[Solved] dwm - move/toggle current window to second screen/projector

I'm using dwm and I'm trying to figure out if there's a MODKEY that I can use/assign to move/toggle the current window to my second monitor and the other way around. Thanks.
Last edited by inurl (2014-03-29 05:28:22)

They are called screens in the man page:
man dwm wrote:
Mod1-, Focus previous screen, if any.
Mod1-. Focus next screen, if any.
Mod1-Shift-,
Send focused window to previous screen, if any.
Mod1-Shift-.
Send focused window to next screen, if any.

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