i3 User’s Guide
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Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
-July 2011
+August 2011
This document contains all the information you need to configure and use the i3
window manager. If it does not, please contact us on IRC (preferred) or post your
*Examples*:
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# enable floating mode for all XTerm windows
-for_window [class="XTerm"] mode floating
+for_window [class="XTerm"] floating enable
# Make all urxvts use a 1-pixel border:
for_window [class="urxvt"] border 1pixel
# A less useful, but rather funny example:
# makes the window floating as soon as I change
# directory to ~/work
-for_window [title="x200: ~/work"] mode floating
+for_window [title="x200: ~/work"] floating enable
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=== Variables
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*Example*:
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-split vertical
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+bindsym mod+v split vertical
+bindsym mod+h split horizontal
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=== Manipulating layout
bindsym j resize shrink left
bindsym Shift+j resize grow left
- bindsym k resize grow bottom
- bindsym Shift+k resize shrink bottom
+ bindsym k resize grow down
+ bindsym Shift+k resize shrink down
- bindsym l resize shrink top
- bindsym Shift+l resize grow top
+ bindsym l resize shrink up
+ bindsym Shift+l resize grow up
bindsym semicolon resize grow right
bindsym Shift+semicolon resize shrink right