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| author | Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org> |
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| date | Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:54:29 +0200 |
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| 212 | 1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION |
| 0 | 2 .SH NAME |
| 39 | 3 dwm \- dynamic window manager |
| 0 | 4 .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 38 | 5 .B dwm |
| 0 | 6 .RB [ \-v ] |
| 7 .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| 38 | 8 .B dwm |
| 82 | 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, optimizing the environment for |
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11 the application in use and the task performed. |
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| 82 | 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 currently needs most attention, whereas the |
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15 stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be |
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16 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, |
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17 regardless of the mode selected. |
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18 .P |
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19 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple |
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20 tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that |
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21 tag. |
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22 .P |
| 83 | 23 .B dwm |
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24 has a small status bar which displays the text read from standard |
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25 input, if written. Besides that, it displays all available tags, and the title |
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26 of the focused window. It draws a 1-pixel border around windows to |
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27 indicate the focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of |
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28 them displaying their tags and title. |
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29 .SH OPTIONS |
| 0 | 30 .TP |
| 31 .B \-v | |
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32 prints version information to standard output, then exits. |
| 82 | 33 .SH USAGE |
| 256 | 34 .SS Status bar |
| 35 .TP | |
| 36 Writing to standard input displays the text in the status text area. | |
| 37 .TP | |
| 38 .B Button[1-3] | |
| 39 click onto a tag label focusses the specifc tag. | |
| 40 .TP | |
| 41 .B Button[1,4] | |
| 42 click focusses the previous tag. | |
| 43 .TP | |
| 44 .B Button[2,5] | |
| 45 click focusses the next tag. | |
| 46 .SS Keyboard commands | |
| 55 | 47 .TP |
| 48 .B Mod1-Return | |
| 238 | 49 Zoom current |
| 55 | 50 .B window |
| 51 to the | |
| 52 .B master | |
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53 column. |
| 55 | 54 .TP |
| 160 | 55 .B Mod1-h |
| 56 Focus previous | |
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57 .B tag. |
| 160 | 58 .TP |
| 59 .B Mod1-j | |
| 60 Focus next | |
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61 .B window. |
| 160 | 62 .TP |
| 55 | 63 .B Mod1-k |
| 64 Focus previous | |
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65 .B window. |
| 55 | 66 .TP |
| 160 | 67 .B Mod1-l |
| 55 | 68 Focus next |
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69 .B tag. |
| 55 | 70 .TP |
| 71 .B Mod1-m | |
| 72 Maximize current | |
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73 .B window. |
| 55 | 74 .TP |
| 75 .B Mod1-[0..n] | |
| 76 Focus | |
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77 .B nth tag. |
| 55 | 78 .TP |
| 79 .B Mod1-space | |
| 143 | 80 Toggle between |
| 81 .B tiled | |
| 82 and | |
| 83 .B floating | |
| 84 mode (affects | |
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85 .BR "all windows" ). |
| 56 | 86 .TP |
| 87 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] | |
| 88 Apply | |
| 160 | 89 .B nth tag |
| 90 to current | |
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91 .B window. |
| 56 | 92 .TP |
| 93 .B Mod1-Shift-q | |
| 94 Quit | |
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95 .B dwm. |
| 56 | 96 .TP |
| 97 .B Mod1-Shift-Return | |
| 98 Start | |
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99 .B terminal. |
| 56 | 100 .TP |
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101 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n] |
| 56 | 102 Append |
| 160 | 103 .B nth tag |
| 104 to current | |
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105 .B window. |
| 256 | 106 .SS Mouse commands |
| 82 | 107 .TP |
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108 .B Mod1-Button1 |
| 238 | 109 Move current |
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110 .B window |
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111 while dragging. |
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112 .TP |
| 238 | 113 .B Mod1-Button2 |
| 114 Zoom current | |
| 115 .B window | |
| 116 to the | |
| 117 .B master | |
| 118 column. | |
| 119 .TP | |
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120 .B Mod1-Button3 |
| 238 | 121 Resize current |
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123 while dragging. |
| 82 | 124 .SH CUSTOMIZATION |
| 125 .B dwm | |
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126 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
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127 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
| 201 | 128 .SH SEE ALSO |
| 129 .BR dmenu (1) |