dwm

Suckless dwm configuration and customization

dwm version: 6.2

Installation

# cd /usr/src
# git clone git://git.suckless.org/dwm

Most prominent changes in config.def.h

• Terminus font

static const char *fonts[]          = { "xos4 Terminus:size=15" };
static const char dmenufont[]       = "xos4 Terminus:size=15";

• Gray color

static const char col_cyan[]        = "#696969";

• Floating Layout icon: from '><>' to '(~)'

     { "(~)",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */

• MODKEY definition

#define MODKEY Mod4Mask

• Keys customization

    { MODKEY,           XK_Return,    spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },    
    ...
    { MODKEY,           XK_BackSpace, zoom,           {0} },

Patches

# mkdir /usr/src/dwm/patches
# cd /usr/src/dwm/patches

• Vanitygaps (adds gaps between windows):

# wget https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/vanitygaps/dwm-vanitygaps-20190508-6.2.diff

How to patch:

# cd /usr/src/dwm
# patch < patches/patchname.diff