https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:05:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/ I want to enable the keyboard, log the screen, and disable the keyboard again like: xinput enable 10 && sudo pm-suspend | i3lock ; **xinput disable 10** this is where the error happensTue, 21 Jul 2015 20:15:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?answer=6331#post-id-6331 The best solution is usually to create a separate script file and just call it.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:21:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?answer=6331#post-id-6331https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?comment=6335#comment-6335@Sol64: Run commands in order in which you want them to be executed, but run i3lock with the -n switch. The i3lock command won't finish (more precisely, it won't fork) until the screen is unlocked. Is this what you want?Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:05:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?comment=6335#comment-6335https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?comment=6333#comment-6333I tried but than i3lock and xinput disable 10 are executed at the same timeTue, 21 Jul 2015 20:24:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?comment=6333#comment-6333https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?answer=6332#post-id-6332i tried but then i3lock and xinput disable 10 are executed at the same time ...Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:23:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6330/i3-3-commands-after-another/?answer=6332#post-id-6332