"Multitask, prioritize, and execute effectively with DWM."
Most special combinations involve the key called Mod4 or Super or Windows.
There are nine workspaces, or numbered "tags" in this window manager configuration.
Switch to any tag: Super + number
Move a focused window (a.k.a "client") to a tag: Super + Shift + number
To bring up Rofi, the window list and application menu:
Super + r or Super + Shift + Enter
To exit your DWM session: Shift + Super + e or Ctrl + Alt + Delete
then select...
logout + Enter to logout
reboot + Enter to reboot
shutdown + Enter to shut down
To start...
...Gui File Browser: Super + f (Thunar)
...Terminal File Browser: Super + Shift + f (lf)
...Gui Web Browser: Super + i (Firefox)
...Terminal Web Browser: Super + Shift + i (W3M)
...Network Manager: Super + n (Networkmanager_Dmenu)
...Bluetooth Manager: Super + b (Blueman-Manager)
...Video Player: Super + m (Smplayer)
...Audio Player: Super + d (Smplayer)
...Radio Playlist: Super + s (MPV)
...SDR Playlist: Super + Shift + s (Firefox)
...SDR Client: Super + Shift + s (Super SDR)
...Volume Control: Super + v (Pavucontrol)
...Terminal: Super + Enter or Ctrl + Alt + t
...Bit Torrent: Super + q
...Calculator: Super + c
...Screenshot: Super + Print
...TwitGrid Super + t
To close a focused window: Ctrl + q
To forcefully close a focused window: Ctrl + Shift + q
To drag a floating window: Super + left mouse button and drag it.
To resize a floating window: Super + right mouse button and move the edges.
To resize a tiled window: Super + h or l and move the edges (Vim keys!).
To toggle a window between floating and tiled: Super + Shift + Space
To restart DWM in place: Super + Shift + r
To hide or show the status bar: Super + F11
Minimize a window by clicking its title (on the lower bar).
Scratchpads are how you hide apps and prevent screen clutter.
Hide a focused window on the scratchpad: Super + Shift + F1
Retrieve windows from the scratchpad: Super + F1 repeat as necessary.
To disconnect a window from the scratchpad: Ctrl + Shift + F1
There is much more to DWM than this. Find good online resources and study
the efficacy and power of tiling window managers.
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