i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:03:26 +0000Start urxvt in a scratchpadhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/378/start-urxvt-in-a-scratchpad/Hello, I googled this solution which does not work for me: urxvt -e "i3-msg 'border 1pixel'; i3-msg move scratchpad" When I try it in the "exec" command within the i3 config, it does not work. If I try to run this manually from a different terminal, it just pops up for a fraction of second and it disappears. How to properly do this?Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:44:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/378/start-urxvt-in-a-scratchpad/Answer by loblik for <p>Hello, I googled this solution which does not work for me:</p> <p>urxvt -e "i3-msg 'border 1pixel'; i3-msg move scratchpad"</p> <p>When I try it in the "exec" command within the i3 config, it does not work. If I try to run this manually from a different terminal, it just pops up for a fraction of second and it disappears.</p> <p>How to properly do this?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/378/start-urxvt-in-a-scratchpad/?answer=380#post-id-380Try add this line to your i3 config. for_window [instance="urxvt_scratchpad"] move to scratchpad, border 1pixel And then run urxvt like this. urxvt -name urxvt_scratchpad Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:03:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/378/start-urxvt-in-a-scratchpad/?answer=380#post-id-380