dwm.1 (view raw)
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 area. The master
13area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
14stacking area 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 indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused
24window are indicated with a small point in the top left corner. The tags which
25are applied to one or more clients are indicated with a small point in the bottom
26right corner.
27.P
28dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
29Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
30.SH OPTIONS
31.TP
32.B \-v
33prints version information to standard output, then exits.
34.SH USAGE
35.SS Status bar
36.TP
37.B Standard input
38is read and displayed in the status text area.
39.TP
40.B Button1
41click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode
42label toggles between tiling and floating mode.
43.TP
44.B Button3
45click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
46.TP
47.B Mod1-Button1
48click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
49.TP
50.B Mod1-Button3
51click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
52.SS Keyboard commands
53.TP
54.B Mod1-Shift-Return
55Start
56.BR xterm (1).
57.TP
58.B Mod1-Tab
59Focus next window.
60.TP
61.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
62Focus previous window.
63.TP
64.B Mod1-Return
65Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
66.TP
67.B Mod1-g
68Grow master area (tiling mode only).
69.TP
70.B Mod1-s
71Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
72.TP
73.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
74Apply
75.RB nth
76tag to current window.
77.TP
78.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
79Add/remove
80.B nth
81tag to/from current window.
82.TP
83.B Mod1-Shift-c
84Close focused window.
85.TP
86.B Mod1-space
87Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
88.TP
89.B Mod1-Shift-space
90Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only).
91.TP
92.B Mod1-[1..n]
93View all windows with
94.BR nth
95tag.
96.TP
97.B Mod1-0
98View all windows with any tag.
99.TP
100.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
101Add/remove all windows with
102.BR nth
103tag to/from the view.
104.TP
105.B Mod1-Shift-q
106Quit dwm.
107.SS Mouse commands
108.TP
109.B Mod1-Button1
110Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
111.TP
112.B Mod1-Button2
113Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
114.TP
115.B Mod1-Button3
116Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
117.SH CUSTOMIZATION
118dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
119code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
120.SH CAVEATS
121The status bar may display
122.BR "broken pipe"
123when dwm has been started by
124.BR xdm (1),
125because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
126.SH SEE ALSO
127.BR dmenu (1)