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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[1,3] |
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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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44 click on a tag label toggles that |
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45 .B tag. |
| 256 | 46 .TP |
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49 .B tag. |
| 256 | 50 .TP |
| 51 .B Button[2,5] | |
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53 .B tag. |
| 256 | 54 .SS Keyboard commands |
| 55 | 55 .TP |
| 56 .B Mod1-Return | |
| 238 | 57 Zoom current |
| 55 | 58 .B window |
| 59 to the | |
| 60 .B master | |
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61 column. |
| 55 | 62 .TP |
| 160 | 63 .B Mod1-h |
| 64 Focus previous | |
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65 .B tag. |
| 160 | 66 .TP |
| 67 .B Mod1-j | |
| 68 Focus next | |
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69 .B window. |
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| 55 | 71 .B Mod1-k |
| 72 Focus previous | |
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73 .B window. |
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| 160 | 75 .B Mod1-l |
| 55 | 76 Focus next |
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77 .B tag. |
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| 79 .B Mod1-m | |
| 80 Maximize current | |
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81 .B window. |
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| 83 .B Mod1-[0..n] | |
| 84 Focus | |
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85 .B nth tag. |
| 55 | 86 .TP |
| 87 .B Mod1-space | |
| 143 | 88 Toggle between |
| 89 .B tiled | |
| 90 and | |
| 91 .B floating | |
| 92 mode (affects | |
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93 .BR "all windows" ). |
| 56 | 94 .TP |
| 95 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] | |
| 96 Apply | |
| 160 | 97 .B nth tag |
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99 .B window. |
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102 Close focused |
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104 .TP |
| 56 | 105 .B Mod1-Shift-q |
| 106 Quit | |
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107 .B dwm. |
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| 110 Start | |
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114 Toggle |
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117 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n] |
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121 .B window. |
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128 .TP |
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| 130 Zoom current | |
| 131 .B window | |
| 132 to the | |
| 133 .B master | |
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| 82 | 140 .SH CUSTOMIZATION |
| 141 .B dwm | |
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148 .B dwm |
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| 201 | 153 .SH SEE ALSO |
| 154 .BR dmenu (1) |