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1.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.7
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-h
42Focus previous
43.B tag
44.TP
45.B Mod1-j
46Focus next
47.B window
48.TP
49.B Mod1-k
50Focus previous
51.B window
52.TP
53.B Mod1-l
54Focus next
55.B tag
56.TP
57.B Mod1-m
58Maximize current
59.B window
60.TP
61.B Mod1-[0..n]
62Focus
63.B nth tag
64.TP
65.B Mod1-space
66Toggle between
67.B tiled
68and
69.B floating
70mode (affects
71.BR "all windows" )
72.TP
73.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
74Apply
75.B nth tag
76to current
77.B window
78.TP
79.B Mod1-Shift-q
80Quit
81.B dwm
82.TP
83.B Mod1-Shift-Return
84Start
85.B terminal
86.TP
87.B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
88Append
89.B nth tag
90to current
91.B window
92.TP
93.B Mod1-Button1
94Moves current
95.B window
96while dragging
97.TP
98.B Mod1-Button2
99Lowers current
100.B window
101.TP
102.B Mod1-Button3
103Resizes current
104.B window
105while dragging
106.SH CUSTOMIZATION
107.B dwm
108is customized by editing the file config.h of the source code.
109This keeps it fast, secure and simple.