2024-06-25 23:44:17 +00:00
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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 ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle
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and floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimising the
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environment for the application in use and the task performed.
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.P
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In tiled layouts windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
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area on the left contains one window by default, and the stacking area on the
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right contains all other windows. The number of master area windows can be
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adjusted from zero to an arbitrary number. In monocle layout all windows are
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maximised to the screen size. In floating layout windows can be resized and
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moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of the
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layout applied.
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.P
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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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.P
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Each screen contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the
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layout, the title of the focused window, and the text read from the root window
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name property, if the screen is focused. A floating window is indicated with an
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empty square and a maximised floating window is indicated with a filled square
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before the windows title. The selected tags are indicated with a different
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color. The tags of the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the
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top left corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are
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indicated with an empty square in the top left corner.
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.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
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.B \-v
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prints version information to stderr, then exits.
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.SH USAGE
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.SS Status bar
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.TP
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.B X root window name
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is read and displayed in the status text area. It can be set with the
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.BR xsetroot (1)
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command.
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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 layout
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label toggles between tiled and floating layout.
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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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.TP
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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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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-Return
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Start
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.BR st(1).
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-p
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Spawn
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.BR dmenu(1)
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for launching other programs.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-,
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Focus previous screen, if any.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-.
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Focus next screen, if any.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-,
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Send focused window to previous screen, if any.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-.
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Send focused window to next screen, if any.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-b
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Toggles bar on and off.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-t
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Sets tiled layout.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-f
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Sets floating layout.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-m
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Sets monocle layout.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-space
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Toggles between current and previous layout.
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.B Mod1\-j
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Focus next window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-k
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Focus previous window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-i
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Increase number of windows in master area.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-d
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Decrease number of windows in master area.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-l
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Increase master area size.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-h
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Decrease master area size.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Return
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Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
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Close focused window.
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.TP
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2024-06-25 23:46:33 +00:00
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-f
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Toggle fullscreen for focused window.
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.TP
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2024-06-25 23:44:17 +00:00
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
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Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Tab
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Toggles to the previously selected tags.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
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Apply nth tag to focused window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Shift\-0
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Apply all tags to focused window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]
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Add/remove nth tag to/from focused window.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-[1..n]
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View all windows with nth tag.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-0
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View all windows with any tag.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Control\-[1..n]
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Add/remove all windows with nth tag to/from the view.
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.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
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.B Mod1\-Button1
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Move focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Button2
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Toggles focused window between floating and tiled state.
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.TP
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.B Mod1\-Button3
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Resize focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
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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 SEE ALSO
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.BR dmenu (1),
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.BR st (1)
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.SH ISSUES
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Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
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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. Possible workarounds
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are using JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or setting the
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environment variable
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.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
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(to use the older Motif backend instead) or running
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.B xprop -root -f _NET_WM_NAME 32a -set _NET_WM_NAME LG3D
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or
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.B wmname LG3D
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(to pretend that a non-reparenting window manager is running that the
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XToolkit/XAWT backend can recognize) or when using OpenJDK setting the environment variable
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.BR _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1 .
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.SH BUGS
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Send all bug reports with a patch to hackers@suckless.org.
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