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we don't use the term clients anymore, windows is the better term
author arg@mig29
date Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:38:57 +0100
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arg@212 1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
garbeam@0 2 .SH NAME
garbeam@39 3 dwm \- dynamic window manager
garbeam@0 4 .SH SYNOPSIS
garbeam@38 5 .B dwm
garbeam@0 6 .RB [ \-v ]
garbeam@0 7 .SH DESCRIPTION
arg@445 8 dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and
arg@445 9 floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
arg@445 10 environment for the application in use and the task performed.
garbeam@79 11 .P
arg@504 12 In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
arg@504 13 area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
arg@504 14 stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
arg@174 15 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
arg@174 16 regardless of the mode selected.
garbeam@80 17 .P
arg@174 18 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
arg@470 19 tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
garbeam@79 20 .P
arg@445 21 dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode,
arg@445 22 the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The
arg@575 23 selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused
arg@606 24 window are indicated with a filled square in the top left corner. The tags
arg@625 25 which are applied to one or more windows are indicated with an empty square in
arg@606 26 the top left corner.
arg@316 27 .P
arg@445 28 dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
arg@342 29 Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
garbeam@80 30 .SH OPTIONS
garbeam@0 31 .TP
garbeam@0 32 .B \-v
garbeam@80 33 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
garbeam@82 34 .SH USAGE
arg@256 35 .SS Status bar
arg@256 36 .TP
arg@259 37 .B Standard input
arg@259 38 is read and displayed in the status text area.
arg@256 39 .TP
arg@288 40 .B Button1
arg@449 41 click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode
arg@525 42 label toggles between tiling and floating mode.
arg@262 43 .TP
arg@270 44 .B Button3
arg@530 45 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
arg@398 46 .TP
arg@398 47 .B Mod1-Button1
arg@445 48 click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
arg@398 49 .TP
arg@398 50 .B Mod1-Button3
arg@445 51 click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
arg@256 52 .SS Keyboard commands
garbeam@55 53 .TP
arg@293 54 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
arg@293 55 Start
arg@293 56 .BR xterm (1).
arg@293 57 .TP
arg@293 58 .B Mod1-Tab
arg@445 59 Focus next window.
arg@293 60 .TP
arg@293 61 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab
arg@445 62 Focus previous window.
arg@293 63 .TP
garbeam@55 64 .B Mod1-Return
arg@504 65 Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
arg@477 66 .TP
arg@415 67 .B Mod1-g
arg@558 68 Grow master area (tiling mode only).
arg@415 69 .TP
arg@421 70 .B Mod1-s
arg@558 71 Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
arg@421 72 .TP
arg@396 73 .B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
arg@293 74 Apply
arg@445 75 .RB nth
arg@445 76 tag to current window.
arg@293 77 .TP
arg@594 78 .B Mod1-Shift-0
arg@594 79 Apply all tags to current window.
arg@594 80 .TP
arg@396 81 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
arg@293 82 Add/remove
arg@445 83 .B nth
arg@445 84 tag to/from current window.
arg@293 85 .TP
arg@293 86 .B Mod1-Shift-c
arg@445 87 Close focused window.
garbeam@55 88 .TP
garbeam@55 89 .B Mod1-space
arg@525 90 Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
garbeam@56 91 .TP
arg@585 92 .B Mod1-Shift-space
arg@592 93 Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only).
arg@585 94 .TP
arg@396 95 .B Mod1-[1..n]
arg@293 96 View all windows with
arg@445 97 .BR nth
arg@445 98 tag.
garbeam@56 99 .TP
arg@396 100 .B Mod1-0
arg@445 101 View all windows with any tag.
arg@395 102 .TP
arg@396 103 .B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
arg@288 104 Add/remove all windows with
arg@445 105 .BR nth
arg@445 106 tag to/from the view.
arg@264 107 .TP
arg@293 108 .B Mod1-Shift-q
arg@445 109 Quit dwm.
arg@256 110 .SS Mouse commands
garbeam@82 111 .TP
garbeam@59 112 .B Mod1-Button1
arg@445 113 Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
garbeam@59 114 .TP
arg@238 115 .B Mod1-Button2
arg@504 116 Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@238 117 .TP
garbeam@59 118 .B Mod1-Button3
arg@445 119 Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
garbeam@82 120 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
arg@445 121 dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
arg@174 122 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
arg@264 123 .SH CAVEATS
arg@347 124 The status bar may display
arg@445 125 .BR "broken pipe"
arg@445 126 when dwm has been started by
arg@264 127 .BR xdm (1),
arg@445 128 because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
arg@201 129 .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201 130 .BR dmenu (1)