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fork of suckless dynamic window manager

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  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
  8.B dwm
  9is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
 10modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for
 11the application in use 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 currently needs most attention, whereas the
 15stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
 16resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
 17regardless of the mode selected.
 18.P
 19Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
 20tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that
 21tag.
 22.P
 23.B dwm
 24has a small status bar which displays the text read from standard
 25input, if written. Besides that, it displays all available tags, and the title
 26of the focused window. It draws a 1-pixel border around windows to
 27indicate the focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of
 28them displaying their tags and title.
 29.SH OPTIONS
 30.TP
 31.B \-v
 32prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 33.SH USAGE
 34.SS Status bar
 35.TP
 36.B Standard input
 37is read and displayed in the status text area.
 38.TP
 39.B Button[1,3]
 40click on a tag label focuses that
 41.B tag.
 42.TP
 43.B Button2
 44click on a tag label (un)extends the current
 45.B tag.
 46.TP
 47.B Button[1,4]
 48click on the bar focuses the previous
 49.B tag.
 50.TP
 51.B Button[2,5]
 52click on the bar focuses the next
 53.B tag.
 54.SS Keyboard commands
 55.TP
 56.B Mod1-Return
 57Zoom current
 58.B window
 59to the 
 60.B master
 61column.
 62.TP
 63.B Mod1-h
 64Focus previous
 65.B tag.
 66.TP
 67.B Mod1-j
 68Focus next
 69.B window.
 70.TP
 71.B Mod1-k
 72Focus previous
 73.B window.
 74.TP
 75.B Mod1-l
 76Focus next
 77.B tag.
 78.TP
 79.B Mod1-m
 80Maximize current
 81.B window.
 82.TP
 83.B Mod1-[0..n]
 84Focus
 85.B nth tag.
 86.TP
 87.B Mod1-space
 88Toggle between
 89.B tiled
 90and
 91.B floating
 92mode (affects
 93.BR "all windows" ).
 94.TP
 95.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 96Apply
 97.B nth tag
 98to current
 99.B window.
100.TP
101.B Mod1-Shift-c
102Close focused
103.B window.
104.TP
105.B Mod1-Shift-q
106Quit
107.B dwm.
108.TP
109.B Mod1-Shift-Return
110Start
111.B terminal.
112.TP
113.B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
114Append
115.B nth tag
116to current
117.B window.
118.TP
119.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n]
120(Un)extends
121.B nth tag
122with current
123.B tag.
124.SS Mouse commands
125.TP
126.B Mod1-Button1
127Move current
128.B window
129while dragging.
130.TP
131.B Mod1-Button2
132Zoom current
133.B window
134to the 
135.B master
136column.
137.TP
138.B Mod1-Button3
139Resize current
140.B window
141while dragging.
142.SH CUSTOMIZATION
143.B dwm
144is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
145code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
146.SH SEE ALSO
147.BR dmenu (1)