error another window manager seems to be running (x error 10)

[mybigman]

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[x] Bug
[ ] Feature Request
[ ] Documentation Request
[ ] Other (Please describe in detail)

Current Behavior

running
i3 -c .confg/i3/config

results in
error another window manager seems to be running (x error 10)

Note i3 starts and functions

Expected Behavior

validate the config

Reproduction Instructions

startx
open terminal
run i3 -c .confg/i3/config

Environment

Output of i3 --moreversion 2>&-:

i3 version:  Binary i3 version:  4.18.1 (2020-04-22)

Config file

same result in a fresh install / stock config

Logfile URL: https://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5731026076696576.bz2

- Linux Distribution & Version: Fedora 32
- Are you using a compositor (e.g., xcompmgr or compton):  everything disabled

[orestisfl]

What is in your ~/.xinitrc? You should execute i3 from that file.

[mybigman]

@orestisfl - I certainly execute it from .xinitrc with...

exec i3

[Airblader]

Then i3 is already running and attempting to run it again is bound to fail so this is behaving as expected. Validating the config is -C, not -c.

[mybigman]

@Airblader embarrassing... I guess that's what happens when you're playing at 2am :/

sorry for the dramas.