cheat.sheets/sheets/i3

# Note: most i3 keybindings use ⊞ mod key. This is `Alt` key by default,
# but is frequently swapped with Meta (windows) key.

# Open new terminal
⊞ + Enter

# Open application launcher
⊞ + d

# Change where new window is opened:
# Horizontal split
⊞ + h
# Vertical split
⊞ + v

# Movement
# (like in vim, but one key to right)
    ^
    l
< j   ; >
    k
    V

# Switch focus around windows in workspace
⊞ + <movement key>

# Move windows around workspace
⊞ + Shift + <movement key>

# Workspaces
# i3 has by default 10 workspaces, labeled 1,2,...,9,0
# Each opened window resides in one of the workspaces

# Change workspace
⊞ + 0-9

# Send focused window to workspace
⊞ + Shift + 0-9

# Toggle fullscreen
⊞ + f

# Enter resize mode (resize with movement/arrow keys, exit with Esc)
⊞ + r

# Change container layout
# default: next to each other
⊞ + e
# stacked: all windows but one are minimized
⊞ + s
# tabbed: like browser tabs
⊞ + w
# floating window (drag with ⊞ + LeftClick):
⊞ + Shift + Space

# Guide: precise positioning of newly spawned windows
#
# When creating new window, currently focused window
# will be split in half and one half will be used by new window.
# You can control whether it will split horiontally or
# vertically with ⊞+v or ⊞+h.
# You can focus multiple windows at once.
# For example with this layout with two windows:
+-------+-------+
+ . . . | . . . |
+ . . . | . . . |
+ . 1 . | . 2 . |
+ . . . | . . . |
+ . . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+
# One can select both windows at once and split them vertically,
# so the new window will take half of whole screen.
# Select parent container (both windows 1 and 2):
⊞ + a
# Vertically spawn new terminal window: ⊞+v, ⊞+Enter
# Result:
+-------+-------+
+ . . . | . . . |
+ . 1 . | . 2 . |
+-------+-------+
+ . . . 3 . . . |
+ . . . . . . . |
+---------------+
# Whenever you split window in half by spawning new window,
# both windows will be placed in an invisible container.
# One can focus parent container with ⊞+a.