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-rw-r--r--sway/commands/output.c27
-rw-r--r--sway/sway-output.5.scd4
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sway/commands/output.c b/sway/commands/output.c
index 3903f10d..59bc598c 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output.c
@@ -36,7 +36,32 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_output(int argc, char **argv) {
"Refusing to configure the no op output");
}
- struct output_config *output = new_output_config(argv[0]);
+ struct output_config *output = NULL;
+ if (strcmp(argv[0], "-") == 0 || strcmp(argv[0], "--") == 0) {
+ if (config->reading) {
+ return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE,
+ "Current output alias (%s) cannot be used in the config",
+ argv[0]);
+ }
+ struct sway_output *sway_output = config->handler_context.node ?
+ node_get_output(config->handler_context.node) : NULL;
+ if (!sway_output) {
+ return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "Unknown output");
+ }
+ if (sway_output == root->noop_output) {
+ return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE,
+ "Refusing to configure the no op output");
+ }
+ if (strcmp(argv[0], "-") == 0) {
+ output = new_output_config(sway_output->wlr_output->name);
+ } else {
+ char identifier[128];
+ output_get_identifier(identifier, 128, sway_output);
+ output = new_output_config(identifier);
+ }
+ } else {
+ output = new_output_config(argv[0]);
+ }
if (!output) {
sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "Failed to allocate output config");
return NULL;
diff --git a/sway/sway-output.5.scd b/sway/sway-output.5.scd
index e20d0aba..806054fc 100644
--- a/sway/sway-output.5.scd
+++ b/sway/sway-output.5.scd
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ You may combine output commands into one, like so:
output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080 pos 1920,0 bg ~/wallpaper.png stretch
You can get a list of output names with *swaymsg -t get_outputs*. You may also
-match any output by using the output name "\*".
+match any output by using the output name "\*". Additionally, "-" can be used
+to match the focused output by name and "--" can be used to match the focused
+output by its identifier.
Some outputs may have different names when disconnecting and reconnecting. To
identify these, the name can be substituted for a string consisting of the make,