CLI workspace switcher for GNOME based on Based on Andy Balaam's workspace-switcher

workspace-switcher

#!/bin/bash
# Workspace switcher for GNOME
# Author: thevtm@github
#
# Based on Andy Balaam's workspace-switcher
# http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2011/03/04/switching-workspace-in-gnome-via-the-command-line/
#
# REQUIREMENTS:
#  * wmctrl
#
# USAGE:
# `workspace-switcher Up` to move up
# `workspace-switcher Down` to move down


CMD="$1"

NUM_WORKSPACES=`wmctrl -d | cut -d " " -f 1 | tail -1`
CURRENT_WS=`wmctrl -d | grep \* | cut -d " " -f 1`

MOVE_UP="-1"
MOVE_DOWN="+1"

case $CMD in

"Up" )
	if [[ $CURRENT_WS -eq 0 ]]; then
	{
		NEW_WS=$CURRENT_WS
	}
	else
	{
		NEW_WS=`echo $CURRENT_WS "- 1" | bc`
	}; fi
	;;

"Down" )
	if [[ $CURRENT_WS -eq $NUM_WORKSPACES ]]; then
	{
		NEW_WS=$CURRENT_WS
	}
	else
	{
		NEW_WS=`echo $CURRENT_WS "+ 1" | bc`
	}; fi
	;;

* )
	NEW_WS=$CMD

esac

wmctrl -s $NEW_WS