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Are you familiar with dwm's powerful tag feature? THE TAGGING MODEL Many desktop environments organize windows using rigid workspaces: Workspace 1 Workspace 2 Workspace 3 A window belongs to a single workspace. dwm uses a different model, treating workspaces as bitmask labels (tags). This allows a single window instance to hold multiple tags simultaneously, acting as a persistent visual anchor across different contexts: Firefox -> Tag 1 (Web Browsing) st (nvi/dev) -> Tag 2 (Code/Scripts) st (Monitor/Logs) -> Tag 1 + Tag 2 (Persistent) When you view Tag 1, you see your browser and the log monitor. When you switch to Tag 2, the browser disappears, but the exact same log window remains on screen, now sharing space with your text editor. The application is never duplicated or restarted in memory. The UI remains minimal while enabling workflows that are difficult to express using traditional workspace-oriented desktops. Two decades later, this tagging model remains one of the most distinctive features of dwm. #suckless #dwm #unix #linux #sysadmin