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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
  8.B dwm
  9is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
 10modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for
 11the application in use 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 currently needs most attention, whereas the
 15stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
 16resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
 17regardless of the mode selected.
 18.P
 19Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
 20tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that
 21tag.
 22.P
 23.B dwm
 24has a small status bar which displays the text read from standard
 25input, if written. Besides that, it displays all available tags, and the title
 26of the focused window. It draws a 1-pixel border around windows to
 27indicate the focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of
 28them displaying their tags and title.
 29.SH OPTIONS
 30.TP
 31.B \-v
 32prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 33.SH USAGE
 34.SS Status bar
 35.TP
 36Writing to standard input displays the text in the status text area.
 37.TP
 38.B Button[1-3]
 39click onto a tag label focusses the specifc tag.
 40.TP
 41.B Button[1,4]
 42click focusses the previous tag.
 43.TP
 44.B Button[2,5]
 45click focusses the next tag.
 46.SS Keyboard commands
 47.TP
 48.B Mod1-Return
 49Zoom current
 50.B window
 51to the 
 52.B master
 53column.
 54.TP
 55.B Mod1-h
 56Focus previous
 57.B tag.
 58.TP
 59.B Mod1-j
 60Focus next
 61.B window.
 62.TP
 63.B Mod1-k
 64Focus previous
 65.B window.
 66.TP
 67.B Mod1-l
 68Focus next
 69.B tag.
 70.TP
 71.B Mod1-m
 72Maximize current
 73.B window.
 74.TP
 75.B Mod1-[0..n]
 76Focus
 77.B nth tag.
 78.TP
 79.B Mod1-space
 80Toggle between
 81.B tiled
 82and
 83.B floating
 84mode (affects
 85.BR "all windows" ).
 86.TP
 87.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 88Apply
 89.B nth tag
 90to current
 91.B window.
 92.TP
 93.B Mod1-Shift-q
 94Quit
 95.B dwm.
 96.TP
 97.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 98Start
 99.B terminal.
100.TP
101.B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
102Append
103.B nth tag
104to current
105.B window.
106.SS Mouse commands
107.TP
108.B Mod1-Button1
109Move current
110.B window
111while dragging.
112.TP
113.B Mod1-Button2
114Zoom current
115.B window
116to the 
117.B master
118column.
119.TP
120.B Mod1-Button3
121Resize current
122.B window
123while dragging.
124.SH CUSTOMIZATION
125.B dwm
126is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
127code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
128.SH SEE ALSO
129.BR dmenu (1)