emre şahin's digital garden 🍃 - Scripting https://emresahin.net/categories/scripting/ Posts in the Scripting category en contact@emresahin.net (Emre Şahin) Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:46:32 +0000 Sending i3 messages from shell scripts 2021-01-28T12:35:21+00:00 2021-01-28T12:35:21+00:00 Emre Şahin Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:35:21 +0000 https://emresahin.net/sending-i3-messages-from-shell/ https://emresahin.net/sending-i3-messages-from-shell/ It’s possible to send messages to the i3 window manager from shell scripts using i3-msg . For example: i3-msg workspace "n" Scripting i3 X desktop automation shell til It’s possible to send messages to the i3 window manager from shell scripts using i3-msg. For example:

i3-msg workspace "n"
]]> Shell (Bash and Zsh) Notes 2013-08-16T21:00:00+00:00 2013-08-16T21:00:00+00:00 Emre Şahin Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:00:00 +0000 https://emresahin.net/shell-notes/ https://emresahin.net/shell-notes/ Don’t use ~ in scripts; use $HOME I have used ~ several times in scripts, but it may not always expand as expected depending on the environment. Use $HOME to refer to the home directory; it is much more reliable and always works. Scripting CLI shell bash zsh scripting best practices til Don’t use ~ in scripts; use $HOME

I have used ~ several times in scripts, but it may not always expand as expected depending on the environment. Use $HOME to refer to the home directory; it is much more reliable and always works.

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