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Description
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-----------
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A sway configuration file is a list of sway commands that are executed by sway on
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startup. These commands usually consist of setting your preferences and setting
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key bindings. An example config is likely present in /etc/sway/config for you to
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check out.
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All of these commands may be issued at runtime through **swaymsg**(1).
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A sway configuration file is a list of sway commands that are executed by sway
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on startup. These commands usually consist of setting your preferences and
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setting key bindings. An example config is likely present in /etc/sway/config
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for you to check out.
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Some of the commands can also or only be sent at runtime with **sway-msg**(1).
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Commands
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--------
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The following commands may only be used in the configuration file.
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**bar** <block of commands>::
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Append _{_ to this command, the following lines will be commands that
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configure **swaybar**, and _}_ on its own line to close the block.
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**bindsym** <key combo> <command>::
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Binds _key combo_ to execute _command_ when pressed. You may use XKB key
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names here (**xev**(1) is a good tool for discovering them). An example
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execute Firefox if the alt, shift, and F keys are pressed together. Any
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valid sway command is eligible to be bound to a key combo.
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**exec** <shell command>::
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Executes _shell command_ with sh.
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**set** <name> <value>::
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Creates a substitution for _value_ that can be used with $_name_ in other
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commands.
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**exec_always** <shell command>::
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Like exec, but the shell command will be executed _again_ after *reload* or
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*restart* is executed.
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The following commands cannot be used directly in the configuration file.
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They are expected to be used with **bindsym** or at runtime through **swaymsg**(1).
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**exit**::
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Exit sway and end your Wayland session.
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**floating** <enable|disable|toggle>::
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Make focused view floating, non-floating, or the opposite of what it is now.
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**floating_modifier** <modifier> [normal|inverse]::
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When the _modifier_ key is held down, you may use left click to drag floating
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windows, and right click to resize them. Unlike i3, this modifier may also be
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used to resize and move windows that are tiled. With the _inverse_ mode
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enabled, left click is used for resizing and right click for dragging. The
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mode paramenter is optional and defaults to _normal_ if it isn't defined.
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**focus** <direction>::
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Direction may be one of _up_, _down_, _left_, _right_, or _parent_. The
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directional focus commands will move the focus in that direction. The parent
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**focus** mode_toggle::
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Toggles focus between floating view and tiled view.
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**fullscreen**::
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Toggles fullscreen status for the focused view.
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**layout** <mode>::
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Sets the layout mode of the focused container. _mode_ can be one of _splith_,
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_splitv_, or _toggle split_.
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**move** <left|right|up|down>::
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Moves the focused container _left_, _right_, _up_, or _down_.
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**move** <container|window> to workspace <name>::
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Moves the focused container to the workspace identified by _name_.
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_name_ may be a special workspace name. See **workspace**.
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**move** <container|window|workspace> to output <name|direction>::
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Moves the focused container or workspace to the output identified by _name_ or
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_direction_. _direction_ may be one of _up_, _down_, _left_, _right_.
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**reload**::
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Reloads the sway config file without restarting sway.
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**resize** <shrink|grow> <width|height> <amount>::
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Resizes the currently focused container or view by _amount_. _amount_ can be
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specified as "n px" or "n ppt" or "n px or n ppt".
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**split** <vertical|v|horizontal|h|toggle|t>::
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Splits the current container, vertically or horizontally. If toggled then the
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current container is split opposite to the parent container.
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**splith**::
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Equivalent to **split horizontal**.
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**splitv**::
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Equivalent to **split vertical**.
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**splitt**::
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Equivalent to **split toggle**.
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**sticky** <enable|disable|toggle>::
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If enabled and the windows is floating it will always be present on the active
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workspace on that output.
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The following commands may be used either in the configuration file
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or triggered at runtime.
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**debuglog** <on|off|toggle>::
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Enables, disables or toggles logging for debug. The toggle argument cannot
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be used in the configuration file.
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**exec** <shell command>::
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Executes _shell command_ with sh.
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**exec_always** <shell command>::
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Like exec, but the shell command will be executed _again_ after *reload* or
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*restart* is executed.
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**floating_modifier** <modifier> [normal|inverse]::
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When the _modifier_ key is held down, you may use left click to drag floating
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windows, and right click to resize them. Unlike i3, this modifier may also be
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used to resize and move windows that are tiled. With the _inverse_ mode
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enabled, left click is used for resizing and right click for dragging. The
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mode paramenter is optional and defaults to _normal_ if it isn't defined.
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**focus_follows_mouse** <yes|no>::
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If set to _yes_, the currently focused view will change as you move your
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mouse around the screen to the view that ends up underneath your mouse.
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**fullscreen**::
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Toggles fullscreen status for the focused view.
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**for_window** <criteria> <command>::
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Whenever a window that matches _criteria_ appears, run list of commands. See
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**Criteria** section below.
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**gaps** edge_gaps <on|off|toggle>::
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Whether or not to add gaps between views and workspace edges if amount of
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inner gap is not zero. When _no_, no gap is added where the view is aligned to
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the workspace edge, effectively creating gaps only between views.
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the workspace edge, effectively creating gaps only between views. The toggle
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argument cannot be used in the configuration file.
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**gaps** <amount>::
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Sets default _amount_ pixels as the gap between each view, and around each
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workspace (or current workspace), and _current_ changes gaps for the current
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view or workspace.
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**kill**::
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Closes the currently focused view.
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**layout** <mode>::
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Sets the layout mode of the focused container. _mode_ can be one of _splith_,
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_splitv_, or _toggle split_.
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**mode** <mode_name>::
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Switches to the given mode_name. the default mode is simply _default_. To
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create a new mode in config append _{_ to this command, the following lines
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will be keybinds for that mode, and _}_ on its own line to close the block.
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**move** <left|right|up|down>::
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Moves the focused container _left_, _right_, _up_, or _down_.
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**move** <container|window> to workspace <name>::
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Moves the focused container to the workspace identified by _name_.
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_name_ may be a special workspace name. See **workspace**.
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**move** <container|window|workspace> to output <name|direction>::
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Moves the focused container or workspace to the output identified by _name_ or
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_direction_. _direction_ may be one of _up_, _down_, _left_, _right_.
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**mouse_warping** <output|none>::
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When _output_: place mouse at center of newly focused window when changing
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output. When _none_: don't move mouse.
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this output config after the others, or it will be matched instead of the
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others.
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**reload**::
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Reloads the sway config file without restarting sway.
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**resize** <shrink|grow> <width|height> <amount>::
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Resizes the currently focused container or view by _amount_. _amount_ can be
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specified as "n px" or "n ppt" or "n px or n ppt".
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**seamless_mouse** <on|off>::
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Change output seamlessly when pointer touches edge of output. Outputs need to
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be configured with perfectly aligned adjacent positions for this option to
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have any effect.
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**set** <name> <value>::
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Creates a substitution for _value_ that can be used with $_name_ in other
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commands.
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**split** <vertical|v|horizontal|h|toggle|t>::
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Splits the current container, vertically or horizontally. If toggled then the
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current container is split opposite to the parent container.
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**splith**::
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Equivalent to **split horizontal**.
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**splitv**::
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Equivalent to **split vertical**.
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**splitt**::
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Equivalent to **split toggle**.
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**sticky** <enable|disable|toggle>::
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If enabled and the windows is floating it will always be present on the active
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workspace on that output.
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**workspace** <name>::
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Switches to the specified workspace.
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