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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
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versatile layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
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environment for the application in use and the task performed.
.P
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In tiling layout 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 versatile layout windows can be
resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed versatile,
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regardless of the layout 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 layout,
the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. A
versatile window is indicated with an empty square and a maximized
versatile window is indicated with a filled square before the windows
title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of
the focused 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 the top left corner.
.P
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dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
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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 layout
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label toggles between tiling and versatile layout.
.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
.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
.B Mod1-Return
Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling layout only).
.TP
.B Mod1-j
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Focus next window.
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.TP
.B Mod1-k
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Focus previous window.
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.TP
.B Mod1-l
Increase master area width (tiling layout only).
.TP
.B Mod1-h
Decrease master area width (tiling layout only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-i
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Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-d
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Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
.TP
.B Mod1-m
Toggles maximization of current window (versatile layout 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 versatile layout (affects all windows).
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.TP
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.B Mod1-Shift-space
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Toggle focused window between versatile and non-versatile state (tiling layout 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 (versatile layout only).
.TP
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.B Mod1-Button2
Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling layout only).
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.TP
.B Mod1-Button3
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Resize current window while dragging (versatile layout 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 SEE ALSO
.BR dmenu (1)
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.SH BUGS
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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 .