i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 01 May 2013 17:51:38 +0000switch focus to given con_id via ipc commandhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/Hi, I'm currently trying to switch the focused window by sending a COMMAND to the ipc interface: [con_id="135748312"] focus The COMMAND returns [{"success":true}], but does not switch the window. I've tried the same with i3-msg, and this is also not switching: i3-msg '[con_id="135748312"] focus' Any ideas on that?Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:45:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/Answer by badboy_ for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I'm currently trying to switch the focused window by sending a COMMAND to the ipc interface:</p> <pre><code>[con_id="135748312"] focus </code></pre> <p>The COMMAND returns [{"success":true}], but does not switch the window.</p> <p>I've tried the same with i3-msg, and this is also not switching:</p> <pre><code>i3-msg '[con_id="135748312"] focus' </code></pre> <p>Any ideas on that?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?answer=1717#post-id-1717You're sure you got the right id? (How did you get the id?) Picking a random id from `i3-msg -t get_tree | json | grep '"id"'`, then doing the `i3-msg "[con_id=...] focus` thing works for me.Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:52:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?answer=1717#post-id-1717Answer by visit for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I'm currently trying to switch the focused window by sending a COMMAND to the ipc interface:</p> <pre><code>[con_id="135748312"] focus </code></pre> <p>The COMMAND returns [{"success":true}], but does not switch the window.</p> <p>I've tried the same with i3-msg, and this is also not switching:</p> <pre><code>i3-msg '[con_id="135748312"] focus' </code></pre> <p>Any ideas on that?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?answer=1719#post-id-1719This was the issue. I used the value of window, not id. Thanks!Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:42:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?answer=1719#post-id-1719Comment by badboy_ for <p>This was the issue. I used the value of window, not id. Thanks!</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?comment=1740#comment-1740You can then use `i3-msg "[id=...] focus"`Wed, 01 May 2013 17:51:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1716/switch-focus-to-given-con_id-via-ipc-command/?comment=1740#comment-1740