From 5209967e0525b3eb90c94f40eca742878283fecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Marc=20Andr=C3=A9=20Tanner?= Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:14:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add a quick introduction to the README --- README | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a01ca29..8f1655c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ dvtm - dynamic virtual terminal manager dvtm brings dwm and it's concept of tiling window management to the console. See http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm for -the latest version. +the latest version. In combination with abduco it is a lightweight +alternative to tmux and screen. Requirements ------------ @@ -33,6 +34,16 @@ pipe and pass it's name to dvtm via it's -s command line option. Make sure that the pipe remains open until dvtm is closed, see the included dvtm-status script as an example. +Quickstart +---------- + +All dvtm commands are prefixed with a modifier key: CTRL+g by default +(but run time configurable via the -m command line option). MOD+c creates +a new window, MOD+{j,k} focuses the next/previous window, MOD+Enter +zooms the current window, MOD+Space cycles through layouts. + +For the rest read the manual page (MOD+?). + Configuration ------------- The configuration of dvtm is done by creating a custom config.h