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.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION |
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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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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and |
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floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the |
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environment for the application in use and the task performed. |
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In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master |
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area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the |
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stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be |
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resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, |
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regardless of the mode selected. |
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Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple |
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tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags. |
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dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, |
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the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The |
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selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused |
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window are indicated with a filled square in the top left corner. The tags |
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which are applied to one or more clients are indicated with an empty square in |
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the top left corner. |
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dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state. |
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Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title. |
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.SH OPTIONS |
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.B \-v |
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prints version information to standard output, then exits. |
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.SH USAGE |
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.SS Status bar |
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.B Standard input |
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is read and displayed in the status text area. |
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.TP |
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.B Button1 |
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click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode |
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label toggles between tiling and floating mode. |
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.TP |
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.B Button3 |
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click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view. |
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.TP |
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.B Mod1-Button1 |
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click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window. |
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.B Mod1-Button3 |
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click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window. |
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.SS Keyboard commands |
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.B Mod1-Shift-Return |
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Start |
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.B Mod1-Tab |
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Focus next window. |
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.B Mod1-Shift-Tab |
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Focus previous window. |
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.B Mod1-Return |
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Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode). |
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.B Mod1-g |
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Grow master area (tiling mode only). |
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.B Mod1-s |
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Shrink master area (tiling mode only). |
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.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n] |
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Apply |
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.RB nth |
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tag to current window. |
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Apply all tags to current window. |
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.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n] |
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Add/remove |
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tag to/from current window. |
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Close focused window. |
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.B Mod1-space |
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Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows). |
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.B Mod1-Shift-space |
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Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only). |
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.B Mod1-[1..n] |
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View all windows with |
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.BR nth |
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tag. |
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.B Mod1-0 |
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View all windows with any tag. |
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.B Mod1-Control-[1..n] |
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Add/remove all windows with |
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.BR nth |
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tag to/from the view. |
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.B Mod1-Shift-q |
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Quit dwm. |
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.SS Mouse commands |
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Move current window while dragging (floating mode only). |
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Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only). |
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Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only). |
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.SH CUSTOMIZATION |
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dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
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code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
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.SH CAVEATS |
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The status bar may display |
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.BR "broken pipe" |
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when dwm has been started by |
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.BR xdm (1), |
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because it closes standard output before executing dwm. |
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.SH SEE ALSO |
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