### 1.1 Starting StumpWM ¶

There are a number of ways to start StumpWM but the most straight forward method is as follows. This assumes you have a copy of the StumpWM source code and are using the ‘`SBCL`’ Common Lisp environment.

1. Install the prerequisites and build StumpWM as described in `README`. This should give you a `stumpwm` executable.
2. In your `~/.xinitrc` file include the line `/path/to/stumpwm`. Remember to replace ‘`/path/to/`’ with the actual path.
3. Finally, start X windows with `startx`. Cross your fingers. You should see a ‘`Welcome To the Stump Window Manager`’ message pop up in the upper, right corner. At this point, you have successfully started StumpWM.

Function: stumpwm &optional display-str ¶

  Default Values:

        display-str  (or (stumpwm:getenv "DISPLAY") ":0")

  Start the stump window manager.