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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
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 column. The master
13column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
14stacking column 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
63Zoom current window to the master column (tiling mode only).
64.TP
65.B Mod1-m
66Maximize current window.
67.TP
68.B Mod1-g
69Grow current column (tiling mode only).
70.TP
71.B Mod1-s
72Shrink current column (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 column (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)