This script makes managing terminals under i3wm easier. It uses various scripts from i3ass and works with the following terminals:
- URxvt
- XTerm
- xfce4-terminal
- st
$ git clone https://github.com/budlabs/i3term.git
$ cd i3term
$ make
# make install
i3term needs to know which terminal emulator to
use. Make sure it is declared in
the configuration file (~/.config/i3term/config).
i3term [OPTIONS]
-a, --autotile | always creates a new window with instance "auto"
--bg COLOR | set background color
-d, --cd DIR | set initial working directory
--dont-beam-me-up-scotty | no beam cursor
--dryrun | dont execute commands
--fg COLOR | set foreground color
-f, --font FONT | set font
--font-size INT | set font-size
-G, --geometry GEOMETRY | set gemoetry (COLUMNSxLINES)
-h, --help | display help and exit
--hide | option will get redirected to i3run
-i, --instance INSTANCE | instance name to target
--large-font | if setting "large_font" is set it will be used
-l, --list-palettes | lists available palettes
--login | passes '-l' to the shell
-m, --mouse | option will get redirected to i3run
--no-exec | short description
-g, --nohide | option will get redirected to i3run
-p, --palette PALETTE|FILE | use the colors from palette
--palette-menu | short description
--role ROLE | this have the exact same function as --instance
--shell SHELL | set shell, defaults to `$SHELL`
--st-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to st
-s, --summon | option will get redirected to i3run
--terminal TERMINAL | terminal emulator (urxvt|xterm|st|xfce4-terminal)
--urxvt-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to urxvt
-V, --verbose | print command and script file to stderr
-v, --version | print version and exit
--xfce4-terminal-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to xfce4-terminal
--xterm-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to xterm
The $exec and $super variables are compatible
with the configuration example from the i3ass wiki.
set $exec exec --no-startup-id exec
set $super bindsym Mod4
$super+Return $exec i3term --instance mainterm --large-font --palette base16-grayscale-light
$super+Control+Return $exec i3term --autotile
$super+Shift+Return $exec i3term --instance floatterm --summon --geometry 50x8
$super+t $exec i3term --palette-menu
$super+v $exec typisktstart
# TC is a variable for i3fyra --move A|B|C|D
set $TC exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --conid $CONID --move
set $X exec --no-startup-id
# ignore terminals with instance name "auto" (--autotile)
# from the DEFAULT rule.
DEFAULT \
class=(URxvt|XTerm|st-256color) instance=auto, \
class=Xfce4-terminal role=auto
floating enable, border normal 2, title_window_icon padding 3px
# instace match XTerm|URxvt|st , role matches Xfce4-terminal
instance=mainterm, role=mainterm
$TC A
# floatterm is put in a specific location with i3Kornhe
instance=floatterm, role=floatterm
floating enable; \
$X i3Kornhe --oneshot --margin 40 move 2 \
# typiskt is put on workspace 2
instance=typiskt, role=typiskt
move to workspace 2, floating enable; \
$X i3Kornhe --oneshot --margin 300 move 4; \
workspace 2
instance=sidplayfp class=(URxvt|XTerm|st-256color), \
role=sidplayfp class=Xfce4-terminal
$TC A
This script can be used to open .sid files (C64 music files).
With sidplayfp in a terminal using the C64 font and colors.
#!/bin/bash
# aur/ttf-c64
# extra/libsidplayfp
i3term --instance sidplayfp \
--bg '#2E2C9B' --fg '#706DEB' \
--font ' C64 Pro Mono' \
--geometry 56x16 \
-- sidplayfp -q "$1"This is just a wrapper script around typiskt. It is
convenient to change properties in its own script.
#!/bin/bash
# aur/ttf-go-mono-git
# aur/typiskt
i3term --font "Go Mono" --font-size "16" \
--palette clrs-light \
--geometry 50x12 \
-- typiskt --corpus english --lines 3