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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 13 Dec 2015 20:07:26 +0000I3 config variableshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer `set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"` doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : `binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default`, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clearSat, 12 Dec 2015 14:09:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/Comment by nscott32 for Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer <code>set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"</code> doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : <code>binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default</code>, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clear https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7660#comment-7660Wow cool preprocessing is the alternative !Sun, 13 Dec 2015 20:07:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7660#comment-7660Comment by Airblader for Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer <code>set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"</code> doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : <code>binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default</code>, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clear https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7645#comment-7645There's no such parameterized mode, but you could take a look at i3bang which is pretty powerful.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:58:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7645#comment-7645Comment by nscott32 for Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer <code>set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"</code> doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : <code>binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default</code>, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clear https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7644#comment-7644Yes it's finally what I adopted, but that force me to do a lot of search and replace when I want to reconfigure.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:33:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7644#comment-7644Comment by Airblader for Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer <code>set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"</code> doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : <code>binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default</code>, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clear https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7642#comment-7642Note that quotes are not necessary in variable assignments. If you use quoted, the content of your variable will in fact contain those quotes.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:12:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7642#comment-7642Comment by i3convert for Hi there, How does the i3 variables works in config files ? On my computer <code>set $emacs_default "emacsclient -c --server-file=default"</code> doesn't work when I try to bindsym it with an exec : <code>binsym $mod+e exec $emacs_default</code>, it doesn't run anything. Also I was wondering if it possible to parametrate a mode with a variable which would be used to run some applications, for instance using same keyinding with different emacs server. Tell me if it's not clear https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7641#comment-7641It's probably an escaping issue. Did you try putting your command in the script and just running the script instead?Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:49:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/7637/i3-config-variables/?comment=7641#comment-7641