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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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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 |
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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 | |
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36 .B Standard input |
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37 is read and displayed in the status text area. |
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39 .B Button[1,2] |
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40 click on a tag label focuses that |
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41 .B tag. |
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42 .TP |
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43 .B Button3 |
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44 click on a tag label toggles that |
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45 .B tag. |
| 256 | 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-j |
| 56 Focus next | |
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57 .B window. |
| 160 | 58 .TP |
| 55 | 59 .B Mod1-k |
| 60 Focus previous | |
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61 .B window. |
| 55 | 62 .TP |
| 63 .B Mod1-m | |
| 64 Maximize current | |
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65 .B window. |
| 55 | 66 .TP |
| 67 .B Mod1-[0..n] | |
| 68 Focus | |
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69 .B nth tag. |
| 55 | 70 .TP |
| 71 .B Mod1-space | |
| 143 | 72 Toggle between |
| 73 .B tiled | |
| 74 and | |
| 75 .B floating | |
| 76 mode (affects | |
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77 .BR "all windows" ). |
| 56 | 78 .TP |
| 79 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] | |
| 80 Apply | |
| 160 | 81 .B nth tag |
| 82 to current | |
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83 .B window. |
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85 .B Mod1-Shift-c |
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86 Close focused |
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87 .B window. |
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88 .TP |
| 56 | 89 .B Mod1-Shift-q |
| 90 Quit | |
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91 .B dwm. |
| 56 | 92 .TP |
| 93 .B Mod1-Shift-Return | |
| 94 Start | |
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95 .B terminal. |
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97 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n] |
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98 Toggle |
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99 .B nth tag. |
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100 .TP |
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101 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n] |
| 56 | 102 Append |
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105 .B window. |
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108 .B Mod1-Button1 |
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112 .TP |
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| 114 Zoom current | |
| 115 .B window | |
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| 117 .B master | |
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123 while dragging. |
| 82 | 124 .SH CUSTOMIZATION |
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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. |
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129 The status bar displays |
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130 .BR "broken pipe" |
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131 when |
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132 .B dwm |
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| 201 | 137 .SH SEE ALSO |
| 138 .BR dmenu (1) |