dwm.1

   1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-0.2
   2 .SH NAME
   3 dwm \- dynamic window manager
   4 .SH SYNOPSIS
   5 .B dwm
   6 .RB [ \-v ]
   7 .SH DESCRIPTION
   8 .B dwm
   9 is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating
  10 modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
  11 use and the task performed.
  12 .P
  13 In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
  14 column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
  15 stacking column contains all other windows in a stack.  Dialog windows are
  16 managed floating, however. In floating mode windows can be resized and moved
  17 freely.
  18 .P
  19 Windows are grouped by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a
  20 time. But each window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in
  21 several views.
  22 .P
  23 .B dwm
  24 consists of a small status bar which reads the text displayed from standard
  25 input, if written. It draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the
  26 focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window
  27 displaying the tags and the window title.
  28 .SH OPTIONS
  29 .TP
  30 .B \-v
  31 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
  32 .SH USAGE
  33 .TP
  34 .B Mod1-Return
  35 Zoom
  36 .B window
  37 to the
  38 .B master
  39 column
  40 .TP
  41 .B Mod1-k
  42 Focus previous
  43 .B window
  44 .TP
  45 .B Mod1-j
  46 Focus next
  47 .B window
  48 .TP
  49 .B Mod1-m
  50 Maximize current
  51 .B window
  52 .TP
  53 .B Mod1-[0..n]
  54 Focus
  55 .B nth
  56 tag
  57 .TP
  58 .B Mod1-space
  59 (Re-)arrange
  60 .B all
  61 windows tiled
  62 .TP
  63 .B Mod1-Shift-space
  64 (Re-)arrange
  65 .B all
  66 windows floating
  67 .TP
  68 .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n]
  69 Apply
  70 .B nth
  71 tag to current
  72 .B window
  73 .TP
  74 .B Mod1-Shift-q
  75 Quit
  76 .B dwm
  77 .TP
  78 .B Mod1-Shift-Return
  79 Start
  80 .B terminal
  81 .TP
  82 .B Mod1-Shift-w
  83 Start
  84 .B web browser
  85 .TP
  86 .B Mod1-Shift-l
  87 Lock
  88 .B screen
  89 .TP
  90 .B Control-[0..n]
  91 Append
  92 .B nth
  93 tag to current
  94 .B window
  95 .TP
  96 .B Control-Shift-[0..n]
  97 Replace current
  98 .B window
  99 of
 100 .B nth
 101 tag with current tag.
 102 .B window
 103 .TP
 104 .B Control-Button1
 105 Zooms the clicked
 106 .B window
 107 to master column
 108 .TP
 109 .B Mod1-Button1
 110 Moves current
 111 .B window
 112 while dragging
 113 .TP
 114 .B Mod1-Button2
 115 Lowers current
 116 .B window
 117 .TP
 118 .B Mod1-Button3
 119 Resizes current
 120 .B window
 121 while dragging
 122 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
 123 .B dwm
 124 is customized through editing its source code.  This keeps it fast, secure and
 125 simple. The source code contains the
 126 .I CUSTOMIZE
 127 keyword to highlight relevant portions for customization.