i3-bind 1.1.0

Add, remove, and list i3 keybindings from the command line

i3-bind

Explore and create bindings for the i3wm window manager.

Unreviewed AI-generated code. ButI use it.

Alternatives and prior work

You could edit ~/.config/i3/config by hand or use grep on it. However, I am lazy. I could find now tool providing this functionality.

I made a tool called kde-bind which is this tool or kde. i3keys-gui which provides a gui for exploring bindings.

Installation

pipx install i3-bind

Usage

List bindings:

i3-bind

Create a binding:

i3-bind add meta+shift+n gtk-launch focus-obsidina.desktop

Run reload after you run the command. I have a keybinding in i3 for reload.

Sometimes when defining keybindings you can get collisions and then end up needing to move a "chain" of keys to get the keybindings you want. batch is provided for these cases. This performs a number of actions but does not commit any changes if there are any errors.

About

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