i3 config

my window manager setup. no bloat. no nonsense.

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what is this

my personal i3 configuration. stripped to the bone.
if you need a mouse to use your wm, this isn't for you.

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philosophy

do one thing and do it well.

• no status bar animations
• no rounded corners
• no compositor unless needed
• keybindings that make sense
• config you can read in one sitting

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dependencies

i3-wm
i3status (or i3blocks)
dmenu
rxvt-unicode / alacritty / st / lxterminal

install on arch:

pacman -S i3-wm i3status dmenu

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structure

~/.config/i3/
└── config # the whole thing, one file
└── powermenu.sh
└── switch_layout.sh

no plugin managers. no frameworks. one file.

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keybinds (defaults)

key	action
$mod + Enter	terminal
$mod + d	dmenu
$mod + q	kill window
$mod + Shift + r	reload config
$mod + Shift + e	exit
$mod + [1-9]	switch workspace

$mod = Super (Windows key)

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install

git clone https://github.com/yourname/dotfiles
cp dotfiles/i3/config ~/.config/i3/config
i3-msg reload

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what i don't use

• picom / compton — not needed
• polybar — i3status is enough
• nitrogen / feh for fancy wallpapers — xsetroot -solid works
• rofi — dmenu does the job

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license

do whatever you want with it.