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annotate dwm.1 @ 310:f0b609fca3de
fixed issue Sander reported
| author | Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org> |
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| date | Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:35:44 +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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12 .P |
| 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 | |
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36 .B Standard input |
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37 is read and displayed in the status text area. |
| 256 | 38 .TP |
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39 .B Button1 |
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40 click on a tag label views all windows with that |
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41 .BR tag . |
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42 .TP |
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43 .B Button3 |
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44 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that |
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45 .B tag |
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46 to/from the view. |
| 256 | 47 .SS Keyboard commands |
| 55 | 48 .TP |
| 293 | 49 .B Mod1-Shift-Return |
| 50 Start | |
| 51 .BR xterm (1). | |
| 52 .TP | |
| 53 .B Mod1-Tab | |
| 54 Focus next | |
| 55 .BR window . | |
| 56 .TP | |
| 57 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab | |
| 58 Focus previous | |
| 59 .BR window . | |
| 60 .TP | |
| 55 | 61 .B Mod1-Return |
| 238 | 62 Zoom current |
| 55 | 63 .B window |
| 64 to the | |
| 65 .B master | |
| 293 | 66 column |
| 67 .RB ( tiling | |
| 68 mode only). | |
| 55 | 69 .TP |
| 70 .B Mod1-m | |
| 71 Maximize current | |
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72 .BR window . |
| 55 | 73 .TP |
| 293 | 74 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] |
| 75 Apply | |
| 76 .B nth tag | |
| 77 to current | |
| 78 .BR window . | |
| 79 .TP | |
| 80 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n] | |
| 81 Add/remove | |
| 82 .B nth tag | |
| 83 to/from current | |
| 84 .BR window . | |
| 85 .TP | |
| 86 .B Mod1-Shift-c | |
| 87 Close focused | |
| 88 .B window. | |
| 55 | 89 .TP |
| 90 .B Mod1-space | |
| 143 | 91 Toggle between |
| 92 .B tiled | |
| 93 and | |
| 94 .B floating | |
| 95 mode (affects | |
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96 .BR "all windows" ). |
| 56 | 97 .TP |
| 293 | 98 .B Mod1-[0..n] |
| 99 View all windows with | |
| 100 .BR "tag n" . | |
| 56 | 101 .TP |
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102 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n] |
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103 Add/remove all windows with |
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104 .B tag n |
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105 to/from the view. |
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106 .TP |
| 293 | 107 .B Mod1-Shift-q |
| 108 Quit | |
| 109 .B dwm. | |
| 256 | 110 .SS Mouse commands |
| 82 | 111 .TP |
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112 .B Mod1-Button1 |
| 238 | 113 Move current |
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114 .B window |
| 293 | 115 while dragging |
| 116 .RB ( floating | |
| 117 mode only). | |
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118 .TP |
| 238 | 119 .B Mod1-Button2 |
| 120 Zoom current | |
| 121 .B window | |
| 122 to the | |
| 123 .B master | |
| 293 | 124 column |
| 125 .RB ( tiling | |
| 126 mode only). | |
| 238 | 127 .TP |
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128 .B Mod1-Button3 |
| 238 | 129 Resize current |
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130 .B window |
| 293 | 131 while dragging |
| 132 .RB ( floating | |
| 133 mode only). | |
| 82 | 134 .SH CUSTOMIZATION |
| 135 .B dwm | |
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136 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
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137 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
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138 .SH CAVEATS |
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139 The status bar displays |
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140 .B broken pipe |
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141 when |
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142 .B dwm |
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143 has been started by |
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144 .BR xdm (1), |
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145 because it closes standard output before executing |
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146 .BR dwm . |
| 201 | 147 .SH SEE ALSO |
| 148 .BR dmenu (1) |