keyboard shortcut. Works for me.
wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
