Support runtime var expansion and set at runtime

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 445c3d55..f382eefa 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -657,6 +657,14 @@ char *do_var_replacement(char *str) {
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
+		// Unescape double $ and move on
+		if (find[1] == '$') {
+			size_t length = strlen(find + 1);
+			strncpy(find, find + 1, length);
+			find[length] = '\0';
+			find += 2;
+			continue;
+		}
 		// Find matching variable
 		for (i = 0; i < config->symbols->length; ++i) {
 			struct sway_variable *var = config->symbols->items[i];