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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:04:33 +0000i3exit script doesn't workhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/First of all, thank you for i3. I am really enjoying it. To shutdown/lock/suspend, I have this script: #!/bin/sh case "$1" in lock) i3lock -c 000000 ;; logout) i3-msg exit ;; suspend) sudo pm-suspend | i3lock -c 000000 ;; hibernate) sudo pm-hibernate ;; reboot) sudo reboot ;; shutdown) sudo poweroff ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {lock|logout|suspend|hibernate|reboot|shutdown}" exit 2 esac exit 0 Then in my `.i3/config`, I added these lines: set $mode_system System (l) lock, (e) logout, (s) suspend, (h) hibernate, (r) reboot, (Shift+s) shutdown mode "$mode_system" { bindsym l exec --no-startup-id i3exit lock, mode "default" bindsym e exec --no-startup-id i3exit logout, mode "default" bindsym s exec --no-startup-id i3exit suspend, mode "default" bindsym h exec --no-startup-id i3exit hibernate, mode "default" bindsym r exec --no-startup-id i3exit reboot, mode "default" bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id i3exit shutdown, mode "default" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+End mode "$mode_system" Here is the issue: if I just call `i3exit lock`, it will lock the screen. If I press the combination above to call `$mode`, I am shown the menu but when I choose any of the options (lock, suspend), nothing happens. The menu goes away but nothing else happens. `i3exit` is executable and in `$PATH`. How do I debug this issue? Also note that it was working fine before but wierdly it stopped working. I don't recall having done anything special.Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:20:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/Comment by mneywn for First of all, thank you for i3. I am really enjoying it. To shutdown/lock/suspend, I have this script: <pre><code>#!/bin/sh case "$1" in lock) i3lock -c 000000 ;; logout) i3-msg exit ;; suspend) sudo pm-suspend | i3lock -c 000000 ;; hibernate) sudo pm-hibernate ;; reboot) sudo reboot ;; shutdown) sudo poweroff ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {lock|logout|suspend|hibernate|reboot|shutdown}" exit 2 esac exit 0 </code></pre> Then in my <code>.i3/config</code>, I added these lines: <pre><code>set $mode_system System (l) lock, (e) logout, (s) suspend, (h) hibernate, (r) reboot, (Shift+s) shutdown mode "$mode_system" { bindsym l exec --no-startup-id i3exit lock, mode "default" bindsym e exec --no-startup-id i3exit logout, mode "default" bindsym s exec --no-startup-id i3exit suspend, mode "default" bindsym h exec --no-startup-id i3exit hibernate, mode "default" bindsym r exec --no-startup-id i3exit reboot, mode "default" bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id i3exit shutdown, mode "default" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+End mode "$mode_system" </code></pre> Here is the issue: if I just call <code>i3exit lock</code>, it will lock the screen. If I press the combination above to call <code>$mode</code>, I am shown the menu but when I choose any of the options (lock, suspend), nothing happens. The menu goes away but nothing else happens. <code>i3exit</code> is executable and in <code>$PATH</code>. How do I debug this issue? Also note that it was working fine before but wierdly it stopped working. I don't recall having done anything special. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?comment=2825#comment-2825Tried diagnosing it. The error that is thrown up is: `/bin/bash: i3exit: command not found`. But on running `i3exit` from anywhere, it is found.Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:41:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?comment=2825#comment-2825Answer by Flugsio for First of all, thank you for i3. I am really enjoying it. To shutdown/lock/suspend, I have this script: <pre><code>#!/bin/sh case "$1" in lock) i3lock -c 000000 ;; logout) i3-msg exit ;; suspend) sudo pm-suspend | i3lock -c 000000 ;; hibernate) sudo pm-hibernate ;; reboot) sudo reboot ;; shutdown) sudo poweroff ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {lock|logout|suspend|hibernate|reboot|shutdown}" exit 2 esac exit 0 </code></pre> Then in my <code>.i3/config</code>, I added these lines: <pre><code>set $mode_system System (l) lock, (e) logout, (s) suspend, (h) hibernate, (r) reboot, (Shift+s) shutdown mode "$mode_system" { bindsym l exec --no-startup-id i3exit lock, mode "default" bindsym e exec --no-startup-id i3exit logout, mode "default" bindsym s exec --no-startup-id i3exit suspend, mode "default" bindsym h exec --no-startup-id i3exit hibernate, mode "default" bindsym r exec --no-startup-id i3exit reboot, mode "default" bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id i3exit shutdown, mode "default" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+End mode "$mode_system" </code></pre> Here is the issue: if I just call <code>i3exit lock</code>, it will lock the screen. If I press the combination above to call <code>$mode</code>, I am shown the menu but when I choose any of the options (lock, suspend), nothing happens. The menu goes away but nothing else happens. <code>i3exit</code> is executable and in <code>$PATH</code>. How do I debug this issue? Also note that it was working fine before but wierdly it stopped working. I don't recall having done anything special. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?answer=2826#post-id-2826I suspect your path is not set for i3. Easy solution is to change i3exit with its full path. Setting path depends on how you start i3, debug with this: bindsym $mod+Shift+i exec --no-startup-id echo $PATH >> .i3_debug This post have a solution for lightdm and a fancier way to debug the path, https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2483/howto-debian-wheezy-lightdm-i3/Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:51:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?answer=2826#post-id-2826Comment by mneywn for I suspect your path is not set for i3. Easy solution is to change i3exit with its full path. Setting path depends on how you start i3, debug with this: <pre><code>bindsym $mod+Shift+i exec --no-startup-id echo $PATH >> .i3_debug </code></pre> This post have a solution for lightdm and a fancier way to debug the path, <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2483/howto-debian-wheezy-lightdm-i3/">https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2483/ho...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?comment=2834#comment-2834Thanks, giving the full path worked.Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:04:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2824/i3exit-script-doesnt-work/?comment=2834#comment-2834