Use I3SOCK-environment-variable

man/i3-input.man

@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ mark/goto command.
 i3-input -p 'mark ' -l 1 -P 'Mark: '
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+== ENVIRONMENT
+
+=== I3SOCK
+
+If no ipc-socket is specified on the commandline, this variable is used
+to determine the path, at wich the unix domain socket is expected, on which
+to connect to i3.
+
 == SEE ALSO
 
 i3(1)

man/i3-msg.man

@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ future (staying backwards-compatible, of course).
 i3-msg "bp" # Use 1-px border for current client
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+== ENVIRONMENT
+
+=== I3SOCK
+
+If no ipc-socket is specified on the commandline, this variable is used
+to determine the path, at wich the unix domain socket is expected, on which
+to connect to i3.
+
 == SEE ALSO
 
 i3(1)

man/i3.man

@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@ echo "Starting at $(date)" >> ~/.i3/logfile
 exec /usr/bin/i3 >> ~/.i3/logfile
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+== ENVIRONMENT
+
+=== I3SOCK
+
+If no ipc-socket is specified in the configfile, this variable is used
+to determine the path, at wich the unix domain socket is created, on which
+i3 listenes to incoming connections.
+
 == TODO
 
 There is still lot of work to do. Please check our bugtracker for up-to-date