i3-config-wizard - Man Page

i3-config-wizard [-s socket] [-m modifier] [-v] [-h]

-s,  --socket socket

Overwrites the path to the i3 IPC socket.

-m,  --modifier modifier

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.

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.

i3(1)

Michael Stapelberg and contributors

i3(1).