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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
 23.B dwm
 24consists of a small status bar which reads the text displayed from standard
 25input, if written. It draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the
 26focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window
 27displaying the tags and the window title.
 28.SH OPTIONS
 29.TP
 30.B \-v
 31prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 32.SH USAGE
 33.TP
 34.B Mod1-Return
 35Zoom
 36.B window
 37to the 
 38.B master
 39column
 40.TP
 41.B Mod1-k
 42Focus previous
 43.B window
 44.TP
 45.B Mod1-j
 46Focus next
 47.B window
 48.TP
 49.B Mod1-m
 50Maximize current
 51.B window
 52.TP
 53.B Mod1-[0..n]
 54Focus
 55.B nth
 56tag
 57.TP
 58.B Mod1-space
 59(Re-)arrange
 60.B all
 61windows tiled
 62.TP
 63.B Mod1-Shift-space
 64(Re-)arrange
 65.B all
 66windows floating
 67.TP
 68.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 69Apply
 70.B nth
 71tag to current
 72.B window
 73.TP
 74.B Mod1-Shift-q
 75Quit
 76.B dwm
 77.TP
 78.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 79Start
 80.B terminal
 81.TP
 82.B Mod1-Shift-w
 83Start
 84.B web browser
 85.TP
 86.B Mod1-Shift-l
 87Lock
 88.B screen
 89.TP
 90.B Control-[0..n]
 91Append
 92.B nth
 93tag to current
 94.B window
 95.TP
 96.B Control-Shift-[0..n]
 97Replace current
 98.B window
 99of
100.B nth
101tag with current tag.
102.B window
103.TP
104.B Control-Button1
105Zooms the clicked
106.B window
107to master column
108.TP
109.B Mod1-Button1
110Moves current
111.B window
112while dragging
113.TP
114.B Mod1-Button2
115Lowers current
116.B window
117.TP
118.B Mod1-Button3
119Resizes current
120.B window
121while dragging
122.SH CUSTOMIZATION
123.B dwm
124is customized through editing its source code.  This keeps it fast, secure and
125simple. The source code contains the
126.I CUSTOMIZE
127keyword to highlight relevant portions for customization.