https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:23:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/After a while, I end up with my workspace list looking like: `2 5 6 7 9 ...`. I would like to consolidate these; i.e. renumber them to `1 2 3 4 5 ... `. Is that possible? Is there a shortcut for it? If not how can I create a shortcut for it?Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:13:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/?answer=3596#post-id-3596You can do this with the new [ipc library](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-glib). This script uses the [JavaScript](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-gjs) version but the same API is available in many languages. You can find the latest version of this script [here](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-gjs/blob/master/examples/harmonious-ws-nums.js). #!/usr/bin/env gjs /* This example shows how to renumber your workspaces so they are consolidated into a harmonious linear order starting from 1. For instance, if you have open workspaces 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 they will be renumbered to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 respectively. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/ */ const i3ipc = imports.gi.i3ipc; let conn = new i3ipc.Connection; let workspaces = conn.get_workspaces() .filter(function(ws) { return !isNaN(parseInt(ws.name)); }).sort(function(a, b) { return parseInt(a.name) - parseInt(b.name); }); workspaces.forEach(function(ws, i) { let new_name = ws.name.replace(parseInt(ws.name).toString(), (i + 1).toString()); conn.command('rename workspace "' + ws.name + '" to "' + new_name + '"'); }); Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:23:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/?answer=3596#post-id-3596