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  1.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.6
  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
 24has 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
 59Toggle between
 60.B tiled
 61and
 62.B floating
 63mode (affects
 64.BR "all windows" )
 65.TP
 66.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 67Apply
 68.B nth
 69tag to current
 70.B window
 71.TP
 72.B Mod1-Shift-q
 73Quit
 74.B dwm
 75.TP
 76.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 77Start
 78.B terminal
 79.TP
 80.B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
 81Append
 82.B nth
 83tag to current
 84.B window
 85.TP
 86.B Mod1-Button1
 87Moves current
 88.B window
 89while dragging
 90.TP
 91.B Mod1-Button2
 92Lowers current
 93.B window
 94.TP
 95.B Mod1-Button3
 96Resizes current
 97.B window
 98while dragging
 99.SH CUSTOMIZATION
100.B dwm
101is customized through editing config.h of the source code.  This keeps it fast,
102secure and simple.