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-the line "commit" starts with the same revision. If so, you are using the
+version is +9c15b95+. Go to https://github.com/i3/i3/commits/next and see if
+the most recent commit starts with the same revision. If so, you are using the
latest version.
Development versions of i3 have logging enabled by default and are compiled
i3-msg 'debuglog on; shmlog on; reload'
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+== Reproducing the problem
+
+Before submitting an issue, please make sure to close down on the problem as
+much as you can yourself. Here are some steps you should consider:
+
+* Find a deterministic, reliable way to reproduce the problem and provide it
+ with your bug report.
+* Try using the default i3 config to reproduce the problem. If the issue does
+ not appear with the default config, gradually adapt it to track down what
+ change(s) to the config introduce the problem.
+* Reproduce the problem with a minimal setup, i.e., only use as few applications,
+ windows and steps as necessary.
+* In addition, try to stick to applications that are common and, even more
+ importantly, free / open source.
+* Before obtaining the log file, restart i3 in-place, execute the steps to
+ reproduce the problem and then save the logs. This keeps the log file as
+ small as possible and necessary.
+
+Please be aware that we cannot support compatibility issues with closed-source
+software, as digging into compatibility problems without having access to the
+source code is too time-consuming. Additionally, experience has shown that
+often, the software in question is responsible for the issue. Please raise an
+issue with the software in question, not i3.
+
== Obtaining the debug logfile
-Please note that log files may contain sensitive data such as window titles.
+[CAUTION]
+================================================================================
+Logs may contain sensitive information, so please inspect the log before
+submitting it. Logs may be viewed by anyone, once posted. If you choose to
+redact the log, make an effort not to discard information which may be relevant
+to the issue you are reporting.
+
The best way to avoid submitting such information is to only run the necessary
-applications to reproduce the behavior when saving the log file. This will also
-make analyzing the log file easier.
+steps to reproduce the behavior when saving the log file. This will also make
+analyzing the log file easier.
+================================================================================
No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just
crashed, the logfile provides all information necessary to debug the problem.
To upload a compressed version of the logfile (for a bugreport), use:
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-DISPLAY=:0 i3-dump-log | bzip2 -c | curl --data-binary @- http://logs.i3wm.org
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DISPLAY=:0 i3-dump-log | bzip2 -c | curl --data-binary @- https://logs.i3wm.org
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This command does not depend on i3 (it also works while i3 displays
the crash dialog), but it requires a working X11 connection.
you found the section which clearly highlights the problem, additional
information might be necessary to completely diagnose the problem.
-When debugging with us in IRC, be prepared to use a so called nopaste service
-such as http://nopaste.info or http://pastebin.com because pasting large
-amounts of text in IRC sometimes leads to incomplete lines (servers have line
-length limitations) or flood kicks.
+When debugging with us in IRC, be prepared to use a so-called nopaste service
+such as https://pastebin.com because pasting large amounts of text in IRC
+sometimes leads to incomplete lines (servers have line length limitations) or
+flood kicks.
== Debugging i3bar
-To debug i3bar problems, add +verbose yes+ to all +bar {}+ blocks in your i3 config
-and then restart all i3bar instances like this:
+To debug i3bar problems, add +verbose yes+ to all +bar {}+ blocks in your i3
+config, reload your config and then restart all i3bar instances like this:
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+$ i3 reload
$ killall i3bar
$ for c in $(i3-msg -t get_bar_config | python -c \
'import json,sys;print("\n".join(json.load(sys.stdin)))'); do \
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