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implemented the idea presented by Sander for dwm target
author arg@10ksloc.org
date Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:49:21 +0200
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1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-0.7
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2 .SH NAME
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3 dwm \- dynamic window manager
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4 .SH SYNOPSIS
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5 .B dwm
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6 .RB [ \-v ]
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7 .SH DESCRIPTION
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8 .B dwm
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9 is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
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10 modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
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11 use and the task performed.
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12 .P
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13 In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
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14 column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
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15 stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are
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16 managed floating, however. In floating mode windows can be resized and moved
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17 freely.
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18 .P
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19 Windows are grouped by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a
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20 time. But each window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in
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21 several views.
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22 .P
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23 .B dwm
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24 has a small status bar which reads the text displayed from standard
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25 input, if written. It draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the
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26 focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window
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27 displaying the tags and the window title.
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28 .SH OPTIONS
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29 .TP
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30 .B \-v
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31 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
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32 .SH USAGE
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33 .TP
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34 .B Mod1-Return
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35 Zoom
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36 .B window
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37 to the
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38 .B master
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39 column
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40 .TP
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41 .B Mod1-h
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42 Focus previous
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43 .B tag
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44 .TP
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45 .B Mod1-j
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46 Focus next
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47 .B window
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48 .TP
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49 .B Mod1-k
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50 Focus previous
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51 .B window
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52 .TP
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53 .B Mod1-l
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54 Focus next
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55 .B tag
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56 .TP
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57 .B Mod1-m
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58 Maximize current
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59 .B window
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60 .TP
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61 .B Mod1-[0..n]
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62 Focus
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63 .B nth tag
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64 .TP
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65 .B Mod1-space
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66 Toggle between
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67 .B tiled
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68 and
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69 .B floating
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70 mode (affects
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71 .BR "all windows" )
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72 .TP
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73 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
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74 Apply
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75 .B nth tag
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76 to current
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77 .B window
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78 .TP
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79 .B Mod1-Shift-q
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80 Quit
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81 .B dwm
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82 .TP
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83 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
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84 Start
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85 .B terminal
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86 .TP
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87 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
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88 Append
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89 .B nth tag
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90 to current
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91 .B window
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92 .TP
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93 .B Mod1-Button1
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94 Moves current
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95 .B window
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96 while dragging
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97 .TP
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98 .B Mod1-Button2
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99 Lowers current
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100 .B window
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101 .TP
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102 .B Mod1-Button3
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103 Resizes current
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104 .B window
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105 while dragging
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106 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
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107 .B dwm
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108 is customized by editing the file config.h of the source code.
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109 This keeps it fast, secure and simple.