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dwm - dynamic window manager ______________________________
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DWM - DYNAMIC WINDOW MANAGER
Suckless
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dwm is an extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X. dwm is an extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X.
Requirements Requirements
------------ ============
In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files. In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files.
Installation Installation
------------ ============
Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dwm is installed into
the /usr/local namespace by default). Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dwm is installed into the
/usr/local namespace by default).
Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dwm (if Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dwm (if
necessary as root): necessary as root):
,----
make clean install | make clean install
`----
Running dwm Running dwm
----------- ===========
Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start dwm using startx: Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start dwm using startx:
,----
| exec dwm
`----
exec dwm In order to connect dwm to a specific display, make sure that the
DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
In order to connect dwm to a specific display, make sure that ,----
the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.: | DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec dwm
`----
DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec dwm
(This will start dwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.) (This will start dwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.)
In order to display status info in the bar, you can do something In order to display status info in the bar, you can do something like
like this in your .xinitrc: this in your .xinitrc:
while xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`" ,----
do | while xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`"
sleep 1 | do
done & | sleep 1
exec dwm | done &
| exec dwm
`----
Configuration Configuration
------------- =============
The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling
the source code. Refer to dwm(1) (stored in this repository as well) to find The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h and
more information. (re)compiling the source code. Refer to dwm(1) (stored in this
repository as well) to find more information.