i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 19 May 2014 18:18:16 +0000Kill all the windows in a given workspacehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/Is it possible to kill all the windows in a given workspace. Obviously the command below does not work. bindsym XF86Favorites exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 1; kill ???' Is it possible to catch all the windows in a workspace and kill them without identifying each of them separately. Thank you MarcinSun, 18 May 2014 12:42:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/Comment by Adaephon for <p>Is it possible to kill all the windows in a given workspace. Obviously the command below does not work.</p> <pre><code>bindsym XF86Favorites exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 1; kill ???' </code></pre> <p>Is it possible to catch all the windows in a workspace and kill them without identifying each of them separately.</p> <p>Thank you Marcin</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?comment=3848#comment-3848There is no need to run `i3-msg` through `exec`. `i3-msg` takes exactly the arguments used with `bindsym`: Instead of `bindsym KEY exec i3-msg 'COMMAND1; COMMAND2'` just use `bindsym KEY COMMAND1; COMMAND2`.Mon, 19 May 2014 08:50:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?comment=3848#comment-3848Comment by sycamorex for <p>Is it possible to kill all the windows in a given workspace. Obviously the command below does not work.</p> <pre><code>bindsym XF86Favorites exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 1; kill ???' </code></pre> <p>Is it possible to catch all the windows in a workspace and kill them without identifying each of them separately.</p> <p>Thank you Marcin</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?comment=3850#comment-3850OK. Thank youMon, 19 May 2014 18:18:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?comment=3850#comment-3850Answer by phairland for <p>Is it possible to kill all the windows in a given workspace. Obviously the command below does not work.</p> <pre><code>bindsym XF86Favorites exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 1; kill ???' </code></pre> <p>Is it possible to catch all the windows in a workspace and kill them without identifying each of them separately.</p> <p>Thank you Marcin</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?answer=3847#post-id-3847Question is answered here: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2865/is-there-a-way-to-killreset-a-whole-workspaceMon, 19 May 2014 06:37:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3842/kill-all-the-windows-in-a-given-workspace/?answer=3847#post-id-3847