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vim:set ts=4 sw=4 tw=82 noet:
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:quotes.~:
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swaymsg (1)
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===========
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Name
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swaymsg - Send messages to a running instance of sway over the IPC socket.
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Synopsis
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'swaymsg' [options] [message]
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Options
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*-h, --help*::
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Show help message and quit.
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*-q, \--quiet*::
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Sends the IPC message but does not print the response from sway.
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*-r, \--raw*::
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Use raw output even if using a tty.
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*-s, --socket* <path>::
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Use the specified socket path. Otherwise, swaymsg will ask sway where the
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socket is (which is the value of $SWAYSOCK, then of $I3SOCK).
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*-t, \--type* <type>::
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Specify the type of IPC message. See below.
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*-v, \--version*::
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Print the version (of swaymsg) and quit.
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IPC Message Types
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*command*::
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The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings
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in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately.
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*get_workspaces*::
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Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status.
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*get_inputs*::
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Gets a JSON-encoded list of current inputs.
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*get_outputs*::
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Gets a JSON-encoded list of current outputs.
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*get_tree*::
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Gets a JSON-encoded layout tree of all open windows, containers, outputs,
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workspaces, and so on.
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*get_marks*::
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Get a JSON-encoded list of marks.
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*get_bar_config*::
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Get a JSON-encoded configuration for swaybar.
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*get_version*::
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Get JSON-encoded version information for the running instance of sway.
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*get_clipboard*::
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Get JSON-encoded information about the clipboard.
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Returns the current clipboard mime-types if called without
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arguments, otherwise returns the clipboard data in the requested
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formats. Encodes the data using base64 for non-text mime types.
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Authors
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Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open
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source contributors. For more information about sway development, see
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<https://github.com/swaywm/sway>.
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See Also
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--------
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**sway**(5)
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