How can I renumber workspaces?

answered Mar 30 '14

TonyC
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You can do this with the new ipc library. This script uses the JavaScript version but the same API is available in many languages. You can find the latest version of this script here.

#!/usr/bin/env gjs

/*
   This example shows how to renumber your workspaces so they are consolidated
   into a harmonious linear order starting from 1. For instance, if you have
   open workspaces 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 they will be renumbered to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
   respectively.

   https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3595/how-can-i-renumber-workspaces/
*/

const i3ipc = imports.gi.i3ipc;

let conn = new i3ipc.Connection;

let workspaces = conn.get_workspaces()
    .filter(function(ws) {
        return !isNaN(parseInt(ws.name));
    }).sort(function(a, b) {
        return parseInt(a.name) - parseInt(b.name);
    });

workspaces.forEach(function(ws, i) {
    let new_name = ws.name.replace(parseInt(ws.name).toString(), (i + 1).toString());
    conn.command('rename workspace "' + ws.name + '" to "' + new_name + '"');
});