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dwm.1
author Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
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.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.1
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.SH NAME
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dwm \- dynamic window manager
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B dwm
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.RB [ \-v ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and
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arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode.
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.P
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In tiled mode
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manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The
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master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other
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windows. Dialog windows are treated floating.
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.P
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In floating mode
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.B dwm
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manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely
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with the mouse.
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Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per
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time.  However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which
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allows to make windows visible in all views.
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.B dwm
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reads from standard input to display status text, if written.
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draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as
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much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar
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in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-v
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prints version information to standard output, then exits.
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.SH CUSTOMIZATION
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is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that
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users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple,
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because it does not process any input data, except window properties and
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the status text read from standard input.
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.SS Keyboard Control
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.I Key
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.I Action
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.TP
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.B Mod1-Return
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Zoom
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.B window
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to the
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.B master
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column
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.B Mod1-k
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Focus previous
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.B Mod1-j
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Focus next
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.B Mod1-m
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Maximize current
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.TP
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.B Mod1-[0..n]
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Focus
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.B nth
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tag
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.B Mod1-space
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(Re-)arrange
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.B all
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windows tiled
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(Re-)arrange
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.B all
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windows floating
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Apply
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tag to current
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Quit
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.B dwm
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Start
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Start
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Append
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.B window
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.SS Mouse Control
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Moves current
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while dragging
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Lowers current
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Resizes current
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while dragging
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