i3 Cheatsheet

Table of contents

• Basics
• Moving windows
• Modifying windows
• Changing the container layout
• Floating
• Using workspaces
• Opening applications / Closing windows
• Restart / Exit

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I use mod1 (Alt) as my modifier

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Basics

mod1 + Enter    open new terminal
mod1 + j        focus left
mod1 + k        focus down
mod1 + l        focus up
mod1 + ;        focus right
mod1 + a        focus parent
mod1 + Space    toggle focus mode

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Moving windows

mod1 + Shift + j 	move window left
mod1 + Shift + k 	move window down
mod1 + Shift + l 	move window up
mod1 + Shift + ; 	move window right

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Modifying windows

mod1 + f        toggle fullscreen
mod1 + v        split a window vertically
mod1 + h        split a window horizontally
mod1 + r        resize mode

Look at the “Resizing containers / windows” section of the user guide.

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Changing the container layout

mod1 + e        default
mod1 + s        stacking
mod1 + w        tabbed

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Floating

mod1 + Shift + Space    toggle floating
mod1 + Left click       drag floating

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Using workspaces

mod1 + 0-9              switch to another workspace
mod1 + Shift + 0-9      move a window to another workspace

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Opening applications / Closing windows

mod1 + d                open application launcher (dmenu)
mod1 + Shift + q        kill a window

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Restart / Exit

mod1 + Shift + c 	reload the configuration file
mod1 + Shift + r 	restart i3 inplace
mod1 + Shift + e 	exit i3

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