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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04:17:45 +0000i3 doesn't execute command on first loginhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/In my .i3/config, I have exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec urxvtc -e mutt -n; workspace 1' to open mutt on workspace 2 and switch back to workspace 1. When I startx after logging in, mutt doesn't run. However, if I quit i3 and startx again, mutt opens in workspace 2. If I split the commands into different lines: exec i3-msg 'workspace 2' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec urxvtc -e mutt -n' exec i3-msg 'workspace 1' it will switch to workspace 2, but won't run the following commands. Again, it works just fine if I exit i3 and startx again. This is on Slackware 14.1 x86, with the SBo version of i3.Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:44:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/Answer by Adaephon for In my .i3/config, I have <pre><code>exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec urxvtc -e mutt -n; workspace 1' </code></pre> to open mutt on workspace 2 and switch back to workspace 1. When I startx after logging in, mutt doesn't run. However, if I quit i3 and startx again, mutt opens in workspace 2. If I split the commands into different lines: <pre><code>exec i3-msg 'workspace 2' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec urxvtc -e mutt -n' exec i3-msg 'workspace 1' </code></pre> it will switch to workspace 2, but won't run the following commands. Again, it works just fine if I exit i3 and startx again. This is on Slackware 14.1 x86, with the SBo version of i3. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/?answer=4404#post-id-4404I'm unsure, why the one-liner does not work consistently. In the split up version there is really no guarantee that it will run Use [`assign`(see User's Guide)](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#assign_workspace) to set a specfic workspace for an application. In this case, you can set a custom title for the `urxvtc` terminal window with the option `-title` and use this as criteria for the `assign` setting. Adding the following lines to your `~/.i3/config` should do the trick assign [title="^mutt mail$"] 2 exec --no-startup-id urxvtc -title 'mutt mail' -e mutt -n Note: you really only need `i3-msg` to run i3 commands. If you want to start `program`, `exec program` is the way to go. There is no need for `exec i3-msg 'exec program'`.Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:23:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/?answer=4404#post-id-4404Answer by wombatr0n for In my .i3/config, I have <pre><code>exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec urxvtc -e mutt -n; workspace 1' </code></pre> to open mutt on workspace 2 and switch back to workspace 1. When I startx after logging in, mutt doesn't run. However, if I quit i3 and startx again, mutt opens in workspace 2. If I split the commands into different lines: <pre><code>exec i3-msg 'workspace 2' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec urxvtc -e mutt -n' exec i3-msg 'workspace 1' </code></pre> it will switch to workspace 2, but won't run the following commands. Again, it works just fine if I exit i3 and startx again. This is on Slackware 14.1 x86, with the SBo version of i3. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/?answer=4419#post-id-4419Turns out it was an issue with the urxvt daemon, nothing to do with i3.Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04:17:45 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4391/i3-doesnt-execute-command-on-first-login/?answer=4419#post-id-4419