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author Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
date Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:50:46 +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@342 24 contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the title
arg@342 25 of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The tags of the
arg@342 26 focused window are highlighted.
arg@316 27 .P
arg@316 28 .B dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
arg@342 29 Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
garbeam@80 30 .SH OPTIONS
garbeam@0 31 .TP
garbeam@0 32 .B \-v
garbeam@80 33 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
garbeam@82 34 .SH USAGE
arg@256 35 .SS Status bar
arg@256 36 .TP
arg@259 37 .B Standard input
arg@259 38 is read and displayed in the status text area.
arg@256 39 .TP
arg@288 40 .B Button1
arg@288 41 click on a tag label views all windows with that
arg@288 42 .BR tag .
arg@262 43 .TP
arg@270 44 .B Button3
arg@288 45 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that
arg@288 46 .B tag
arg@288 47 to/from the view.
arg@256 48 .SS Keyboard commands
garbeam@55 49 .TP
arg@293 50 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
arg@293 51 Start
arg@293 52 .BR xterm (1).
arg@293 53 .TP
arg@293 54 .B Mod1-Tab
arg@293 55 Focus next
arg@293 56 .BR window .
arg@293 57 .TP
arg@293 58 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab
arg@293 59 Focus previous
arg@293 60 .BR window .
arg@293 61 .TP
garbeam@55 62 .B Mod1-Return
arg@238 63 Zoom current
garbeam@55 64 .B window
garbeam@55 65 to the
garbeam@55 66 .B master
arg@293 67 column
arg@293 68 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 69 mode only).
garbeam@55 70 .TP
garbeam@55 71 .B Mod1-m
garbeam@55 72 Maximize current
arg@288 73 .BR window .
garbeam@55 74 .TP
arg@293 75 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 76 Apply
arg@293 77 .B nth tag
arg@293 78 to current
arg@293 79 .BR window .
arg@293 80 .TP
arg@293 81 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n]
arg@293 82 Add/remove
arg@293 83 .B nth tag
arg@293 84 to/from current
arg@293 85 .BR window .
arg@293 86 .TP
arg@293 87 .B Mod1-Shift-c
arg@293 88 Close focused
arg@293 89 .B window.
garbeam@55 90 .TP
garbeam@55 91 .B Mod1-space
arg@143 92 Toggle between
arg@143 93 .B tiled
arg@143 94 and
arg@143 95 .B floating
arg@143 96 mode (affects
arg@219 97 .BR "all windows" ).
garbeam@56 98 .TP
arg@293 99 .B Mod1-[0..n]
arg@293 100 View all windows with
arg@293 101 .BR "tag n" .
garbeam@56 102 .TP
arg@131 103 .B Mod1-Control-[0..n]
arg@288 104 Add/remove all windows with
arg@288 105 .B tag n
arg@288 106 to/from the view.
arg@264 107 .TP
arg@293 108 .B Mod1-Shift-q
arg@293 109 Quit
arg@293 110 .B dwm.
arg@256 111 .SS Mouse commands
garbeam@82 112 .TP
garbeam@59 113 .B Mod1-Button1
arg@238 114 Move current
garbeam@59 115 .B window
arg@293 116 while dragging
arg@293 117 .RB ( floating
arg@293 118 mode only).
garbeam@59 119 .TP
arg@238 120 .B Mod1-Button2
arg@238 121 Zoom current
arg@238 122 .B window
arg@238 123 to the
arg@238 124 .B master
arg@293 125 column
arg@293 126 .RB ( tiling
arg@293 127 mode only).
arg@238 128 .TP
garbeam@59 129 .B Mod1-Button3
arg@238 130 Resize current
garbeam@59 131 .B window
arg@293 132 while dragging
arg@293 133 .RB ( floating
arg@293 134 mode only).
garbeam@82 135 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
garbeam@82 136 .B dwm
arg@174 137 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
arg@174 138 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
arg@264 139 .SH CAVEATS
arg@264 140 The status bar displays
arg@288 141 .B broken pipe
arg@264 142 when
arg@264 143 .B dwm
arg@264 144 has been started by
arg@264 145 .BR xdm (1),
arg@264 146 because it closes standard output before executing
arg@288 147 .BR dwm .
arg@201 148 .SH SEE ALSO
arg@201 149 .BR dmenu (1)