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Add note on quoting to swaymsg manpage

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Campbell Vertesi 2020-07-13 16:47:20 +02:00 committed by Simon Ser
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@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ _swaymsg_ [options...] [message]
The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings
in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately. in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately.
See **sway**(5) for a list of commands. See *sway*(5) for a list of commands.
Tip: If you are proving a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), Tips:
insert two hyphens (_--_) before the command to signal to swaymsg not to - Command expansion is performed twice: once by swaymsg, and again by sway.
parse anything beyond that point as an option. For example, use If you have quoted multi-word strings in your command, enclose the entire
_swaymsg -- mark --add test_ instead of _swaymsg mark --add test_ command in single-quotes. For example, use
_swaymsg 'output "Foobar Display" enable'_ instead of
_swaymsg output "Foobar Display" enable_.
- If you are proving a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), insert
two hyphens (_--_) before the command to signal to swaymsg not to parse
anything beyond that point as an option. For example, use
_swaymsg -- mark --add test_ instead of _swaymsg mark --add test_.
*get\_workspaces* *get\_workspaces*
Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status. Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status.