i3 Commands

i3 Commands

This article covers various useful commands for the i3 window manager.

Basic Navigation

  • mod + h: Move focus to left workspace.
  • mod + j: Move focus down.
  • mod + k: Move focus up.
  • mod + l: Move focus to right workspace.

Workspace Management

  • mod + Shift + h: Send focused window to the left workspace.
  • mod + Shift + j: Send focused window down.
  • mod + Shift + k: Send focused window up.
  • mod + Shift + l: Send focused window to the right workspace.

Layout Manipulation

  • mod + Space: Toggle between different layouts (default, splith, splitv).
  • mod + Enter: Toggle fullscreen mode for the current window.

Screen Saver Management

  • xset s off: Disable screen saver.

For more detailed information on managing screen savers in i3, see the relevant section of the i3 documentation.

Additional Commands

  • mod + d: Open dmenu.
  • mod + Shift + r: Reload i3 configuration file.
  • mod + Shift + e: Exit i3 and return to a TTY.

For more detailed information, refer to the i3 documentation. “posts/i3_commands.md”, “posts/i3_commands.md”, “posts/i3_commands.md”,