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63 lines
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# My dwm (Dynamic Window Manager) build
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dwm is an extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X.
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# My Keybindings
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| Keybinding | Action |
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| :--- | :--- |
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| `MODKEY + Keypad Insert` | opens run launcher (dmenu is the run launcher but can be easily changed) |
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| `MODKEY + Enter` | opens terminal (st is the terminal but can be easily changed) |
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| `MODKEY + j` | focus stack +1 (switches focus between windows in the stack) |
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| `MODKEY + k` | focus stack -1 (switches focus between windows in the stack) |
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| `MODKEY + SHIFT + j` | rotate stack +1 (rotates the windows in the stack) |
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| `MODKEY + SHIFT + k` | rotate stack -1 (rotates the windows in the stack) |
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| `MODKEY + h` | setmfact -0.05 (decreases window width) |
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| `MODKEY + l` | setmfact +0.05 (increases window width) |
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| `MODKEY + ,` | focusmon -1 (switches focus between monitors) |
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| `MODKEY + .` | focusmon +1 (switches focus between monitors) |
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# Requirements
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In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files.
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# Installation
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Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dwm is installed into
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the /usr/local namespace by default).
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Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dwm (if
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necessary as root):
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make clean install
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# Running dwm
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Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start dwm using startx:
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exec dwm
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In order to connect dwm to a specific display, make sure that
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the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
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DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec dwm
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(This will start dwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.)
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In order to display status info in the bar, you can do something
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like this in your .xinitrc:
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while xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`"
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do
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sleep 1
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done &
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exec dwm
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# Configuration
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The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h
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and (re)compiling the source code.
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