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1.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.5
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
24consists of 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
59(Re-)arrange
60.B all
61windows tiled
62.TP
63.B Mod1-Shift-space
64(Re-)arrange
65.B all
66windows floating
67.TP
68.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
69Apply
70.B nth
71tag to current
72.B window
73.TP
74.B Mod1-Shift-q
75Quit
76.B dwm
77.TP
78.B Mod1-Shift-Return
79Start
80.B terminal
81.TP
82.B Mod1-Shift-w
83Start
84.B web browser
85.TP
86.B Mod1-Shift-l
87Lock
88.B screen
89.TP
90.B Control-[0..n]
91Append
92.B nth
93tag to current
94.B window
95.TP
96.B Control-Shift-[0..n]
97Replace current
98.B window
99of
100.B nth
101tag with current tag.
102.B window
103.TP
104.B Control-Button1
105Zooms the clicked
106.B window
107to master column
108.TP
109.B Mod1-Button1
110Moves current
111.B window
112while dragging
113.TP
114.B Mod1-Button2
115Lowers current
116.B window
117.TP
118.B Mod1-Button3
119Resizes current
120.B window
121while dragging
122.SH CUSTOMIZATION
123.B dwm
124is customized through editing its source code. This keeps it fast, secure and
125simple. The source code contains the
126.I CUSTOMIZE
127keyword to highlight relevant portions for customization.