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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.TP
 35.B Mod1-Return
 36Zoom
 37.B window
 38to the 
 39.B master
 40column.
 41.TP
 42.B Mod1-h
 43Focus previous
 44.B tag.
 45.TP
 46.B Mod1-j
 47Focus next
 48.B window.
 49.TP
 50.B Mod1-k
 51Focus previous
 52.B window.
 53.TP
 54.B Mod1-l
 55Focus next
 56.B tag.
 57.TP
 58.B Mod1-m
 59Maximize current
 60.B window.
 61.TP
 62.B Mod1-[0..n]
 63Focus
 64.B nth tag.
 65.TP
 66.B Mod1-space
 67Toggle between
 68.B tiled
 69and
 70.B floating
 71mode (affects
 72.BR "all windows" ).
 73.TP
 74.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
 75Apply
 76.B nth tag
 77to current
 78.B window.
 79.TP
 80.B Mod1-Shift-q
 81Quit
 82.B dwm.
 83.TP
 84.B Mod1-Shift-Return
 85Start
 86.B terminal.
 87.TP
 88.B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
 89Append
 90.B nth tag
 91to current
 92.B window.
 93.TP
 94.B Mod1-Button1
 95Moves current
 96.B window
 97while dragging.
 98.TP
 99.B Mod1-Button3
100Resizes current
101.B window
102while dragging.
103.SH CUSTOMIZATION
104.B dwm
105is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
106code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
107.SH SEE ALSO
108.BR dmenu (1)