dvtm

Spec sheet

Purpose

dvtm brings tiling window management to the console to help users work with multiple console based programs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Intended users

The project describes dvtm as a console window manager for people working with multiple console based programs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Support

The project directs comments, suggestions, bug reports, and patches to the suckless developer mailing list or the maintainer.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

License

The project is released under the MIT/X11 license, and its terminal emulation component is under the ISC license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Founded

2007Read 28 Sep 2026 · brain-dump.org

Configuration

Users customize key bindings by creating a config.h file and recompiling the source.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Copy mode

Copy mode sends the scrollback buffer to an external editor and keeps the editor's standard output for later pasting.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Download

The project offers a source tarball that users compile with curses headers, as well as distribution-provided binary packages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Editor integrations

The project names sandy and vis as examples of editors that can work as filters for copy mode.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Installation

Users can download the source tarball and compile it with curses headers, or install a distribution-provided binary package.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Latest listed release

The project page lists dvtm 0.15 as released on 2016-01-09.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Layouts

Its default layouts are vertical stack, bottom stack, grid, and fullscreen.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Release status

The project page lists dvtm 0.15 as released on 2016-01-09.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Session management

dvtm does not include session management and recommends the separate abduco tool for detach and reattach support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Status bar

dvtm can read and display status messages from a named pipe, and the project provides a script that displays the current time.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Status messages

dvtm can display status messages from a named pipe, and the project provides a dvtm-status script example.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Tags

Users can assign tags to windows and switch views to show windows with selected tags.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Warranty

The MIT/X Consortium license provides the software as is and disclaims warranties and liability.Read 9 Oct 2026 · raw.githubusercontent.com

Window controls

Keyboard shortcuts create, close, minimize, restore, select, and switch between windows.Read 9 Oct 2026 · brain-dump.org

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal Multiplexers#18 of 297.4