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| -rw-r--r-- | sway/main.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c index 67d0f799..12f92bd8 100644 --- a/sway/main.c +++ b/sway/main.c @@ -320,7 +320,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) { if (optind < argc) { // Behave as IPC client if (optind != 1) { - sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "Don't use options with the IPC client"); + sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, + "Detected both options and positional arguments. If you " + "are trying to use the IPC client, options are not " + "supported. Otherwise, check the provided arguments for " + "issues. See `man 1 sway` or `sway -h` for usage. If you " + "are trying to generate a debug log, use " + "`sway -d 2>sway.log`."); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } if (!drop_permissions()) { |