Cleaned up and updated man page for DWM

This will provide up to date references to my key bindings!
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.B dwm
.RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle
and floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimising the
environment for the application in use and the task performed.
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in a
variety of layouts:
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floating: windows can be resized and moved freely, a la usual window
managers.
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tiled: windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
area on the left contains one window by default, and the stacking area
on the right contains all other windows. The number of master area
windows can be adjusted from zero to an arbitrary number.
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monocle (normal, centred or floating)
Normal: all windows are maximised to the screen size.
Centred: the screen is split into three sections with the master
clients getting the second section and the stacking clients get the
remaining 2 sections to be laid out in.
Floating: the master clients are placed floating in the centre of the
screen while the remaining stacking clients are placed side by side
vertically.
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fibonacci (dwindle and spiral): windows are tiled in a spiralling or
dwindling pattern.
In the dwindle layout new clients tend towards the bottom left of the
monitor while in the spiral layout clients tend towards the centre
bottom left.
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deck: the stacking clients are placed floating on top of each other
such that there are only two partitions of the screen space.
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gapless grid: n clients are arranged into a square of ceil(sqrt(n))
length, where the top left is the latest client opened.
.P
In tiled layouts windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
area on the left contains one window by default, and the stacking area on the
right contains all other windows. The number of master area windows can be
adjusted from zero to an arbitrary number. In monocle layout all windows are
maximised to the screen size. In floating layout windows can be resized and
moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of the
layout applied.
Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of the layout
applied.
.P
Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or
multiple tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these
tags.
.P
Each screen contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the
layout, the title of the focused window, and the text read from the root window
name property, if the screen is focused. A floating window is indicated with an
empty square and a maximised floating 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.
Each screen contains a small status bar which displays all available
tags, the layout, the title of the focused window, and the text read
from the root window name property, if the screen is focused. A
floating window is indicated with an empty square and a maximised
floating 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
dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
.SH OPTIONS
@@ -39,119 +69,172 @@ prints version information to stderr, then exits.
.TP
.B X root window name
is read and displayed in the status text area. It can be set with the
.BR xsetroot (1)
.BR xsetroot (1). This fork uses dwmblocks to generate system status information.
command.
.TP
.B Button1
click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout
label toggles between tiled and floating layout.
.TP
.B Button3
click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Button1
click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Button3
click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
.SS Keyboard commands
Mod is set to Super (the "windows" key).
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-Return
Start
.BR st(1).
.B Mod\-b
Toggle status bar
.TP
.B Mod1\-p
Spawn
.BR dmenu(1)
for launching other programs.
.B Mod\-`
Toggle scratchpad terminal (set to
.BR st(1)
)
.TP
.B Mod1\-,
Focus previous screen, if any.
.B Mod\-j
Focus next window
.TP
.B Mod1\-.
Focus next screen, if any.
.B Mod\-k
Focus previous window
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-,
Send focused window to previous screen, if any.
.B Mod\-.
Increase gap size
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-.
Send focused window to next screen, if any.
.B Mod\-,
Decrease gap size
.TP
.B Mod1\-b
Toggles bar on and off.
.B Mod\-/
Toggle gaps
.TP
.B Mod1\-t
Sets tiled layout.
.B Mod\-Shift\-/
Print current gap value (using
.BR notify-send(1)
)
.TP
.B Mod1\-f
Sets floating layout.
.B Mod\-h
Decrease size of master area
.TP
.B Mod1\-m
Sets monocle layout.
.B Mod\-l
Increase size of master are
.TP
.B Mod1\-space
Toggles between current and previous layout.
.B Mod\-Control\-.
Decrease number of master clients
.TP
.B Mod1\-j
Focus next window.
.B Mod\-Control\-,
Increase number of master clients
.TP
.B Mod1\-k
Focus previous window.
.B Mod\-Shift\-h
Rotate the stack clockwise but keep focus on the same position.
.TP
.B Mod1\-i
Increase number of windows in master area.
.B Mod\-Shift\-l
Rotate the stack anticlockwise but keep focus on the same position.
.TP
.B Mod1\-d
Decrease number of windows in master area.
.B Mod\-Shift\-k
Rotate the master clients clockwise but keep focus on the same position.
.TP
.B Mod1\-l
Increase master area size.
.B Mod\-Shift\-j
Rotate the master clients anticlockwise but keep focus on the same position.
.TP
.B Mod1\-h
Decrease master area size.
.B Mod\-c
If in stack area, swap currently focused client with master. If in master area, swap currently focused client with top of stack area.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Return
Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).
.B Mod\-Shift\-t
Set layout to tiling
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
Close focused window.
.B Mod\-Shift\-f
Set layout to floating
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
.B Mod\-Shift\-m
Set layout to monocle
.TP
.B Mod1\-Tab
Toggles to the previously selected tags.
.B Mod\-Shift\-u
Set layout to centred monocle
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
Apply nth tag to focused window.
.B Mod\-Shift\-o
Set layout to centred floating monocle
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-0
Apply all tags to focused window.
.B Mod\-Shift\-s
Set layout to spiral fibonacci
.TP
.B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]
Add/remove nth tag to/from focused window.
.B Mod\-Shift\-d
Set layout to dwindle fibonacci
.TP
.B Mod\-Shift\-g
Set layout to gapless grid
.TP
.B Mod\-Shift\-i
Set layout to deck
.TP
.B Mod\-Shift\-space
Toggle between current layout and previous layout
.TP
.B Mod\-space
Toggle current client's floating (floating -> not floating, not floating -> floating)
.TP
.B Mod1\-[1..n]
View all windows with nth tag.
Go to nth tag
.TP
.B Mod1\-0
View all windows with any tag.
.B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
Send focused client to nth tag.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Control\-[1..n]
Add/remove all windows with nth tag to/from the view.
.B Mod\-m
Focus on the next monitor in monitor stack
.TP
.B Mod1\-Shift\-q
Quit dwm.
.B Mod\-Shift\-,
Send client to previous monitor in monitor stack
.TP
.B Mod\-Shift\-.
Send client to next monitor in monitor stack
.TP
.B Mod\-Tab
View the previous tag
.TP
.B Mod\-q
Kill the currently focused client
.TP
.B Mod\-Shift\-q
Kill dwm
.SS Mouse commands
.TP
.B Mod1\-Button1
Move focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Button2
Toggles focused window between floating and tiled state.
.TP
.B Mod1\-Button3
Resize focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.SH CUSTOMIZATION
dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.