Merge pull request #4651 from orestisfl/docs-ipc-socket

docs: Make more clear that an IPC socket is always created
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Ingo Bürk
2021-11-18 22:31:35 +01:00
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@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ i3 uses Unix sockets to provide an IPC interface. This allows third-party
programs to get information from i3, such as the current workspaces programs to get information from i3, such as the current workspaces
(to display a workspace bar), and to control i3. (to display a workspace bar), and to control i3.
The IPC socket is enabled by default and will be created in By default, an IPC socket will be created in
+$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/i3/ipc-socket.%p+ if the directory is available, falling back +$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/i3/ipc-socket.%p+ if the directory is available, falling back
to +/tmp/i3-%u.XXXXXX/ipc-socket.%p+, where +%u+ is your UNIX username, +%p+ is to +/tmp/i3-%u.XXXXXX/ipc-socket.%p+, where +%u+ is your UNIX username, +%p+ is
the PID of i3 and XXXXXX is a string of random characters from the portable the PID of i3 and XXXXXX is a string of random characters from the portable