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Basics
+  open new terminal
+ j focus left
+ k focus down
+ l focus up
+ ; focus right
+ a focus parent
+  toggle focus mode
Moving windows
+  + j move window left
+  + k move window down
+  + l move window up
+  + ; move window right
Modifying windows
+ f toggle fullscreen
+ v split a window vertically
+ h split a window horizontally
+ r resize mode
Look at the “Resizing containers / windows” section of the user guide.
Changing the container layout
+ e default
+ s stacking
+ w tabbed
Floating
+  +  toggle floating
+  drag floating
Using workspaces
+ 0-9 switch to another workspace
+  + 0-9 move a window to another workspace
Opening applications / Closing windows
+ d open application launcher (dmenu)
+  + q kill a window
Restart / Exit
+  + c reload the configuration file
+  + r restart i3 inplace
+  + e exit i3
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