i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:44:13 +0000Move workspace to other monitor?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/Say I have workspace 3 on my right-hand monitor, potentially with several windows in it. Is there a simple way to move it to the left-hand monitor? My current sequence of actions to accomplish is clunky: 1. Activate empty ws on left-hand monitor, say it is 9. 2. Move window(s) from 3 to 9. 3. Switch right-hand monitor to a different ws (so that 3 is unused). 4. Go to left-hand monitor, move windows from 9 to 3. 5. Resize and rearrange windows the way they were. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:13:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/Answer by Thor for <p>Say I have workspace 3 on my right-hand monitor, potentially with several windows in it. Is there a simple way to move it to the left-hand monitor?</p> <p>My current sequence of actions to accomplish is clunky:</p> <ol> <li>Activate empty ws on left-hand monitor, say it is 9.</li> <li>Move window(s) from 3 to 9.</li> <li>Switch right-hand monitor to a different ws (so that 3 is unused).</li> <li>Go to left-hand monitor, move windows from 9 to 3.</li> <li>Resize and rearrange windows the way they were.</li> </ol> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?answer=2803#post-id-2803You can do this with an IPC action from the command line like this: i3-msg move workspace to output left Or with a binding in `~/.i3/config`, e.g.: bindsym $mod+m move workspace to output leftFri, 01 Nov 2013 13:06:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?answer=2803#post-id-2803Answer by Michael for <p>Say I have workspace 3 on my right-hand monitor, potentially with several windows in it. Is there a simple way to move it to the left-hand monitor?</p> <p>My current sequence of actions to accomplish is clunky:</p> <ol> <li>Activate empty ws on left-hand monitor, say it is 9.</li> <li>Move window(s) from 3 to 9.</li> <li>Switch right-hand monitor to a different ws (so that 3 is unused).</li> <li>Go to left-hand monitor, move windows from 9 to 3.</li> <li>Resize and rearrange windows the way they were.</li> </ol> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?answer=592#post-id-592Yes: http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_moving_containers_workspaces_to_randr_outputsFri, 05 Oct 2012 20:19:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?answer=592#post-id-592Comment by eighthcitizen for <p>Yes: <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html">http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#</a><em>moving</em>containers<em>workspaces</em>to<em>randr</em>outputs</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?comment=1982#comment-1982That makes my windows move to a newly created workspace called "output right"Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:32:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?comment=1982#comment-1982Comment by Thor for <p>Yes: <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html">http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#</a><em>moving</em>containers<em>workspaces</em>to<em>randr</em>outputs</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?comment=2804#comment-2804@eightcitizen: did you remember to include `to`?Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:44:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/591/move-workspace-to-other-monitor/?comment=2804#comment-2804