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Install

shell

sudo pacman -S i3 dmenu

$mod is the modifier key, may be Alt or Super.

Shortcut	Description
`$mod+Enter`	Open terminal.
`$mod+d`	Application launcher.
`$mod+v`	Split vertically.
`$mod+h`	Split horizontally.
`$mod+f`	Toggle fullscreen.
`$mod+Num`	Go to workspace 0-9.
`$mod+Shift+Num`	Move current window to workspace 0-9.
`$mod+Shift+c`	Reload i3 configuration file.
`$mod+Shift+q`	Close current window.
`$mod+Shift+e`	Exit i3.

New shortcuts must be set on .config/i3/config.

Alt becomes Mod1. The name of other keys can be obtained using the xev command.

After changing the PATH, you may need to delete the cache of dmenu to properly search for applications.

shell

rm ~/.cache/dmenu_run