i3(1)
=====
-Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
-v4.0, July 2011
+Michael Stapelberg <michael@i3wm.org>
+v4.3, September 2012
== NAME
== SYNOPSIS
-i3 [-a] [-c configfile] [-C] [-d <loglevel>] [-v] [-V]
+i3 [-a] [-c configfile] [-C] [-d all] [-v] [-V]
== OPTIONS
-C::
Check the configuration file for validity and exit.
--d::
-Specifies the debug loglevel. To see the most output, use -d all.
+-d all::
+Enables debug logging.
+The 'all' parameter is present for historical reasons.
-v::
Display version number (and date of the last commit).
-V::
Be verbose.
+--force-xinerama::
+Use Xinerama instead of RandR. This option should only be used if you are stuck
+with the old nVidia closed source driver (older than 302.17) which does not
+support RandR.
+
+--get-socketpath::
+Retrieve the i3 IPC socket path from X11, print it, then exit.
+
+--shmlog-size <limit>::
+Limits the size of the i3 SHM log to <limit> bytes. Setting this to 0 disables
+SHM logging entirely. The default is 0 bytes.
+
== DESCRIPTION
=== INTRODUCTION
=== IMPORTANT NOTE TO nVidia BINARY DRIVER USERS
If you are using the nVidia binary graphics driver (also known as 'blob')
-you need to use the +--force-xinerama+ flag (in your ~/.xsession) when starting
-i3, like so:
+before version 302.17, you need to use the +--force-xinerama+ flag (in your
+~/.xsession) when starting i3, like so:
----------------------------------------------
exec i3 --force-xinerama -V >>~/.i3/i3log 2>&1
Window::
An X11 window, like the Firefox browser window or a terminal emulator.
+Floating Window::
+A window which "floats" on top of other windows. This style is used by i3 to
+display X11 windows with type "dialog", such as the "Print" or "Open File"
+dialog boxes in many GUI applications. Use of floating windows can be
+fine-tuned with the for_window command (see HTML userguide).
+
Split container::
A split container contains multiple other split containers or windows.
+
Here is a short overview of the default keybindings:
+Mod1+Enter::
+Open a new terminal emulator window.
+
+Mod1+d::
+Open dmenu for starting any application by typing (part of) its name.
+
j/k/l/;::
Direction keys (left, down, up, right). They are on your homerow (see the mark
on your "j" key). Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys.
When starting, i3 looks for configuration files in the following order:
1. ~/.config/i3/config (or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config if set)
-2. /etc/xdg/i3/config (or $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config if set)
-3. ~/.i3/config
+2. ~/.i3/config
+3. /etc/xdg/i3/config (or $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config if set)
4. /etc/i3/config
You can specify a custom path using the -c option.
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# i3 config file (v4)
-# font for window titles. ISO 10646 = Unicode
-font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# is used in the bar {} block below.
+# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
+# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
+font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
+# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
+# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
+# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
+# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
+# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays.
# use Mouse+Mod1 to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier Mod1
bindsym Mod1+v split v
# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
-bindsym Mod1+f fullscreen
+bindsym Mod1+f fullscreen toggle
# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, default)
bindsym Mod1+s layout stacking
# Enable zapping (C-A-<Bksp> kills X)
setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
-# Enforce correct locales from the beginning
-unset LC_COLLATE
-export LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_TIME=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_NUMERIC=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_MONETARY=de_DE.UTF-8
+# Enforce correct locales from the beginning:
+# LC_ALL is unset since it overwrites everything
+# LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 is used, except for:
+# LC_MESSAGES=C never translates program output
+# LC_TIME=en_DK leads to yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm date/time output
+unset LC_ALL
+export LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
export LC_MESSAGES=C
-export LC_PAPER=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_NAME=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_ADDRESS=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_TELEPHONE=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_MEASUREMENT=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_IDENTIFICATION=de_DE.UTF-8
+export LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8
# Use XToolkit in java applications
export AWT_TOOLKIT=XToolkit
and the "how to hack" guide. If you are building from source, run:
+make -C docs+
-You can also access these documents online at http://i3wm.org/
+You can also access these documents online at https://i3wm.org/
-i3-input(1), i3-msg(1), i3-wsbar(1), i3-nagbar(1), i3-config-wizard(1),
+i3-input(1), i3-msg(1), i3bar(1), i3-nagbar(1), i3-config-wizard(1),
i3-migrate-config-to-v4(1)
== AUTHOR
projects / i3 / i3 / blobdiff