asmvik / asmvik/skhd

variables as values?

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Description

Is it possible to set and use variables within commands?

This works (focuses on a term window titled 'qalc':

``` bash
alt + cmd - 0x29 : yabai -m window $(yabai -m query --windows | jq '.[] | select(.title == "qalc") | .id') --focus
```

But this gives the error "undeclared identifier":
```bash
QALC=$(yabai -m query --windows | jq '.[] | select(.title == "qalc") | .id')

alt + cmd - 0x29 : yabai -m window ${QALC} --focus
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two command forms from the report and trace how skhd parses and executes command text; the issue names no source file or test. Done would mean establishing whether variables are supported in configured commands and documenting or testing the resulting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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