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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
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.