i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:37:26 +0000exec script only executing first parthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/I am trying to bind a key to exec a shell script. The problem is that it only executes part of the script, the first statement. I can execute the script from a term and it works as intended. Does anyone know what could be wrong? Thanks. **i3config keybinding** bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $HOME/scripts/amixer/vol_down **vol_down** #!/bin/bash amixer -q set Master 5- unmute ./update_conky_vol **update conky vol** #!/bin/bash ./.amixer 'Master' 'Left' > ~/.config/conky/volume **.amixer** #!/bin/bash param=$(amixer get "$1",0 | grep "$2:" | egrep -m 1 -o '[0-9]{1,3}%' | egrep -m 1 -o '[0-9]{1,3}%') echo ${param%[%]}%Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:11:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/Answer by Michael for <p>I am trying to bind a key to exec a shell script. The problem is that it only executes part of the script, the first statement.</p> <p>I can execute the script from a term and it works as intended.</p> <p>Does anyone know what could be wrong?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p><strong>i3config keybinding</strong></p> <pre><code>bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec $HOME/scripts/amixer/vol_down </code></pre> <p><strong>vol_down</strong></p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash amixer -q set Master 5- unmute ./update_conky_vol </code></pre> <p><strong>update conky vol</strong></p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash ./.amixer 'Master' 'Left' &gt; ~/.config/conky/volume </code></pre> <p><strong>.amixer</strong></p> <pre><code>#!/bin/bash param=$(amixer get "$1",0 | grep "$2:" | egrep -m 1 -o '[0-9]{1,3}%' | egrep -m 1 -o '[0-9]{1,3}%') echo ${param%[%]}% </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/?answer=815#post-id-815I think the problem is that in `vol_down`, you are running `./update_conky_vol`, but you are not ensuring that the script’s working directory is `$HOME/scripts/amixer`. Try using `$HOME/scripts/amixer/update_conky_vol` instead.Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:27:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/?answer=815#post-id-815Comment by himself for <p>I think the problem is that in <code>vol_down</code>, you are running <code>./update_conky_vol</code>, but you are not ensuring that the script’s working directory is <code>$HOME/scripts/amixer</code>.</p> <p>Try using <code>$HOME/scripts/amixer/update_conky_vol</code> instead.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/?comment=816#comment-816Thanks so much for pointing that out, it now works as expected. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:37:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/814/exec-script-only-executing-first-part/?comment=816#comment-816