i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:11:32 +0000check if workspace is free/emptyhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/Hello, how can I "ask" i3wm if one workspace is free (no apps open)? Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:33:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/Answer by blendi for <p>Hello,</p> <p>how can I "ask" i3wm if one workspace is free (no apps open)?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?answer=2369#post-id-2369Thank you for the replay, but `i3-msg -t get_workspaces` works with one output verry well, but if i open another one `xrandr --output HDMI1 --auto --left-of LVDS1` I've got a new empty/unused workspace on HDMI1 and `i3-msg -t get_workspaces` doesn't tell me if this workspace is empty.Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:19:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?answer=2369#post-id-2369Answer by Michael for <p>Hello,</p> <p>how can I "ask" i3wm if one workspace is free (no apps open)?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?answer=2368#post-id-2368http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html#_workspaces_reply This information can be queried for a quick proof of concept using `i3-msg -t get_workspaces`Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:01:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?answer=2368#post-id-2368Comment by vandannen for <p><a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html">http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html#</a><em>workspaces</em>reply</p> <p>This information can be queried for a quick proof of concept using <code>i3-msg -t get_workspaces</code></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?comment=2374#comment-2374if you want to get a list of opened windows for a particular workspace, you should check the tree reply: http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html#_tree_reply Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:11:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?comment=2374#comment-2374Comment by blendi for <p><a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html">http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html#</a><em>workspaces</em>reply</p> <p>This information can be queried for a quick proof of concept using <code>i3-msg -t get_workspaces</code></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?comment=2370#comment-2370Thank you for the replay, but `i3-msg -t get_workspaces` works only with one output verry well, but if i open another one `xrandr --output HDMI1 --auto --left-of LVDS1` I've got a new empty/unused workspace on HDMI1 and `i3-msg -t get_workspaces` doesn't tell me if this workspace is empty.Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:19:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2367/check-if-workspace-is-freeempty/?comment=2370#comment-2370