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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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.RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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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
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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 windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
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stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
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regardless of the mode applied.
.P
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.
.P
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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
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window are indicated with a filled square in the top left corner. The tags
which are applied to one or more windows are indicated with an empty square in
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the top left corner.
.P
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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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.TP
.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
.TP
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.B Standard input
is read and displayed in the status text area.
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.TP
.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.
.TP
.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 Button4
click on the mode label increases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
.TP
.B Button5
click on the mode label decreases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
.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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.TP
.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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.TP
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.B Mod1-Shift-Return
Start
.BR xterm (1).
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.TP
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.B Mod1-Tab
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Focus next window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
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Focus previous window.
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.TP
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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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.TP
.B Mod1-g
Grow master area (tiling mode only).
.TP
.B Mod1-s
Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-i
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Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-d
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Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
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Apply
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.RB nth
tag to current window.
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.TP
.B Mod1-Shift-0
Apply all tags to current window.
.TP
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.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
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Add/remove
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.B nth
tag to/from current window.
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.TP
.B Mod1-Shift-c
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Close focused window.
.TP
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.B Mod1-space
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Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
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.TP
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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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.TP
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.B Mod1-[1..n]
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View all windows with
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.BR nth
tag.
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.TP
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.B Mod1-0
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View all windows with any tag.
.TP
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.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
Add/remove all windows with
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.BR nth
tag to/from the view.
.TP
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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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.TP
.B Mod1-Button1
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Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-Button2
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Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
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.TP
.B Mod1-Button3
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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
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
.SH CAVEATS
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The status bar may display
.BR "EOF"
when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
.BR xdm (1),
because those close standard output before executing dwm.
.P
Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
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JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
backend instead):
.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dmenu (1)