docs/userguide: properly document command chaining and criteria

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== List of commands == List of commands
Commands are what you bind to specific keypresses. You can also issue commands
at runtime without pressing a key by using the IPC interface. An easy way to
do this is to use the +i3-msg+ utility:
*Example*:
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# execute this on your shell to make the current container borderless
i3-msg border none
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Commands can be chained by using +;+ (a semicolon). So, to move a window to a
specific workspace and immediately switch to that workspace, you can configure
the following keybinding:
*Example*:
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bindsym mod+x move workspace 3; workspace 3
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Furthermore, you can change the scope of a command, that is, which containers
should be affected by that command, by using various criteria. These are
prefixed in square brackets to every command. If you want to kill all windows
which have the class Firefox, use:
*Example*:
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bindsym mod+x [class="Firefox"] kill
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The criteria which are currently implemented are:
class::
Compares the window class (the second part of WM_CLASS)
instance::
Compares the window instance (the first part of WM_CLASS)
id::
Compares the X11 window ID, which you can get via +xwininfo+ for example.
title::
Compares the X11 window title (_NET_WM_NAME or WM_NAME as fallback).
mark::
Compares the mark set for this container, see <<vim_like_marks>>.
con_id::
Compares the i3-internal container ID, which you can get via the IPC
interface. Handy for scripting.
Note that currently all criteria are compared case-insensitive and do not
support regular expressions. This is planned to change in the future.
=== Splitting containers === Splitting containers
The split command makes the current window a split container. Split containers The split command makes the current window a split container. Split containers