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another XSync
author Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
date Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:29:50 +0200
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1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-0.1
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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 consists of a small status bar and
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10 arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode.
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11 .P
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12 In tiled mode
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13 .B dwm
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14 manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The
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15 master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other
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16 windows. Dialog windows are treated floating.
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17 .P
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18 In floating mode
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19 .B dwm
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20 manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely
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21 with the mouse.
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22 .P
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23 Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per
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24 time. However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which
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25 allows to make windows visible in all views.
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26 .P
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27 .B dwm
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28 reads from standard input to display status text, if written.
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29 .P
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30 .B dwm
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31 draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as
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32 much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar
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33 in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title.
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34 .SH OPTIONS
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35 .TP
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36 .B \-v
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37 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
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38 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
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39 .B dwm
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40 is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that
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41 .B dwm
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42 users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple,
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43 because it does not process any input data, except window properties and
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44 the status text read from standard input.
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45 .SS Keyboard Control
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46 .TP 16
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47 .I Key
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48 .I Action
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49 .TP
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50 .B Mod1-Return
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51 Zoom
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52 .B window
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53 to the
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54 .B master
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55 column
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56 .TP
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57 .B Mod1-k
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58 Focus previous
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59 .B window
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60 .TP
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61 .B Mod1-j
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62 Focus next
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63 .B window
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64 .TP
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65 .B Mod1-m
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66 Maximize current
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67 .B window
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68 .TP
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69 .B Mod1-[0..n]
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70 Focus
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71 .B nth
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72 tag
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73 .TP
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74 .B Mod1-space
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75 (Re-)arrange
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76 .B all
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77 windows tiled
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78 .TP
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79 .B Mod1-Shift-space
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80 (Re-)arrange
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81 .B all
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82 windows floating
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83 .TP
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84 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
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85 Apply
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86 .B nth
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87 tag to current
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89 .TP
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90 .B Mod1-Shift-q
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91 Quit
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92 .B dwm
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93 .TP
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94 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
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95 Start
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97 .TP
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99 Start
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103 Lock
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107 Append
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109 tag to cureent
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110 .B window
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111 .SS Mouse Control
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112 .TP
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113 .B Mod1-Button1
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114 Moves current
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115 .B window
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116 while dragging
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117 .TP
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118 .B Mod1-Button2
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119 Lowers current
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120 .B window
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121 .TP
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122 .B Mod1-Button3
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123 Resizes current
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124 .B window
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125 while dragging