https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:07:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/I want to switch all windows from the current workspace with the windows on a given workspace. For example all windows from the current workspace should be moved to workspace 2 and all windows from workspace 2 should be moved to the current workspace. How can I approach that? Is there a method for referencing all windows and containers on a given workspace?Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:36:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6970#post-id-6970You can use the `rename workspace` command (see [its description in the i3 User's Guide](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_renaming_workspaces)). Say, you want to swap workspaces 1 and 2. If "temporary" is an unused workspace name, you can issue the following command from the command line: i3-msg "rename workspace 1 to temporary; rename workspace 2 to 1; rename workspace temporary to 2" You can of course write a script for this or even create a key binding if you do this often.Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:07:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6970#post-id-6970https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6969#post-id-6969Just rename both workspaces, that way the layout will stay the same, too. Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:04:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6969#post-id-6969https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6968#post-id-6968Shift+Mode+Workspace_number Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:48:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6967/switch-all-windows-from-two-workspaces/?answer=6968#post-id-6968