Workspace tools for i3

A collection of small tools to make working with i3 workspaces a bit easier.

• move-i3-workspaces
• new-i3-workspace
• rename-i3-workspace

move-i3-workspaces

Quickly move i3 workspaces to a specified output.

Usage

move-i3-workspaces [flags] [workspaces] <output>

Flags:

• --all
• --except <workspaces>
• -n

Where <workspaces> is a comma-separated list of workspace numbers.

Use the dry-run flag -n to only print which workspaces will be moved without actually moving them.

Examples

Move all workspaces, except for workspaces 1 and 9, to output HDMI1:

move-i3-workspaces --all --except 1,9 HDMI1

Move workspace 2, 4 and 6 to output DP1:

move-i3-workspaces 2,4,6 DP1

new-i3-workspace

Change to a new i3 workspace using the next available free number. Useful when you quickly want a new empty workspace but don't want to check which number is available.

Usage

new-i3-workspace [flags]

Flags:

• max <number> The maximum workspace number to consider (default 20).
• name <name> Optional name to give to the new workspace.
• reserved <workspaces> Comma-separated list of workspace numbers that should not be used.

rename-i3-workspace

Shows an i3-input prompt and renames the currently active workspace with the given input while preserving the workspace number prefix.

i3 configuration example:

bindsym $mod+Shift+apostrophe exec rename-i3-workspace

License

Apache 2.0; see LICENSE for details.

Disclaimer

This is not an officially supported Google product.