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i3-msg(1)
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=========
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Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
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v4.2, January 2012
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== NAME
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2010-03-20 20:50:10 -04:00
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i3-msg - send messages to i3 window manager
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== SYNOPSIS
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i3-msg [-t type] [message]
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== IPC MESSAGE TYPES
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command::
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The payload of the message is a command for i3 (like the commands you can bind
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to keys in the configuration file) and will be executed directly after
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receiving it.
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get_workspaces::
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Gets the current workspaces. The reply will be a JSON-encoded list of
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workspaces.
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get_outputs::
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Gets the current outputs. The reply will be a JSON-encoded list of outputs (see
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the reply section).
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get_tree::
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Gets the layout tree. i3 uses a tree as data structure which includes every
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container. The reply will be the JSON-encoded tree.
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get_marks::
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Gets a list of marks (identifiers for containers to easily jump to them later).
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The reply will be a JSON-encoded list of window marks.
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get_bar_config::
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Gets the configuration (as JSON map) of the workspace bar with the given ID. If
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no ID is provided, an array with all configured bar IDs is returned instead.
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== DESCRIPTION
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i3-msg is a sample implementation for a client using the unix socket IPC
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interface to i3.
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== EXAMPLES
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------------------------------------------------
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# Use 1-px border for current client
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i3-msg "border 1pixel"
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# You can leave out the quotes
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i3-msg border normal
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# Dump the layout tree
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i3-msg -t get_tree
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------------------------------------------------
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2011-01-10 22:39:48 -05:00
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== ENVIRONMENT
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=== I3SOCK
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If no ipc-socket is specified on the commandline, this variable is used
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to determine the path, at wich the unix domain socket is expected, on which
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to connect to i3.
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== SEE ALSO
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i3(1)
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== AUTHOR
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Michael Stapelberg and contributors
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