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corrected order of cleanup code
author Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
date Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:25:29 +0200
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arg@212 1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
garbeam@0 2 .SH NAME
garbeam@39 3 dwm \- dynamic window manager
garbeam@0 4 .SH SYNOPSIS
garbeam@38 5 .B dwm
garbeam@0 6 .RB [ \-v ]
garbeam@0 7 .SH DESCRIPTION
garbeam@38 8 .B dwm
garbeam@82 9 is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
arg@174 10 modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for
arg@174 11 the application in use and the task performed.
garbeam@79 12 .P
garbeam@82 13 In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
arg@174 14 column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
arg@174 15 stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
arg@174 16 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
arg@174 17 regardless of the mode selected.
garbeam@80 18 .P
arg@174 19 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
arg@174 20 tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that
arg@174 21 tag.
garbeam@79 22 .P
garbeam@83 23 .B dwm
arg@174 24 has a small status bar which displays the text read from standard
arg@174 25 input, if written. Besides that, it displays all available tags, and the title
arg@174 26 of the focused window. It draws a 1-pixel border around windows to
arg@174 27 indicate the focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of
arg@174 28 them displaying their tags and title.
garbeam@80 29 .SH OPTIONS
garbeam@0 30 .TP
garbeam@0 31 .B \-v
garbeam@80 32 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
garbeam@82 33 .SH USAGE
arg@256 34 .SS Status bar
arg@256 35 .TP
arg@259 36 .B Standard input
arg@259 37 is read and displayed in the status text area.
arg@256 38 .TP
arg@288 39 .B Button1
arg@288 40 click on a tag label views all windows with that
arg@288 41 .BR tag .
arg@262 42 .TP
arg@270 43 .B Button3
arg@288 44 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that
arg@288 45 .B tag
arg@288 46 to/from the view.
arg@256 47 .SS Keyboard commands
garbeam@55 48 .TP
arg@293 49 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
arg@293 50 Start
arg@293 51 .BR xterm (1).
arg@293 52 .TP
arg@293 53 .B Mod1-Tab
arg@293 54 Focus next
arg@293 55 .BR window .
arg@293 56 .TP
arg@293 57 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab
arg@293 58 Focus previous
arg@293 59 .BR window .
arg@293 60 .TP
garbeam@55 61 .B Mod1-Return
arg@238 62 Zoom current
garbeam@55 63 .B window
garbeam@55 64 to the
garbeam@55 65 .B master
arg@293 66 column
arg@293 67 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 68 mode only).
garbeam@55 69 .TP
garbeam@55 70 .B Mod1-m
garbeam@55 71 Maximize current
arg@288 72 .BR window .
garbeam@55 73 .TP
arg@293 74 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 75 Apply
arg@293 76 .B nth tag
arg@293 77 to current
arg@293 78 .BR window .
arg@293 79 .TP
arg@293 80 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 81 Add/remove
arg@293 82 .B nth tag
arg@293 83 to/from current
arg@293 84 .BR window .
arg@293 85 .TP
arg@293 86 .B Mod1-Shift-c
arg@293 87 Close focused
arg@293 88 .B window.
garbeam@55 89 .TP
garbeam@55 90 .B Mod1-space
arg@143 91 Toggle between
arg@143 92 .B tiled
arg@143 93 and
arg@143 94 .B floating
arg@143 95 mode (affects
arg@219 96 .BR "all windows" ).
garbeam@56 97 .TP
arg@293 98 .B Mod1-[0..n]
arg@293 99 View all windows with
arg@293 100 .BR "tag n" .
garbeam@56 101 .TP
arg@131 102 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
arg@288 103 Add/remove all windows with
arg@288 104 .B tag n
arg@288 105 to/from the view.
arg@264 106 .TP
arg@293 107 .B Mod1-Shift-q
arg@293 108 Quit
arg@293 109 .B dwm.
arg@256 110 .SS Mouse commands
garbeam@82 111 .TP
garbeam@59 112 .B Mod1-Button1
arg@238 113 Move current
garbeam@59 114 .B window
arg@293 115 while dragging
arg@293 116 .RB ( floating
arg@293 117 mode only).
garbeam@59 118 .TP
arg@238 119 .B Mod1-Button2
arg@238 120 Zoom current
arg@238 121 .B window
arg@238 122 to the
arg@238 123 .B master
arg@293 124 column
arg@293 125 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 126 mode only).
arg@238 127 .TP
garbeam@59 128 .B Mod1-Button3
arg@238 129 Resize current
garbeam@59 130 .B window
arg@293 131 while dragging
arg@293 132 .RB ( floating
arg@293 133 mode only).
garbeam@82 134 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
garbeam@82 135 .B dwm
arg@174 136 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
arg@174 137 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
arg@264 138 .SH CAVEATS
arg@264 139 The status bar displays
arg@288 140 .B broken pipe
arg@264 141 when
arg@264 142 .B dwm
arg@264 143 has been started by
arg@264 144 .BR xdm (1),
arg@264 145 because it closes standard output before executing
arg@288 146 .BR dwm .
arg@201 147 .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201 148 .BR dmenu (1)