i3-config-wizard - creates a keysym based config based on your layout
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Description
i3-config-wizard is started by i3 in its default config, unless ~/.i3/config exists. i3-config-wizard
creates a keysym based i3 config file (based on /etc/i3/config.keycodes) in ~/.i3/config.
The advantage of using keysyms is that the config file is easy to read, understand and modify. However,
if we shipped with a keysym based default config file, the key positions would not be consistent across
different keyboard layouts (take for example the homerow for movement). Therefore, we ship with a keycode
based default config and let the wizard transform it according to your current keyboard layout.
Files
/etc/i3/config.keycodes
This file contains the default configuration with keycodes. All the bindcode lines will be transformed to
bindsym and the user-specified modifier will be used.
Name
i3-config-wizard - creates a keysym based config based on your layout
Options
-s,--socketsocket
Overwrites the path to the i3 IPC socket.
-m,--modifiermodifier
Generates the configuration file headlessly. Accepts win or alt.
-v,--version
Display version number and exit.
-h,--help
Display a short help message and exit.
See Also
i3(1)
Synopsis
i3-config-wizard [-ssocket] [-mmodifier] [-v] [-h]
