1.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
  2.SH NAME
  3dwm \- dynamic window manager
  4.SH SYNOPSIS
  5.B dwm
  6.RB [ \-v ]
  7.SH DESCRIPTION
  8dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and
  9floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
 10environment for the application in use and the task performed.
 11.P
 12In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
 13area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
 14stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
 15resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
 16regardless of the mode selected.
 17.P
 18Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
 19tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
 20.P
 21dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode,
 22the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The
 23selected tags are highlighted with a different color, the tags of the focused
 24window are highlighted with a small point.
 25.P
 26dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
 27Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
 28.SH OPTIONS
 29.TP
 30.B \-v
 31prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 32.SH USAGE
 33.SS Status bar
 34.TP
 35.B Standard input
 36is read and displayed in the status text area.
 37.TP
 38.B Button1
 39click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode
 40label toggles between tiled and floating mode.
 41.TP
 42.B Button3
 43click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
 44.TP
 45.B Mod1-Button1
 46click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
 47.TP
 48.B Mod1-Button3
 49click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
 50.SS Keyboard commands
 51.TP
 52.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 53Start
 54.BR xterm (1).
 55.TP
 56.B Mod1-Tab
 57Focus next window.
 58.TP
 59.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
 60Focus previous window.
 61.TP
 62.B Mod1-Return
 63Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
 64.TP
 65.B Mod1-b
 66Toggle stacking area position (tiling mode only).
 67.TP
 68.B Mod1-g
 69Grow current area (tiling mode only).
 70.TP
 71.B Mod1-s
 72Shrink current area (tiling mode only).
 73.TP
 74.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
 75Apply
 76.RB nth
 77tag to current window.
 78.TP
 79.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
 80Add/remove
 81.B nth
 82tag to/from current window.
 83.TP
 84.B Mod1-Shift-c
 85Close focused window.
 86.TP
 87.B Mod1-space
 88Toggle between tiled and floating mode (affects all windows).
 89.TP
 90.B Mod1-[1..n]
 91View all windows with
 92.BR nth
 93tag.
 94.TP
 95.B Mod1-0
 96View all windows with any tag.
 97.TP
 98.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
 99Add/remove all windows with
100.BR nth
101tag to/from the view.
102.TP
103.B Mod1-Shift-q
104Quit dwm.
105.SS Mouse commands
106.TP
107.B Mod1-Button1
108Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
109.TP
110.B Mod1-Button2
111Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
112.TP
113.B Mod1-Button3
114Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
115.SH CUSTOMIZATION
116dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
117code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
118.SH CAVEATS
119The status bar may display
120.BR "broken pipe"
121when dwm has been started by
122.BR xdm (1),
123because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
124.SH SEE ALSO
125.BR dmenu (1)