patches | ||
.gitignore | ||
config.def.h | ||
config.h | ||
config.mk | ||
drw.c | ||
drw.h | ||
dwm.1 | ||
dwm.c | ||
dwm.png | ||
LICENSE | ||
Makefile | ||
README.md | ||
transient.c | ||
util.c | ||
util.h |
My custom DWM build.
This repository is a fork of the Dynamic Window Manager (DWM) from suckless which contains additional patches and custom configurations. DWM is an extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X.
Additional patches
- titlecolor: Allows you to set a separate colour scheme for your title bar.
- useless gap: Primarily adds 'useless' gaps around windows.
Requirements
In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files.
Installation
The config.mk file was edited so that the installation path is set to ${HOME}/.local. This can be edited to match your own local setup.
Enter the following command to build and install dwm (if necessary as root):
$ make clean install
Running dwm
Add the following line to your ${HOME}/.xinitrc
to start dwm using startx:
$ exec dwm
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
(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
like this in your .xinitrc
:
while xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`"
do
sleep 1
done &
exec dwm
Configuration
The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source code.
Keybindings
The MODKEY
is set to the Super key (Windows key).
Keybinding | Action |
---|---|
MODKEY + SHIFT + RETURN |
open the st terminal |
MODKEY + b |
toggle the bar |
MODKEY + SHIFT + w |
open Firefox |
MODKEY + SHIFT + t |
open Tmux in the st terminal |
MODKEY + SHIFT + q |
quit DWM |