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@@ -5,17 +5,44 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager
 .B dwm
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.SS Overview
 .B dwm
-is a dynamic window manager for X11.
-.SS Options
+is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and
+arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode.
+.P
+In tiled mode
+.B dwm
+manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The
+master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other
+windows. Dialog windows are treated floating.
+.P
+In floating mode
+.B dwm
+manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely
+with the mouse.
+.P
+Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per
+time.  However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which
+allows to make windows visible in all views.
+.P
+.B dwm
+reads from standard input to display status text, if written.
+.P
+.B dwm
+draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as
+much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar
+in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title.
+.SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-v
-prints version information to stdout, then exits.
-.SS Status text
+prints version information to standard output, then exits.
+.SH CUSTOMIZATION
+.B dwm
+is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that
 .B dwm
-reads from stdin to display status text if provided.
-.SS Default Key Bindings
+users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple,
+because it does not process any input data, except window properties and
+the status text read from standard input.
+.SS Keyboard Control
 .TP 16
 .I Key	
 .I Action
@@ -25,7 +52,7 @@ Zoom
 .B window
 to the 
 .B master
-track
+column
 .TP
 .B Mod1-k
 Focus previous
@@ -81,7 +108,7 @@ Append
 .B nth
 tag to cureent
 .B window
-.SS Default Mouse Bindings
+.SS Mouse Control
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Button1
 Moves current