NAME

       i3-config-wizard - creates a keysym based config based on your layout

SYNOPSIS

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

OPTIONS

       -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.

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.

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.

SEE ALSO

       i3(1)

AUTHOR

       Michael Stapelberg and contributors

i3 4.20.1                                          11/03/2021                                I3-CONFIG-WIZARD(1)