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Variables

set $mod Mod4
set $editor "emacsclient -c"
set $filemanager "pcmanfm"

Font

font pango:Inconsolata 10

Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position

floating_modifier $mod

Start a terminal

bindsym $mod+Return exec gnome-terminal --hide-menubar

Scratchpad

Scratchpad bindings

bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad
bindsym $mod+grave scratchpad show

Kill focused window

bindsym $mod+Shift+c kill

Applications

Start dmenu (a program launcher)

bindsym $mod+p exec dmenu_run -i -l 10 -fn "Inconsolata 13" -p λ

Launch editor

bindsym $mod+b exec $editor

Launch file manager

bindsym $mod+n exec $filemanager

Lock screen

bindsym Control+Shift+l exec slock

Audio

Volume

bindsym Control+Shift+k exec "amixer set Master 1%+"
bindsym Control+Shift+j exec "amixer set Master 1%-"

Focus and movement

Change focus

bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right

Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:

bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

Move focused window

bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+colon move right

Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:

bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

back-and-forth

bindsym $mod+Tab workspace back_and_forth

Move workspace between outputs

bindsym $mod+comma move workspace to output left

Splits

Split in horizontal orientation

bindsym $mod+h split h

Split in vertical orientation

bindsym $mod+v split v

Layout

Enter fullscreen mode for the focused container

bindsym $mod+f fullscreen

Change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)

bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

Toggle tiling / floating

bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

Focus

Change focus between tiling / floating windows

bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

Focus the parent container

bindsym $mod+a focus parent

Focus the child container

#bindsym $mod+d focus child

Workspaces

Switch to workspace

bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

Move focused container to workspace

bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10

i3 actions

Reload the configuration file

#bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload

Restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)

bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart

Exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)

bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec i3-msg exit

Resize

Resize window (you can also use the mouse)

mode "resize" {
        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode

        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

i3 status bar

bar {
        status_command i3status
}

Config file

general {
        colors = true
        interval = 2
}

order += "battery 0"

order += "ethernet em1"

order += "wireless wlp3s0"

order += "tztime local"

order += "volume master"

battery 0 {
        format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
        path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent"
        low_threshold = 10
}

ethernet em1 {
        format_up = "E: %ip [%speed]"
        format_down = ""
}

wireless wlp3s0 {
         #format_up = "%ip [%quality %bitrate]"
         format_up = "%ip [%quality]"
         format_down = ""
}

tztime local {
       format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
}

volume master {
       format = "♪ %volume"
       device = "default"
       mixer = "Master"
       mixer_idx = 0
}