author | Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org> |
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:23:44 +0200 | |
changeset 378 | 83576f5f0a90 |
parent 371 | fc9d35252ab4 |
child 394 | 1da9a6b94ca9 |
permissions | -rw-r--r-- |
212 | 1 |
.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION |
0 | 2 |
.SH NAME |
39 | 3 |
dwm \- dynamic window manager |
0 | 4 |
.SH SYNOPSIS |
38 | 5 |
.B dwm |
0 | 6 |
.RB [ \-v ] |
7 |
.SH DESCRIPTION |
|
38 | 8 |
.B dwm |
316
d69cdb180a3e
small changes to dwm.1, rearranged order within main event loop
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
293
diff
changeset
|
9 |
is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and floating |
174
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
10 |
modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
11 |
the application in use and the task performed. |
79
aabebd6e61f3
fixed XSync handling and finished man page
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
68
diff
changeset
|
12 |
.P |
82 | 13 |
In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master |
174
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
14 |
column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
15 |
stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
16 |
resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
17 |
regardless of the mode selected. |
79
aabebd6e61f3
fixed XSync handling and finished man page
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
68
diff
changeset
|
18 |
.P |
174
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
19 |
Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
20 |
tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
21 |
tag. |
79
aabebd6e61f3
fixed XSync handling and finished man page
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
68
diff
changeset
|
22 |
.P |
83 | 23 |
.B dwm |
364 | 24 |
contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, the |
25 |
title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The tags of |
|
26 |
the focused window are highlighted with a small point. |
|
316
d69cdb180a3e
small changes to dwm.1, rearranged order within main event loop
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
293
diff
changeset
|
27 |
.P |
346 | 28 |
.B dwm |
29 |
draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state. |
|
342 | 30 |
Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title. |
80
8125f908c80c
several additions in mouse handling ;)
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
79
diff
changeset
|
31 |
.SH OPTIONS |
0 | 32 |
.TP |
33 |
.B \-v |
|
80
8125f908c80c
several additions in mouse handling ;)
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
79
diff
changeset
|
34 |
prints version information to standard output, then exits. |
82 | 35 |
.SH USAGE |
256 | 36 |
.SS Status bar |
37 |
.TP |
|
259
d661ecce0c75
applied Sanders fixes to dwm.1
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
258
diff
changeset
|
38 |
.B Standard input |
d661ecce0c75
applied Sanders fixes to dwm.1
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
258
diff
changeset
|
39 |
is read and displayed in the status text area. |
256 | 40 |
.TP |
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
41 |
.B Button1 |
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
42 |
click on a tag label views all windows with that |
371
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
43 |
.BR tag , |
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
44 |
click on the mode label toggles between |
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
45 |
.B tiled |
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
46 |
and |
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
47 |
.B floating |
fc9d35252ab4
applied sanders somepatches.patch
Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org>
parents:
364
diff
changeset
|
48 |
mode. |
262
d659a2dce2b5
implemented viewextend and added M-S-C-n shortcuts for extending the current view... updated man page (works great!) nice feature
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
259
diff
changeset
|
49 |
.TP |
270
dacd3f3c5823
implemented restack behavior (floats are on top in tiled mode)
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
267
diff
changeset
|
50 |
.B Button3 |
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
51 |
click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that |
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
52 |
.B tag |
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
53 |
to/from the view. |
256 | 54 |
.SS Keyboard commands |
55 | 55 |
.TP |
293 | 56 |
.B Mod1-Shift-Return |
57 |
Start |
|
58 |
.BR xterm (1). |
|
59 |
.TP |
|
60 |
.B Mod1-Tab |
|
61 |
Focus next |
|
62 |
.BR window . |
|
63 |
.TP |
|
64 |
.B Mod1-Shift-Tab |
|
65 |
Focus previous |
|
66 |
.BR window . |
|
67 |
.TP |
|
55 | 68 |
.B Mod1-Return |
238 | 69 |
Zoom current |
55 | 70 |
.B window |
71 |
to the |
|
72 |
.B master |
|
293 | 73 |
column |
74 |
.RB ( tiling |
|
75 |
mode only). |
|
55 | 76 |
.TP |
77 |
.B Mod1-m |
|
78 |
Maximize current |
|
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
79 |
.BR window . |
55 | 80 |
.TP |
293 | 81 |
.B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] |
82 |
Apply |
|
83 |
.B nth tag |
|
84 |
to current |
|
85 |
.BR window . |
|
86 |
.TP |
|
87 |
.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[0..n] |
|
88 |
Add/remove |
|
89 |
.B nth tag |
|
90 |
to/from current |
|
91 |
.BR window . |
|
92 |
.TP |
|
93 |
.B Mod1-Shift-c |
|
94 |
Close focused |
|
95 |
.B window. |
|
55 | 96 |
.TP |
97 |
.B Mod1-space |
|
143 | 98 |
Toggle between |
99 |
.B tiled |
|
100 |
and |
|
101 |
.B floating |
|
102 |
mode (affects |
|
219
d8e508716aa8
added a trailing '.' to shortcut descriptions in dwm(1)
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
212
diff
changeset
|
103 |
.BR "all windows" ). |
56 | 104 |
.TP |
293 | 105 |
.B Mod1-[0..n] |
106 |
View all windows with |
|
107 |
.BR "tag n" . |
|
56 | 108 |
.TP |
131
65efe27cbf3d
preparing 0.6 which will be available in the evening after sanders patch approx.
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
123
diff
changeset
|
109 |
.B Mod1-Control-[0..n] |
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
110 |
Add/remove all windows with |
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
111 |
.B tag n |
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
112 |
to/from the view. |
264
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
113 |
.TP |
293 | 114 |
.B Mod1-Shift-q |
115 |
Quit |
|
116 |
.B dwm. |
|
256 | 117 |
.SS Mouse commands |
82 | 118 |
.TP |
59
5d4653de9a1c
implemented dwm reading status text from stdin
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
58
diff
changeset
|
119 |
.B Mod1-Button1 |
238 | 120 |
Move current |
59
5d4653de9a1c
implemented dwm reading status text from stdin
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
58
diff
changeset
|
121 |
.B window |
293 | 122 |
while dragging |
123 |
.RB ( floating |
|
124 |
mode only). |
|
59
5d4653de9a1c
implemented dwm reading status text from stdin
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
58
diff
changeset
|
125 |
.TP |
238 | 126 |
.B Mod1-Button2 |
127 |
Zoom current |
|
128 |
.B window |
|
129 |
to the |
|
130 |
.B master |
|
293 | 131 |
column |
132 |
.RB ( tiling |
|
133 |
mode only). |
|
238 | 134 |
.TP |
59
5d4653de9a1c
implemented dwm reading status text from stdin
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
58
diff
changeset
|
135 |
.B Mod1-Button3 |
238 | 136 |
Resize current |
59
5d4653de9a1c
implemented dwm reading status text from stdin
Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam@wmii.de>
parents:
58
diff
changeset
|
137 |
.B window |
293 | 138 |
while dragging |
139 |
.RB ( floating |
|
140 |
mode only). |
|
82 | 141 |
.SH CUSTOMIZATION |
142 |
.B dwm |
|
174
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
143 |
is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
48c820470858
applied Sanders doc changes, added a PHONY line and changed the output of config.h creation somewhat
arg@10ksloc.org
parents:
171
diff
changeset
|
144 |
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
264
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
145 |
.SH CAVEATS |
347 | 146 |
The status bar may display |
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
147 |
.B broken pipe |
264
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
148 |
when |
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
149 |
.B dwm |
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
150 |
has been started by |
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
151 |
.BR xdm (1), |
afcea99a4f3f
updated man page, added CAVEATS section
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
262
diff
changeset
|
152 |
because it closes standard output before executing |
288
b7865e6feef2
applied sanders man page patch, removed button2 from bar click
Anselm R.Garbe <arg@10ksloc.org>
parents:
270
diff
changeset
|
153 |
.BR dwm . |
201 | 154 |
.SH SEE ALSO |
155 |
.BR dmenu (1) |