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i3 cheatsheet
Basics
mod + enter open new terminal
mod + j focus left
mod + k focus down
mod + l focus up
mod + ; focus right
mod + a focus parent
mod + space toggle focus mode
Moving windows
mod + shift + j move window left
mod + shift + k move window right
mod + shift + l move window up
mod + shift + ; move window right
Modifying windows
mod + f toggle fullscreen
mod + v split a window vertically
mod + h split a window horizontally
mod + r resize mode
Container layout
mod + e default
mod + s stacking
mod + w tabbed
Floating
mod + shift + space toggle floating
mod + mouse drag floating
Workspaces
mod + 0-9 switch to another workspace
mod + shift + 0-9 move a window to another workspace
Opening / Closing
mod + d open application launcher (dmenu)
mod + shift + q kill a window
Restart / Exit
mod + shift + c reload configuration file
mod + shift + r restart i3 inplace
mod + shift + e exit i3
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