Command run in terminal, not with shortcuts

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As explain in this thread, I want to add shortcuts to switch workspaces (in Mate).

I found a way to switch workspace for the terminal: wmctrl -s $(wmctrl -d | grep "*" | awk '{print $1+1}').

But this command line does not work when I add it in the shortcut manager. Does any one know why ?

Does it work if you specifically run it with bash, i.e. set this as shortcut bash -c "wmctrl -s $(wmctrl -d | grep '*' | awk '{print $1+1}')"? — Byte Commander, Mar 16 '18 at 17:48

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '18 at 20:02

IIRC keyboard shortcut commands are running in an sh shell, which doesn't have all the features Bash has.

Your command uses some bash-specific syntax though, which is why it doesn't work. The simplest fix is to simply run it in a Bash shell by replacing it with this command below:

bash -c "wmctrl -s $(wmctrl -d | grep '*' | awk '{print $1+1}')"

Command run in terminal, not with shortcuts

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