i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:18:50 +0000Run multi command with exechttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1253/run-multi-command-with-exec/I want to start all my applications with one keybind. It can be done with a bash script which starts them all. But I don't want to use addition bash file, Tried this but did not work: bindsym $mod+p exec bash -c 'for i in skype firefox pidgin thunderbird; do `$i &`; done' & is there any way to do that that with exec and do not use a bash script?Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:08:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1253/run-multi-command-with-exec/Comment by Michael for <p>I want to start all my applications with one keybind. It can be done with a bash script which starts them all. But I don't want to use addition bash file,</p> <p>Tried this but did not work:</p> <pre><code>bindsym $mod+p exec bash -c 'for i in skype firefox pidgin thunderbird; do `$i &amp;`; done' &amp; </code></pre> <p>is there any way to do that that with exec and do not use a bash script?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1253/run-multi-command-with-exec/?comment=1254#comment-1254This was already answered here: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/403/executing-applications-exec/Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:18:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1253/run-multi-command-with-exec/?comment=1254#comment-1254