I3wm
i3 shortcut keys
from i3 Reference Card
Basics
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+ Enter
Open new terminal
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+ j
/ Left Arrow
Focus left
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+ k
/ Down Arrow
Focus down
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+ l
/ Up Arrow
Focus up
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+ ;
/ Right Arrow
Focus right
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+ a
Focus parent
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+ Space
Toggle focus mode
Moving windows
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+ Shift
+ j, k, l, or ; (or arrow keys)
Move window
Modifying windows
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+ f
Toggle fullscreen
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+ v
Split a window vertically
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+ h
Split a window horizontally
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+ r
Resize mode
Changing the container layout
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+ e
Default
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+ s
Stacking
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+ w
Tabbed
Floating
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+ Shift
+ Space
Toggle floating
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+ Mouse left button :
Drag floating
Using workspaces
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+ 0
... 9
Switch to another workspace
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+ Shift
+ 0
... 9
Move a window to another workspace
Opening applications / closing windows
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+ d
Open application launcher (dmenu)
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+ Shift
+ q
Kill a window
Restart / exit
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+ Shift
+ c
Reload the configuration file
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+ Shift
+ r
Restart i3 in place
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+ Shift
+ e
Exit i3