arg@212: .TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
garbeam@0: .SH NAME
garbeam@39: dwm \- dynamic window manager
garbeam@0: .SH SYNOPSIS
garbeam@38: .B dwm
garbeam@0: .RB [ \-v ]
garbeam@0: .SH DESCRIPTION
arg@445: dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and
arg@445: floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
arg@445: environment for the application in use and the task performed.
garbeam@79: .P
arg@504: In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
arg@657: area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
arg@504: stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
arg@174: resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
arg@667: regardless of the mode applied.
garbeam@80: .P
arg@174: Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
arg@470: tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
garbeam@79: .P
arg@445: dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode,
arg@445: the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The
arg@575: selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused
arg@606: window are indicated with a filled square in the top left corner.  The tags
arg@625: which are applied to one or more windows are indicated with an empty square in
arg@606: the top left corner.
arg@316: .P
arg@700: dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
garbeam@80: .SH OPTIONS
garbeam@0: .TP
garbeam@0: .B \-v
garbeam@80: prints version information to standard output, then exits.
garbeam@82: .SH USAGE
arg@256: .SS Status bar
arg@256: .TP
arg@259: .B Standard input
arg@259: is read and displayed in the status text area.
arg@256: .TP
arg@288: .B Button1
arg@449: click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode
arg@525: label toggles between tiling and floating mode.
arg@262: .TP
arg@270: .B Button3
arg@530: click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
arg@398: .TP
arg@677: .B Button4
arg@677: click on the mode label increases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@677: .TP
arg@677: .B Button5
arg@677: click on the mode label decreases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@677: .TP
arg@398: .B Mod1-Button1
arg@445: click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
arg@398: .TP
arg@398: .B Mod1-Button3
arg@445: click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
arg@256: .SS Keyboard commands
garbeam@55: .TP
arg@293: .B Mod1-Shift-Return
arg@293: Start
arg@293: .BR xterm (1).
arg@293: .TP
arg@293: .B Mod1-Tab
arg@445: Focus next window.
arg@293: .TP
arg@293: .B Mod1-Shift-Tab
arg@445: Focus previous window.
arg@293: .TP
garbeam@55: .B Mod1-Return
arg@504: Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
arg@477: .TP
arg@415: .B Mod1-g
arg@558: Grow master area (tiling mode only).
arg@415: .TP
arg@421: .B Mod1-s
arg@558: Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
arg@421: .TP
arg@655: .B Mod1-i
arg@668: Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@651: .TP
arg@655: .B Mod1-d
arg@668: Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@651: .TP
arg@396: .B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
arg@293: Apply
arg@445: .RB nth
arg@445: tag to current window.
arg@293: .TP
arg@594: .B Mod1-Shift-0
arg@594: Apply all tags to current window.
arg@594: .TP
arg@396: .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
arg@293: Add/remove
arg@445: .B nth
arg@445: tag to/from current window.
arg@293: .TP
arg@293: .B Mod1-Shift-c
arg@445: Close focused window.
garbeam@55: .TP
garbeam@55: .B Mod1-space
arg@525: Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
garbeam@56: .TP
arg@585: .B Mod1-Shift-space
arg@592: Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only).
arg@585: .TP
arg@396: .B Mod1-[1..n]
arg@293: View all windows with
arg@445: .BR nth
arg@445: tag.
garbeam@56: .TP
arg@396: .B Mod1-0
arg@445: View all windows with any tag.
arg@395: .TP
arg@396: .B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
arg@288: Add/remove all windows with
arg@445: .BR nth
arg@445: tag to/from the view.
arg@264: .TP
arg@293: .B Mod1-Shift-q
arg@445: Quit dwm.
arg@256: .SS Mouse commands
garbeam@82: .TP
garbeam@59: .B Mod1-Button1
arg@445: Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
garbeam@59: .TP
arg@238: .B Mod1-Button2
arg@504: Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
arg@238: .TP
garbeam@59: .B Mod1-Button3
arg@445: Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
garbeam@82: .SH CUSTOMIZATION
arg@445: dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
arg@174: code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
arg@723: .SH BUGS
arg@347: The status bar may display
arg@633: .BR "EOF"
arg@632: when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
arg@264: .BR xdm (1),
arg@632: because those close standard output before executing dwm.
arg@632: .P
arg@632: Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
arg@632: only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
arg@634: JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
arg@634: you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
arg@634: can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
arg@632: backend instead):
arg@632: .BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
arg@201: .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201: .BR dmenu (1)