.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION

.SH NAME

dwm \- dynamic window manager

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B dwm

.RB [ \-v ]

.SH DESCRIPTION

dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and

floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the

environment for the application in use and the task performed.

.P

In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master

area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the

stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be

resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,

regardless of the mode selected.

.P

Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple

tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.

.P

dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode,

the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The

selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused

window are indicated with a small point in the top left corner.  The tags which

are applied to one or more clients are indicated with a small point in the bottom

right corner.

.P

dwm draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.

Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.

.SH OPTIONS

.TP

.B \-v

prints version information to standard output, then exits.

.SH USAGE

.SS Status bar

.TP

.B Standard input

is read and displayed in the status text area.

.TP

.B Button1

click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode

label toggles between tiling and floating mode.

.TP

.B Button3

click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.

.TP

.B Mod1-Button1

click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.

.TP

.B Mod1-Button3

click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.

.SS Keyboard commands

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-Return

Start

.BR xterm (1).

.TP

.B Mod1-Tab

Focus next window.

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-Tab

Focus previous window.

.TP

.B Mod1-Return

Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).

.TP

.B Mod1-g

Grow master area (tiling mode only).

.TP

.B Mod1-s

Shrink master area (tiling mode only).

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]

Apply

.RB nth

tag to current window.

.TP

.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]

Add/remove

.B nth

tag to/from current window.

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-c

Close focused window.

.TP

.B Mod1-space

Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-space

Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only).

.TP

.B Mod1-[1..n]

View all windows with

.BR nth

tag.

.TP

.B Mod1-0

View all windows with any tag.

.TP

.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]

Add/remove all windows with

.BR nth

tag to/from the view.

.TP

.B Mod1-Shift-q

Quit dwm.

.SS Mouse commands

.TP

.B Mod1-Button1

Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).

.TP

.B Mod1-Button2

Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).

.TP

.B Mod1-Button3

Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).

.SH CUSTOMIZATION

dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source

code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.

.SH CAVEATS

The status bar may display

.BR "broken pipe"

when dwm has been started by

.BR xdm (1),

because it closes standard output before executing dwm.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR dmenu (1)