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diff --git a/swaymsg.1.txt b/swaymsg.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d832dd17 --- /dev/null +++ b/swaymsg.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +///// +vim:set ts=4 sw=4 tw=82 noet: +///// +:quotes.~: + +swaymsg (1) +=========== + +Name +---- +swaymsg - Send messages to a running instance of sway over the IPC socket. + +Synopsis +-------- +'swaymsg' [options] [message] + +Options +------- + +*-q, \--quiet*:: + Sends the IPC message but does not print the response from sway. + +*-v, \--version*:: + Print the version (of swaymsg) and quit. + +*-s, --socket* <path>:: + Use the specified socket path. Otherwise, swaymsg will ask sway where the + socket is (which is the value of $SWAYSOCK, then of $I3SOCK). + +*-t, \--type* <type>:: + Specify the type of IPC message. See below. + +IPC Message Types +----------------- + +*command*:: + The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings + in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately. + +*get_workspaces*:: + Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status. + +*get_outputs*:: + Gets a JSON-encoded list of current outputs. + +*get_tree*:: + Gets a JSON-encoded layout tree of all open windows, containers, outputs, + workspaces, and so on. + +*get_marks*:: + Get a JSON-encoded list of marks. + +*get_bar_config*:: + Get a JSON-encoded configuration for swaybar. + +*get_version*:: + Get JSON-encoded version information for the running instance of sway. + +Authors +------- + +Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open +source contributors. For more information about sway development, see +<https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway>. + +See Also +-------- + +**sway**(5) |