i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:34:42 +0000exec spawns 2 processeshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/i use bindsym and exec to create a number of keyboard shortcuts like $mod+Enter for i3-sensible-terminal but I noticed that a lot of applications and scripts that I exec spawn two seemingly identical processes. It doesn't happen for every application but it happens for any terminal i use as well as any custom scripts i write. Am I doing something wrong?Mon, 08 Jun 2015 04:05:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/Comment by parras for <p>i use bindsym and exec to create a number of keyboard shortcuts like $mod+Enter for i3-sensible-terminal but I noticed that a lot of applications and scripts that I exec spawn two seemingly identical processes. It doesn't happen for every application but it happens for any terminal i use as well as any custom scripts i write. Am I doing something wrong?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/?comment=7477#comment-7477the applications don't actually run twice, they just appear twice in htop and ps etc.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:34:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/?comment=7477#comment-7477Comment by Adaephon for <p>i use bindsym and exec to create a number of keyboard shortcuts like $mod+Enter for i3-sensible-terminal but I noticed that a lot of applications and scripts that I exec spawn two seemingly identical processes. It doesn't happen for every application but it happens for any terminal i use as well as any custom scripts i write. Am I doing something wrong?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/?comment=6089#comment-6089A bit more information would be helpful. Could you please add the relevant parts of your configuration? And do the affected applications actually run twice (e.g. are two terminals being opened) or do you just see it in the output of `ps` or similar tools? In which case that output would help, too.Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:01:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6080/exec-spawns-2-processes/?comment=6089#comment-6089