i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:53:15 +0000How can I focus the parent container?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/ The i3 user guide mentions focusing the parent container but never mentions how this is done. As far as I can see no key combination allows you to do this. Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:16:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/Answer by vandannen for <p>The i3 user guide mentions focusing the parent container but never mentions how this is done. As far as I can see no key combination allows you to do this. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/?answer=6540#post-id-6540This can be done with ```focus parent```. I thought this was in the default config: ``` bindsym $mod+a focus parent ```Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:34:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/?answer=6540#post-id-6540Comment by Airblader for <p>This can be done with <code>focus parent</code>. I thought this was in the default config:</p> <p><code> bindsym $mod+a focus parent </code></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/?comment=6541#comment-6541Yeah. It's both described in the userguide and a default binding.Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:53:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6539/how-can-i-focus-the-parent-container/?comment=6541#comment-6541