Run a command when i3 exits?

answered 2014-03-14 02:55:56 +0000

TonyC
975 ●6 ●20 ●28

You can do this with the new i3ipc library (Python, Lua, JavaScript)

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from gi.repository import i3ipc

def on_shutdown(conn):
    print('goodbye, world')

conn = i3ipc.Connection()

conn.on('ipc_shutdown', on_shutdown)

conn.main()

The event will fire whenever the connection to the ipc is lost (including on i3-msg restart) and the main loop will end afterwards.

Now put this line in your config:

exec_always --no-startup-id ~/bin/i3-shutdown.py

answered 2014-03-05 19:01:04 +0000

KJ44
106 ●3 ●3 ●10

updated 2014-03-05 19:06:05 +0000

This should give you the general idea.

bindsym $mod+e mode "Exit"

# Exit i3 in various ways.                                                                                                                                           

mode "Exit" {
    bindsym h exec gksu "/sbin/shutdown -h now"
    bindsym r exec gksu "/sbin/shutdown -r now"
    bindsym x exit

    # back to normal: Enter or Escape                                                                                                                                
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
}