If configured to use Xinerama libraries in config.mk, dwm can automatically detect configured screen outputs (monitor, overhead projector, etc.) and their resolutions and draw the windows in the output area accordingly.
One of the easiest ways to configure screen outputs is via the RandR X server extension using the xrandr tool. Without arguments it will list the current configuration of screen outputs.
xrandr
For each connected output the supported resolution modes will be printed.
dwm will assume that two outputs should display identical windows and tags if:
one of them is configured to display in the same area as the other (--same-as switch) they have the same resolution After connecting a monitor, this could be an example of a mirroring setup
xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --same-as LVDS1 --mode 1024x768
xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x768
The --auto switch enables the output after it was connected.
If two screen outputs have different resolutions, dwm assumes that they should display different windows and tag sets. It may therefore be necessary to instruct the X server via the xrandr tool to draw the outputs in different areas of the screen, as it may default to --same-as and the areas would overlap.
After connecting a monitor, this could be an example of such a setup
xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --right-of LVDS1
In this case the --auto switch enables the output after connecting and also sets its preferred resolution mode.
Super key is an alternative name for the Windows key or Command key when using Linux or BSD operating systems or software.
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+shift+enter |
launch terminal |
super+shift+w |
launch web browser |
super+shift+m |
launch chat app |
super+shift+h |
launch htop in st terminal |
super+shift+e |
launch file manager |
super+shift+c |
kill window/application |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
alt+tab |
Switch windows using rofi |
super+b |
toggle bar visibility |
super+left/right key |
toggle selected window |
super+[/] |
increase/decrease windows in master (left) side |
super+,/. |
decrease/increase master window's "weight" |
super+shift+,/. |
decrease/increase slave window's "weight" wrt other slave window |
super+enter |
switch selected slave window with master window |
super+tab |
switch to last tag |
super+shift+c |
kill window/application |
super+f |
toggle fullscreen mode |
super+control+,/. |
cycle window layout |
super+space |
disable/enable focus on floating windows |
super+shift+space |
toggle active window to floating window |
control+,/. |
change focused monitor |
control+shift+,/. |
Move selected window to next screen |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+shift+_ |
toggle gaps on/off |
super+shift+= |
reset gaps back to default |
super+-/+ |
decrease/increase all gaps |
super+alt+-/+ |
decrease/increase inner all gaps |
super+control+-/+ |
decrease/increase outer all gaps |
alt+-/+ |
decrease/increase inner vertical gaps |
alt+shift+-/+ |
decrease/increase inner horizontal gaps |
control+-/+ |
decrease/increase outer vertical gaps |
control+shift+-/+ |
decrease/increase outer horizontal gaps |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+; |
Decrease border size |
super+' |
Increase border size |
super+\ |
Reset border size |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+F5 |
quit dwm session (back to tty) |
control+F5 |
reload dwm |
super+control+F5 |
reload dwm & apply colors from .Xresources (xrdb patch) |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+1-9 |
switch tags |
super+control+left/right |
change current tag to the one on its left/right |
super+shift+left/right |
move selected window one tag to the left/right |
super+shift+1-9 |
move active window to other tags |
super+shift+control+1-9 |
tag active window to other tags (i.e selected window will show in the newly selected tag as well) |
super+0 |
select all tags (i.e view windows of all tags in current tag) |
super+shift+0 |
tag active window to all tags (i.e selected window will follow the active tag) |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
super+p |
run dmenu |
super+x |
bring up power menu (dmenu) |
super+m |
watchmedia script (dmenu) |
super+a |
application launcher (rofi) |
super+j |
application launcher (jgmenu) |
super+s |
YouTube downloader (dmenu) |
super+c |
colorpicker script |
super+e |
emoji picker (dmenu) |
super+z |
disable/enable touchpad |
| Key Combo | What it'll do |
|---|---|
PrintScreen |
Copy full screenshot |
super+PrintScreen |
Copy & save full screenshot |
shift+PrintScreen |
Select a part of screen and copy it to clipboard |
super+shift+PrintScreen |
Select a part of screen, copy it to clipboard & save |
control+PrintScreen |
Copy active window's screenshot |
super+control+PrintScreen |
Copy active window's screenshot & save |
Audio Up/Down/Mute |
Increase/Decrease/Mute Audio |
Brightness Up/Down |
Increase/Decrease brightness |
Audio Play/Next/Previous |
Toggle between play & pause, change to next/previous song |
| Keyboard+Mouse Stuff |
|---|
super+Right Click a floating window to resize it. |
super+shift+ Left Click a non-floating master window to change its "weight" (size). |
super+shift+ Right Click a non-floating slave window to change its "weight" (size). |
super+Left Click a window and drag around to move it. If non-floating window is selected, then you can drag it around to another non-floating window's place and switch with it |
super+Left Click a tag to send selected window to that particular tag. |
super+Right Click a tag to tag selected window to that particular tag. |
Middle Click dwm status bar (except tags side) to launch terminal. |
Middle Click a window to toggle floating state of that window. |
- actualfullscreen
- adjacenttag
- alpha
- alwayscenter
- barborder
- barpadding
- canfocusfloating
- cfacts
- cursorwarp
- cyclelayouts
- dragcfact
- dragmfact
- focusdir
- focusonnetactive
- pertag
- placemouse
- preserveonrestart
- removeborder
- resizepoint
- restartsig
- setborderpx
- smfact
- status2d+systray+xrdb
- statuscmd+status2d
- swallow
- switchtotag
- underlinetags
- vanitygaps
- viewontag
- winicon
- xrdb
- zoomswap