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
garbeam@82: In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
arg@174: column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
arg@174: stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
arg@174: resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
arg@174: regardless of the mode selected.
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@444: selected tags are highlighted with a different color, the tags of the focused
arg@444: window are highlighted with a small point.
arg@316: .P
arg@445: dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
arg@342: Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
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@449: label toggles between tiled and floating mode.
arg@262: .TP
arg@270: .B Button3
arg@445: click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
arg@398: .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@445: Zoom current window to the master column (tiling mode only).
garbeam@55: .TP
garbeam@55: .B Mod1-m
arg@445: Maximize current window.
garbeam@55: .TP
arg@415: .B Mod1-g
arg@445: Grow current column (tiling mode only).
arg@415: .TP
arg@421: .B Mod1-s
arg@445: Shrink current column (tiling mode only).
arg@421: .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@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@445: Toggle between tiled and floating mode (affects all windows).
garbeam@56: .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@445: Zoom current window to the master column (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@264: .SH CAVEATS
arg@347: The status bar may display
arg@445: .BR "broken pipe"
arg@445: when dwm has been started by
arg@264: .BR xdm (1),
arg@445: because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
arg@201: .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201: .BR dmenu (1)