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diff --git a/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd b/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd index b8a38b54..4228a0f0 100644 --- a/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd +++ b/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd @@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ _swaymsg_ [options...] [message] The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately. - See **sway**(5) for a list of commands. - - Tip: If you are proving a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), - insert two hyphens (_--_) before the command to signal to swaymsg not to - parse anything beyond that point as an option. For example, use - _swaymsg -- mark --add test_ instead of _swaymsg mark --add test_ + See *sway*(5) for a list of commands. + + Tips: + - Command expansion is performed twice: once by swaymsg, and again by sway. + If you have quoted multi-word strings in your command, enclose the entire + command in single-quotes. For example, use + _swaymsg 'output "Foobar Display" enable'_ instead of + _swaymsg output "Foobar Display" enable_. + - If you are proving a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), insert + two hyphens (_--_) before the command to signal to swaymsg not to parse + anything beyond that point as an option. For example, use + _swaymsg -- mark --add test_ instead of _swaymsg mark --add test_. *get\_workspaces* Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status. |