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author Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
date Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:17:27 +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
arg@316 9 is a dynamic window manager for X. 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@364 24 contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, the
arg@364 25 title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The tags of
arg@364 26 the focused window are highlighted with a small point.
arg@316 27 .P
arg@346 28 .B dwm
arg@346 29 draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
arg@342 30 Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
garbeam@80 31 .SH OPTIONS
garbeam@0 32 .TP
garbeam@0 33 .B \-v
garbeam@80 34 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
garbeam@82 35 .SH USAGE
arg@256 36 .SS Status bar
arg@256 37 .TP
arg@259 38 .B Standard input
arg@259 39 is read and displayed in the status text area.
arg@256 40 .TP
arg@288 41 .B Button1
arg@288 42 click on a tag label views all windows with that
arg@371 43 .BR tag ,
arg@371 44 click on the mode label toggles between
arg@371 45 .B tiled
arg@371 46 and
arg@371 47 .B floating
arg@371 48 mode.
arg@262 49 .TP
arg@270 50 .B Button3
arg@288 51 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that
arg@288 52 .B tag
arg@288 53 to/from the view.
arg@256 54 .SS Keyboard commands
garbeam@55 55 .TP
arg@293 56 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
arg@293 57 Start
arg@293 58 .BR xterm (1).
arg@293 59 .TP
arg@293 60 .B Mod1-Tab
arg@293 61 Focus next
arg@293 62 .BR window .
arg@293 63 .TP
arg@293 64 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab
arg@293 65 Focus previous
arg@293 66 .BR window .
arg@293 67 .TP
garbeam@55 68 .B Mod1-Return
arg@238 69 Zoom current
garbeam@55 70 .B window
garbeam@55 71 to the
garbeam@55 72 .B master
arg@293 73 column
arg@293 74 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 75 mode only).
garbeam@55 76 .TP
garbeam@55 77 .B Mod1-m
garbeam@55 78 Maximize current
arg@288 79 .BR window .
garbeam@55 80 .TP
arg@293 81 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 82 Apply
arg@293 83 .B nth tag
arg@293 84 to current
arg@293 85 .BR window .
arg@293 86 .TP
arg@293 87 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 88 Add/remove
arg@293 89 .B nth tag
arg@293 90 to/from current
arg@293 91 .BR window .
arg@293 92 .TP
arg@293 93 .B Mod1-Shift-c
arg@293 94 Close focused
arg@293 95 .B window.
garbeam@55 96 .TP
garbeam@55 97 .B Mod1-space
arg@143 98 Toggle between
arg@143 99 .B tiled
arg@143 100 and
arg@143 101 .B floating
arg@143 102 mode (affects
arg@219 103 .BR "all windows" ).
garbeam@56 104 .TP
arg@293 105 .B Mod1-[0..n]
arg@293 106 View all windows with
arg@293 107 .BR "tag n" .
garbeam@56 108 .TP
arg@131 109 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
arg@288 110 Add/remove all windows with
arg@288 111 .B tag n
arg@288 112 to/from the view.
arg@264 113 .TP
arg@293 114 .B Mod1-Shift-q
arg@293 115 Quit
arg@293 116 .B dwm.
arg@256 117 .SS Mouse commands
garbeam@82 118 .TP
garbeam@59 119 .B Mod1-Button1
arg@238 120 Move current
garbeam@59 121 .B window
arg@293 122 while dragging
arg@293 123 .RB ( floating
arg@293 124 mode only).
garbeam@59 125 .TP
arg@238 126 .B Mod1-Button2
arg@238 127 Zoom current
arg@238 128 .B window
arg@238 129 to the
arg@238 130 .B master
arg@293 131 column
arg@293 132 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 133 mode only).
arg@238 134 .TP
garbeam@59 135 .B Mod1-Button3
arg@238 136 Resize current
garbeam@59 137 .B window
arg@293 138 while dragging
arg@293 139 .RB ( floating
arg@293 140 mode only).
garbeam@82 141 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
garbeam@82 142 .B dwm
arg@174 143 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
arg@174 144 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
arg@264 145 .SH CAVEATS
arg@347 146 The status bar may display
arg@288 147 .B broken pipe
arg@264 148 when
arg@264 149 .B dwm
arg@264 150 has been started by
arg@264 151 .BR xdm (1),
arg@264 152 because it closes standard output before executing
arg@288 153 .BR dwm .
arg@201 154 .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201 155 .BR dmenu (1)