https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:24:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/Is there any way to restart i3 from a terminal while preserving the current session? I know i3 can be restarted with a command within i3, but I want to send a command from a terminal to the current i3 session (if at all possible). I want to restart i3 after returning from suspending my computer (the i3 bar freezes after suspending my computer), so I was going to make a systemd script for it. I'm using 64-bit Arch Linux on a MacBook Air.Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:10:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/?answer=784#post-id-784You can send any command with i3-msg, so in your case, it’s: i3-msg restartTue, 20 Nov 2012 23:18:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/?answer=784#post-id-784https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/?comment=785#comment-785Thanks! I was trying to use some kind of ridiculous combination of "i3-input" and "xdotool", which wasn't getting me anywhere, as you can imagine.Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:24:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/783/restart-i3-with-shell-solved/?comment=785#comment-785