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fork of suckless dynamic window manager

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  1.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.2
  2.SH NAME
  3dwm \- dynamic window manager
  4.SH SYNOPSIS
  5.B dwm
  6.RB [ \-v ]
  7.SH DESCRIPTION
  8.B dwm
  9is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
 10modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
 11use and the task performed.
 12.P
 13In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
 14column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
 15stacking column contains all other windows in a stack.  Dialog windows are
 16managed floating, however. In floating mode windows can be resized and moved
 17freely.
 18.P
 19Windows are grouped by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a
 20time. But each window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in
 21several views.
 22.P
 23It consists of a small status bar which reads the text displayed from standard
 24input, if written. It draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the
 25focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window
 26displaying the tags and the window title.
 27.SH OPTIONS
 28.TP
 29.B \-v
 30prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 31.SH USAGE
 32.TP
 33.B Mod1-Return
 34Zoom
 35.B window
 36to the 
 37.B master
 38column
 39.TP
 40.B Mod1-k
 41Focus previous
 42.B window
 43.TP
 44.B Mod1-j
 45Focus next
 46.B window
 47.TP
 48.B Mod1-m
 49Maximize current
 50.B window
 51.TP
 52.B Mod1-[0..n]
 53Focus
 54.B nth
 55tag
 56.TP
 57.B Mod1-space
 58(Re-)arrange
 59.B all
 60windows tiled
 61.TP
 62.B Mod1-Shift-space
 63(Re-)arrange
 64.B all
 65windows floating
 66.TP
 67.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 68Apply
 69.B nth
 70tag to current
 71.B window
 72.TP
 73.B Mod1-Shift-q
 74Quit
 75.B dwm
 76.TP
 77.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 78Start
 79.B terminal
 80.TP
 81.B Mod1-Shift-w
 82Start
 83.B web browser
 84.TP
 85.B Mod1-Shift-l
 86Lock
 87.B screen
 88.TP
 89.B Control-[0..n]
 90Append
 91.B nth
 92tag to cureent
 93.B window
 94.TP
 95.B Control-Button1
 96Zooms the clicked
 97.B window
 98to master column
 99.TP
100.B Mod1-Button1
101Moves current
102.B window
103while dragging
104.TP
105.B Mod1-Button2
106Lowers current
107.B window
108.TP
109.B Mod1-Button3
110Resizes current
111.B window
112while dragging
113.SH CUSTOMIZATION
114.B dwm
115is customized through editing its source code.  This keeps it fast, secure and
116simple. The source code contains the
117.I CUSTOMIZE
118keyword to highlight relevant portions for customization.