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 tiling and floating mode.
 41.TP
 42.B Button3
 43click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view,
 44click on the mode label toggles the stack position (tiling mode).
 45.TP
 46.B Mod1-Button1
 47click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
 48.TP
 49.B Mod1-Button3
 50click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
 51.SS Keyboard commands
 52.TP
 53.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 54Start
 55.BR xterm (1).
 56.TP
 57.B Mod1-Tab
 58Focus next window.
 59.TP
 60.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
 61Focus previous window.
 62.TP
 63.B Mod1-Return
 64Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
 65.TP
 66.B Mod1-b
 67Toggle stack position (tiling mode only).
 68.TP
 69.B Mod1-g
 70Grow current area (tiling mode only).
 71.TP
 72.B Mod1-s
 73Shrink current area (tiling mode only).
 74.TP
 75.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
 76Apply
 77.RB nth
 78tag to current window.
 79.TP
 80.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
 81Add/remove
 82.B nth
 83tag to/from current window.
 84.TP
 85.B Mod1-Shift-c
 86Close focused window.
 87.TP
 88.B Mod1-space
 89Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
 90.TP
 91.B Mod1-[1..n]
 92View all windows with
 93.BR nth
 94tag.
 95.TP
 96.B Mod1-0
 97View all windows with any tag.
 98.TP
 99.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
100Add/remove all windows with
101.BR nth
102tag to/from the view.
103.TP
104.B Mod1-Shift-q
105Quit dwm.
106.SS Mouse commands
107.TP
108.B Mod1-Button1
109Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
110.TP
111.B Mod1-Button2
112Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
113.TP
114.B Mod1-Button3
115Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
116.SH CUSTOMIZATION
117dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
118code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
119.SH CAVEATS
120The status bar may display
121.BR "broken pipe"
122when dwm has been started by
123.BR xdm (1),
124because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
125.SH SEE ALSO
126.BR dmenu (1)