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# sway
"**S**irCmpwn's **Way**land window manager"
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sway is a **work in progress** i3-compatible window manager for
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[Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/).
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![](https://sr.ht/qxGE.png)
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Chat on #sway on irc.freenode.net
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## Rationale
I use i3 on xorg. Wayland is coming, and [i3way](http://i3way.org/) still has
zero lines of source code after two years.
## Status
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[See "i3 feature support"](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/2)
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## Installation
### Arch Linux
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Install [aur/sway-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sway-git/).
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### Manual
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Dependencies:
* cmake
* [wlc](https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc)
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* xwayland
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Compiling:
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cmake .
make
# sudo make install
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Binary shows up in `./bin` (or `/usr/local/bin` if you `make install`).
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## Configuration
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mkdir ~/.config/sway
cp ~/.config/i3/config ~/.config/sway/
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Or if you don't already use i3:
mkdir ~/.config/sway
cp /etc/sway/config ~/.config/sway/
Edit to your liking.
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[See also](http://i3wm.org/docs/)
## Running
sway
If you run this while xorg is running, it'll run inside of an x window (useful
for testing). Otherwise, it'll run wayland properly.