sway(5) # NAME sway - configuration file and commands # DESCRIPTION A sway configuration file is a list of sway commands that are executed by sway on startup. These commands usually consist of setting your preferences and setting key bindings. An example config is likely present in /etc/sway/config for you to check out. Lines in the configuration file might be extended through multiple lines by adding a '\\' character at the end of line. e.g.: ``` bindsym Shift+XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec \\ pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -1% ``` Commands can also be given as a block in the form *command { }*. Anything before the opening *{* will be prepended to the lines inside the block. For example: ``` output eDP-1 { background ~/wallpaper.png fill resolution 1920x1080 } ``` is identical to ``` output eDP-1 background ~/wallpaper.png fill output eDP-1 resolution 1920x1080 ``` These commands can be executed in your config file, via *swaymsg*(1), or via the bindsym command. # COMMAND CONVENTIONS Commands are split into several arguments using spaces. You can enclose arguments with quotation marks (*"..."* or *'...'*) to add spaces to a single argument. You may also run several commands in order by separating each with *,* or *;*. Criteria is retained across commands separated by *,*, but will be reset (and allow for new criteria, if desired) for commands separated by a *;*. Throughout the documentation, *|* is used to distinguish between arguments for which you may only select one. *[...]* is used for optional arguments, and *<...>* for arguments where you are expected to supply some value. # COMMANDS - CONFIG ONLY This section only lists general commands. For input and output commands, refer to *sway-input*(5) and *sway-output*(5). The following commands may only be used in the configuration file. *bar* [] For details on bar subcommands, see *sway-bar*(5). *default_orientation* horizontal|vertical|auto Sets the default container layout for tiled containers. *include* Includes another file from _path_. _path_ can be either a full path or a path relative to the parent config, and expands shell syntax (see *wordexp*(3) for details). The same include file can only be included once; subsequent attempts will be ignored. *swaybg_command* Executes custom background _command_. Default is _swaybg_. Refer to *sway-output*(5) for more information. It can be disabled by setting the command to a single dash: _swaybg\_command -_ *swaynag_command* Executes custom command for _swaynag_. Default is _swaynag_. Additional arguments may be appended to the end. This should only be used to either direct sway to call swaynag from a custom path or to provide additional arguments. This should be placed at the top of the config for the best results. It can be disabled by setting the command to a single dash: _swaynag\_command -_ *workspace_layout* default|stacking|tabbed Specifies the initial layout for new containers in an empty workspace. *xwayland* enable|disable|force Enables or disables Xwayland support, which allows X11 applications to be used. _enable_ will lazily load Xwayland so Xwayland will not be launched until the first client attempts to connect. In some cases, such as slower machines, it may be desirable to have Xwayland started immediately by using _force_ instead of _enable_. # COMMANDS - RUNTIME ONLY The following commands cannot be used directly in the configuration file. They are expected to be used with *bindsym* or at runtime through *swaymsg*(1). *border* none|normal|csd|pixel [] Set border style for focused window. _normal_ includes a border of thickness _n_ and a title bar. _pixel_ is a border without title bar _n_ pixels thick. Default is _normal_ with border thickness 2. _csd_ is short for client-side-decorations, which allows the client to draw its own decorations. *border* toggle Cycles through the available border styles. *exit* Exit sway and end your Wayland session. *floating* enable|disable|toggle Make focused view floating, non-floating, or the opposite of what it is now. *focus* Moves focus to the container that matches the specified criteria. *focus* up|right|down|left Moves focus to the next container in the specified direction. *focus* prev|next [sibling] Moves focus to the previous or next container in the current layout. By default, the last active child of the newly focused container will be focused. The _sibling_ option indicates not to immediately focus a child of the container. *focus* child Moves focus to the last-focused child of the focused container. *focus* parent Moves focus to the parent of the focused container. *focus* output up|right|down|left Moves focus to the next output in the specified direction. *focus* output Moves focus to the named output. *focus* tiling Sets focus to the last focused tiling container. *focus* floating Sets focus to the last focused floating container. *focus* mode_toggle Moves focus between the floating and tiled layers. *fullscreen* [enable|disable|toggle] [global] Makes focused view fullscreen, non-fullscreen, or the opposite of what it is now. If no argument is given, it does the same as _toggle_. If _global_ is specified, the view will be fullscreen across all outputs. *gaps* inner|outer|horizontal|vertical|top|right|bottom|left all|current set|plus|minus|toggle Changes the _inner_ or _outer_ gaps for either _all_ workspaces or the _current_ workspace. _outer_ gaps can be altered per side with _top_, _right_, _bottom_, and _left_ or per direction with _horizontal_ and _vertical_. *inhibit_idle* focus|fullscreen|open|none|visible Set/unset an idle inhibitor for the view. _focus_ will inhibit idle when the view is focused by any seat. _fullscreen_ will inhibit idle when the view is fullscreen (or a descendant of a fullscreen container) and is visible. _open_ will inhibit idle until the view is closed (or the inhibitor is unset/changed). _visible_ will inhibit idle when the view is visible on any output. _none_ will remove any existing idle inhibitor for the view. This can also be used with criteria to set an idle inhibitor for any existing view or with _for_window_ to set idle inhibitors for future views. *layout* default|splith|splitv|stacking|tabbed Sets the layout mode of the focused container. When using the _stacking_ layout, only the focused window in the container is displayed, with the opened windows' list on the top of the container. The _tabbed_ layout is similar to _stacking_, but the windows’ list is vertically split. *layout* toggle [split|all] Cycles the layout mode of the focused container though a preset list of layouts. If no argument is given, then it cycles through stacking, tabbed and the last split layout. If _split_ is given, then it cycles through splith and splitv. If _all_ is given, then it cycles through every layout. *layout* toggle [split|tabbed|stacking|splitv|splith] [split|tabbed|stacking|splitv|splith]... Cycles the layout mode of the focused container through a list of layouts. *max_render_time* off| Controls when the relevant application is told to render this window, as a positive number of milliseconds before the next time sway composites the output. A smaller number leads to fresher rendered frames being composited by sway and lower perceived input latency, but if set too low, the application may not finish rendering before sway composites the output, leading to delayed frames. When set to off, the relevant application is told to render this window immediately after display refresh. How much time is left for rendering before sway composites the output at that point depends on the output *max_render_time* setting. To set this up for optimal latency: . Set up *output max_render_time* (see *sway-output*(5)). . Put the target application in _full-screen_ and have it continuously render something. . Start by setting *max_render_time 1*. If the application drops frames, increment by *1*. This setting only has an effect if a per-output *max_render_time* is in effect on the output the window is currently on. See *sway-output*(5) for further details. *allow_tearing* yes|no Allows or disallows screen tearing as a result of immediate page flips for a fullscreen application. When this option is not set, the tearing hints provided by the application determine whether tearing is allowed. When _yes_ is specified, the application allows tearing regardless of the tearing hints. When _no_ is specified, tearing will never be allowed on the application, regardless of the tearing hints. This setting only has an effect if tearing is allowed on the output through the per-output *allow_tearing* setting. See *sway-output*(5) for further details. *move* left|right|up|down [ px] Moves the focused container in the direction specified. The optional _px_ argument specifies how many pixels to move the container. If unspecified, the default is 10 pixels. Pixels are ignored when moving tiled containers. *move* [absolute] position [px|ppt] [px|ppt] Moves the focused container to the specified position in the workspace. The position can be specified in pixels or percentage points, omitting the unit defaults to pixels. If _absolute_ is used, the position is relative to all outputs. _absolute_ can not be used with percentage points. *move* [absolute] position center Moves the focused container to be centered on the workspace. If _absolute_ is used, it is moved to the center of all outputs. *move* position cursor|mouse|pointer Moves the focused container to be centered on the cursor. *move* [container|window] [to] mark Moves the focused container to the specified mark. *move* [--no-auto-back-and-forth] [container|window] [to] workspace [number] Moves the focused container to the specified workspace. The string _number_ is optional and is used to match a workspace with the same number, even if it has a different name. *move* [container|window] [to] workspace prev|next|current Moves the focused container to the previous, next or current workspace on this output, or if no workspaces remain, the previous or next output. *move* [container|window] [to] workspace prev_on_output|next_on_output Moves the focused container to the previous or next workspace on this output, wrapping around if already at the first or last workspace. *move* [container|window] [to] workspace back_and_forth Moves the focused container to previously focused workspace. *move* [container|window] [to] output |current Moves the focused container to the specified output. *move* [container|window] [to] output up|right|down|left Moves the focused container to next output in the specified direction. *move* [container|window] [to] scratchpad Moves the focused container to the scratchpad. *move* workspace [to] output |current Moves the focused workspace to the specified output. *move* workspace to [output] |current Moves the focused workspace to the specified output. *move* workspace [to] output up|right|down|left Moves the focused workspace to next output in the specified direction. *move* workspace to [output] up|right|down|left Moves the focused workspace to next output in the specified direction. *nop* A no operation command that can be used to override default behaviour. The optional comment argument is ignored, but logged for debugging purposes. *reload* Reloads the sway config file and applies any changes. The config file is located at path specified by the command line arguments when started, otherwise according to the priority stated in *sway*(1). *rename* workspace [] to Rename either or the focused workspace to the *resize* shrink|grow width|height [ [px|ppt]] Resizes the currently focused container by _amount_, specified in pixels or percentage points. If the units are omitted, floating containers are resized in px and tiled containers by ppt. _amount_ will default to 10 if omitted. *resize* set height [px|ppt] Sets the height of the container to _height_, specified in pixels or percentage points. If the units are omitted, floating containers are resized in px and tiled containers by ppt. If _height_ is 0, the container will not be resized. *resize* set [width] [px|ppt] Sets the width of the container to _width_, specified in pixels or percentage points. If the units are omitted, floating containers are resized in px and tiled containers by ppt. If _width_ is 0, the container will not be resized. *resize* set [width] [px|ppt] [height] [px|ppt] Sets the width and height of the container to _width_ and _height_, specified in pixels or percentage points. If the units are omitted, floating containers are resized in px and tiled containers by ppt. If _width_ or _height_ is 0, the container will not be resized on that axis. *scratchpad* show Shows a window from the scratchpad. Repeatedly using this command will cycle through the windows in the scratchpad. *shortcuts_inhibitor* enable|disable Enables or disables the ability of clients to inhibit keyboard shortcuts for a view. This is primarily useful for virtualization and remote desktop software. It affects either the currently focused view or a set of views selected by criteria. Subcommand _disable_ additionally deactivates any active inhibitors for the given view(s). Criteria are particularly useful with the *for_window* command to configure a class of views differently from the per-seat defaults established by the *seat* subcommand of the same name. See *sway-input*(5) for more ways to affect inhibitors. *split* vertical|v|horizontal|h|none|n|toggle|t Splits the current container, vertically or horizontally. When _none_ is specified, the effect of a previous split is undone if the current container is the only child of a split parent. When _toggle_ is specified, the current container is split opposite to the parent container's layout. *splith* Equivalent to *split horizontal* *splitv* Equivalent to *split vertical* *splitt* Equivalent to *split toggle* *sticky* enable|disable|toggle "Sticks" a floating window to the current output so that it shows up on all workspaces. *swap* container with id|con_id|mark Swaps the position, geometry, and fullscreen status of two containers. The first container can be selected either by criteria or focus. The second container can be selected by _id_, _con_id_, or _mark_. _id_ can only be used with xwayland views. If the first container has focus, it will retain focus unless it is moved to a different workspace or the second container becomes fullscreen on the same workspace as the first container. In either of those cases, the second container will gain focus. *title_format* Sets the format of window titles. The following placeholders may be used: %title - The title supplied by the window ++ %app_id - The wayland app ID (applicable to wayland windows only) ++ %class - The X11 classname (applicable to xwayland windows only) ++ %instance - The X11 instance (applicable to xwayland windows only) ++ %shell - The protocol the window is using (typically xwayland or xdg_shell) This command is typically used with *for_window* criteria. For example: for_window [title="."] title_format "%title (%app_id)" Note that markup requires pango to be enabled via the *font* command. The default format is "%title". # COMMANDS - CONFIG OR RUNTIME The following commands may be used either in the configuration file or at runtime. *assign* [→] [workspace] [number] Assigns views matching _criteria_ (see *CRITERIA* for details) to _workspace_. The → (U+2192) is optional and cosmetic. This command is equivalent to: for_window move container to workspace *assign* [→] output left|right|up|down| Assigns views matching _criteria_ (see *CRITERIA* for details) to the specified output. The → (U+2192) is optional and cosmetic. This command is equivalent to: for_window move container to output *bindsym* [--whole-window] [--border] [--exclude-titlebar] [--release] [--locked] \ [--to-code] [--input-device=] [--no-warn] [--no-repeat] [--inhibited] \ [Group<1-4>+] Binds _key combo_ to execute the sway command _command_ when pressed. You may use XKB key names here (*wev*(1) is a good tool for discovering these). With the flag _--release_, the command is executed when the key combo is released. If _input-device_ is given, the binding will only be executed for that input device and will be executed instead of any binding that is generic to all devices. If a group number is given, then the binding will only be available for that group. By default, if you overwrite a binding, swaynag will give you a warning. To silence this, use the _--no-warn_ flag. For specifying modifier keys, you can use the XKB modifier names _Shift_, _Lock_ (for Caps Lock), _Control_, _Mod1_ (for Alt), _Mod2_ (for Num Lock), _Mod3_ (for XKB modifier Mod3), _Mod4_ (for the Logo key), and _Mod5_ (for AltGr). In addition, you can use the aliases _Ctrl_ (for Control), _Alt_ (for Alt), and _Super_ (for the Logo key). Unless the flag _--locked_ is set, the command will not be run when a screen locking program is active. If there is a matching binding with and without _--locked_, the one with will be preferred when locked and the one without will be preferred when unlocked. If there are matching bindings and one has both _--input-device_ and _--locked_ and the other has neither, the former will be preferred even when unlocked. Unless the flag _--inhibited_ is set, the command will not be run when a keyboard shortcuts inhibitor is active for the currently focused window. Such inhibitors are usually requested by remote desktop and virtualization software to enable the user to send keyboard shortcuts to the remote or virtual session. The _--inhibited_ flag allows one to define bindings which will be exempt from pass-through to such software. The same preference logic as for _--locked_ applies. Unless the flag _--no-repeat_ is set, the command will be run repeatedly when the key is held, according to the repeat settings specified in the input configuration. Bindings to keysyms are layout-dependent. This can be changed with the _--to-code_ flag. In this case, the keysyms will be translated into the corresponding keycodes in the first configured layout. Mouse bindings operate on the container under the cursor instead of the container that has focus. Mouse buttons can either be specified in the form _button[1-9]_ or by using the name of the event code (ex _BTN\_LEFT_ or _BTN\_RIGHT_). For the former option, the buttons will be mapped to their values in X11 (1=left, 2=middle, 3=right, 4=scroll up, 5=scroll down, 6=scroll left, 7=scroll right, 8=back, 9=forward). For the latter option, you can find the event names using _libinput debug-events_. The priority for matching bindings is as follows: input device, group, and locked state. _--whole-window_, _--border_, and _--exclude-titlebar_ are mouse-only options which affect the region in which the mouse bindings can be triggered. By default, mouse bindings are only triggered when over the title bar. With the _--border_ option, the border of the window will be included in this region. With the _--whole-window_ option, the cursor can be anywhere over a window including the title, border, and content. _--exclude-titlebar_ can be used in conjunction with any other option to specify that the titlebar should be excluded from the region of consideration. If _--whole-window_ is given, the command can be triggered when the cursor is over an empty workspace. Using a mouse binding over a layer surface's exclusive region is not currently possible. Example: ``` # Execute firefox when alt, shift, and f are pressed together bindsym Mod1+Shift+f exec firefox ``` *bindcode* [--whole-window] [--border] [--exclude-titlebar] [--release] \ [--locked] [--input-device=] [--no-warn] [--no-repeat] [--inhibited] \ [Group<1-4>+] is also available for binding with key/button codes instead of key/button names. *bindswitch* [--locked] [--no-warn] [--reload] : Binds to execute the sway command _command_ on state changes. Supported switches are _lid_ (laptop lid) and _tablet_ (tablet mode) switches. Valid values for _state_ are _on_, _off_ and _toggle_. These switches are on when the device lid is shut and when tablet mode is active respectively. _toggle_ is also supported to run a command both when the switch is toggled on or off. Unless the flag _--locked_ is set, the command will not be run when a screen locking program is active. If there is a matching binding with and without _--locked_, the one with will be preferred when locked and the one without will be preferred when unlocked. If the _--reload_ flag is given, the binding will also be executed when the config is reloaded. _toggle_ bindings will not be executed on reload. The _--locked_ flag will operate as normal so if the config is reloaded while locked and _--locked_ is not given, the binding will not be executed. By default, if you overwrite a binding, swaynag will give you a warning. To silence this, use the _--no-warn_ flag. Example: ``` # Show the virtual keyboard when tablet mode is entered. bindswitch tablet:on busctl call --user sm.puri.OSK0 /sm/puri/OSK0 sm.puri.OSK0 SetVisible b true # Log a message when the laptop lid is opened or closed. bindswitch lid:toggle exec echo "Lid moved" ``` *bindgesture* [--exact] [--input-device=] [--no-warn] \ [:][:directions] Binds _gesture_ to execute the sway command _command_ when detected. Currently supports the _hold_, _pinch_ or _swipe_ gesture. Optionally can be limited to bind to a certain number of _fingers_ or, for a _pinch_ or _swipe_ gesture, to certain _directions_. [[ *type* :[ *fingers* :< *direction* | hold :- 1 - 5 : none | swipe : 3 - 5 : up, down, left, right | pinch : 2 - 5 : all above + inward, outward, clockwise, counterclockwise The _fingers_ can be limited to any sensible number or left empty to accept any finger counts. Valid directions are _up_, _down_, _left_ and _right_, as well as _inward_, _outward_, _clockwise_, _counterclockwise_ for the _pinch_ gesture. Multiple directions can be combined by a plus. If a _input-device_ is given, the binding will only be executed for that input device and will be executed instead of any binding that is generic to all devices. By default, if you overwrite a binding, swaynag will give you a warning. To silence this, use the _--no-warn_ flag. The _--exact_ flag can be used to ensure a binding only matches when exactly all specified directions are matched and nothing more. If there is matching binding with _--exact_, it will be preferred. The priority for matching bindings is as follows: input device, then exact matches followed by matches with the highest number of matching directions. Gestures executed while the pointer is above a bar are not handled by sway. See the respective documentation, e.g. *bindgesture* in *sway-bar*(5). Example: ``` # Allow switching between workspaces with left and right swipes bindgesture swipe:right workspace prev bindgesture swipe:left workspace next # Allow container movements by pinching them bindgesture pinch:inward+up move up bindgesture pinch:inward+down move down bindgesture pinch:inward+left move left bindgesture pinch:inward+right move right ``` *client.background* This command is ignored and is only present for i3 compatibility. *client.* [ []] Configures the color of window borders and title bars. The first three colors are required. When omitted _indicator_ will use a sane default and _child_border_ will use the color set for _background_. Colors may be specified in hex, either as _#RRGGBB_ or _#RRGGBBAA_. The available classes are: *client.focused* The window that has focus. *client.focused_inactive* The most recently focused view within a container which is not focused. *client.focused_tab_title* A view that has focused descendant container. Tab or stack container title that is the parent of the focused container but is not directly focused. Defaults to focused_inactive if not specified and does not use the indicator and child_border colors. *client.placeholder* Ignored (present for i3 compatibility). *client.unfocused* A view that does not have focus. *client.urgent* A view with an urgency hint. *Note*: Native Wayland windows do not support urgency. Urgency only works for Xwayland windows. The meaning of each color is: _border_ The border around the title bar. _background_ The background of the title bar. _text_ The text color of the title bar. _indicator_ The color used to indicate where a new view will open. In a tiled container, this would paint the right border of the current view if a new view would be opened to the right. _child_border_ The border around the view itself. The default colors are: [- *class* :[ _border_ :[ _background_ :[ _text_ :[ _indicator_ :[ _child_border_ |[ *background* : n/a : #ffffff : n/a : n/a : n/a | *focused* : #4c7899 : #285577 : #ffffff : #2e9ef4 : #285577 | *focused_inactive* : #333333 : #5f676a : #ffffff : #484e50 : #5f676a | *focused_tab_title* : #333333 : #5f676a : #ffffff : n/a : n/a | *unfocused* : #333333 : #222222 : #888888 : #292d2e : #222222 | *urgent* : #2f343a : #900000 : #ffffff : #900000 : #900000 | *placeholder* : #000000 : #0c0c0c : #ffffff : #000000 : #0c0c0c *default_border* normal|none|pixel [] Set default border style for new tiled windows. Config reload won't affect existing windows, only newly created ones after the reload. *default_floating_border* normal|none|pixel [] Set default border style for new floating windows. This only applies to windows that are spawned in floating mode, not windows that become floating afterwards. *exec* Executes _shell command_ with sh. *exec_always* Like *exec*, but the shell command will be executed _again_ after *reload*. *floating_maximum_size* x Specifies the maximum size of floating windows. -1 x -1 removes the upper limit. The default is 0 x 0, which will use the width and height of the entire output layout as the maximums *floating_minimum_size* x Specifies the minimum size of floating windows. The default is 75 x 50. *floating_modifier* [normal|inverse] When the _modifier_ key is held down, you may hold left click to move windows, and right click to resize them. Setting _modifier_ to _none_ disables this feature. If _inverse_ is specified, left click is used for resizing and right click for moving. *focus_follows_mouse* yes|no|always If set to _yes_, moving your mouse over a window will focus that window. If set to _always_, the window under the cursor will always be focused, even after switching between workspaces. *focus_on_window_activation* smart|urgent|focus|none This option determines what to do when a client requests window activation. If set to _urgent_, the urgent state will be set for that window. If set to _focus_, the window will become focused. If set to _smart_, the window will become focused only if it is already visible, otherwise the urgent state will be set. Default is _urgent_. *focus_wrapping* yes|no|force|workspace This option determines what to do when attempting to focus over the edge of a container. If set to _no_, the focused container will retain focus, if there are no other containers in the direction. If set to _yes_, focus will be wrapped to the opposite edge of the container, if there are no other containers in the direction. If set to _force_, focus will be wrapped to the opposite edge of the container, even if there are other containers in the direction. If set to _workspace_, focus will wrap like in the _yes_ case and additionally wrap when moving outside of workspaces boundaries. Default is _yes_. *font* [pango:] Sets font to use for the title bars. To enable support for pango markup, preface the font name with _pango:_. For example, _monospace 10_ is the default font. To enable support for pango markup, _pango:monospace 10_ should be used instead. Regardless of whether pango markup is enabled, _font_ should be specified as a pango font description. For more information on pango font descriptions, see https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/type_func.FontDescription.from_string.html#description *force_display_urgency_hint* [ms] If an application on another workspace sets an urgency hint, switching to this workspace may lead to immediate focus of the application, which also means the window decoration color would be immediately reset to *client.focused*. This may make it unnecessarily hard to tell which window originally raised the event. This option allows one to set a _timeout_ in ms to delay the urgency hint reset. *titlebar_border_thickness* Thickness of the titlebar border in pixels *titlebar_padding* [] Padding of the text in the titlebar. _horizontal_ value affects horizontal padding of the text while _vertical_ value affects vertical padding (space above and below text). Padding includes titlebar borders so their value should be greater than titlebar_border_thickness. If _vertical_ value is not specified it is set to the _horizontal_ value. *for_window* Whenever a window that matches _criteria_ appears, run list of commands. See *CRITERIA* for more details. *gaps* inner|outer|horizontal|vertical|top|right|bottom|left Sets default _amount_ pixels of _inner_ or _outer_ gap, where the inner affects spacing around each view and outer affects the spacing around each workspace. Outer gaps are in addition to inner gaps. To reduce or remove outer gaps, outer gaps can be set to a negative value. _outer_ gaps can also be specified per side with _top_, _right_, _bottom_, and _left_ or per direction with _horizontal_ and _vertical_. This affects new workspaces only, and is used when the workspace doesn't have its own gaps settings (see: workspace gaps ...). *hide_edge_borders* [--i3] none|vertical|horizontal|both|smart|smart_no_gaps Hides window borders adjacent to the screen edges. Default is _none_. The _--i3_ option enables i3-compatible behavior to hide the title bar on tabbed and stacked containers with one child. The _smart_|_smart_no_gaps_ options are equivalent to setting _smart_borders_ smart|no_gaps and _hide_edge_borders_ none. *input* For details on input subcommands, see *sway-input*(5). \* may be used in lieu of a specific device name to configure all input devices. A list of input device names may be obtained via *swaymsg -t get_inputs*. *seat* For details on seat subcommands, see *sway-input*(5). *kill* Kills (closes) the currently focused container and all of its children. *smart_borders* on|no_gaps|off If smart_borders are _on_, borders will only be enabled if the workspace has more than one visible child. If smart_borders is set to _no_gaps_, borders will only be enabled if the workspace has more than one visible child and gaps equal to zero. *smart_gaps* on|off|toggle|inverse_outer If smart_gaps are _on_ gaps will only be enabled if a workspace has more than one child. If smart_gaps are _inverse_outer_ outer gaps will only be enabled if a workspace has exactly one child. *mark* --add|--replace [--toggle] Marks are arbitrary labels that can be used to identify certain windows and then jump to them at a later time. Each _identifier_ can only be set on a single window at a time since they act as a unique identifier. By default, *mark* sets _identifier_ as the only mark on a window. _--add_ will instead add _identifier_ to the list of current marks for that window. If _--toggle_ is specified mark will remove _identifier_ if it is already marked. *mode* Switches to the specified mode. The default mode is _default_. *mode* [--pango_markup] The only valid _mode-subcommands..._ are *bindsym*, *bindcode*, *bindswitch*, and *set*. If _--pango_markup_ is given, then _mode_ will be interpreted as pango markup. *mouse_warping* output|container|none If _output_ is specified, the mouse will be moved to new outputs as you move focus between them. If _container_ is specified, the mouse will be moved to the middle of the container on switch. Default is _output_. *no_focus* Prevents windows matching from being focused automatically when they're created. This has no effect on the first window in a workspace. *output* For details on output subcommands, see *sway-output*(5). \* may be used in lieu of a specific output name to configure all outputs. A list of output names may be obtained via *swaymsg -t get_outputs*. *popup_during_fullscreen* smart|ignore|leave_fullscreen Determines what to do when a fullscreen view opens a dialog. If _smart_ (the default), the dialog will be displayed. If _ignore_, the dialog will not be rendered. If _leave_fullscreen_, the view will exit fullscreen mode and the dialog will be rendered. *primary_selection* enabled|disabled Enable or disable the primary selection clipboard. May only be configured at launch. Default is _enabled_. *set* $ Sets variable $_name_ to _value_. You can use the new variable in the arguments of future commands. When the variable is used, it can be escaped with an additional $ (ie $$_name_) to have the replacement happen at run time instead of when reading the config. However, it does not always make sense for the variable to be replaced at run time since some arguments do need to be known at config time. *show_marks* yes|no If *show_marks* is yes, marks will be displayed in the window borders. Any mark that starts with an underscore will not be drawn even if *show_marks* is yes. The default is _yes_. *opacity* [set|plus|minus] Adjusts the opacity of the window between 0 (completely transparent) and 1 (completely opaque). If the operation is omitted, _set_ will be used. *tiling_drag* enable|disable|toggle Sets whether or not tiling containers can be dragged with the mouse. If _enabled_ (default), the _floating_mod_ can be used to drag tiling, as well as floating, containers. Using the left mouse button on title bars without the _floating_mod_ will also allow the container to be dragged. _toggle_ should not be used in the config file. *tiling_drag_threshold* Sets the threshold that must be exceeded for a container to be dragged by its titlebar. This has no effect if _floating_mod_ is used or if _tiling_drag_ is set to _disable_. Once the threshold has been exceeded once, the drag starts and the cursor can come back inside the threshold without stopping the drag. _threshold_ is multiplied by the scale of the output that the cursor on. The default is 9. *title_align* left|center|right Sets the title alignment. If _right_ is selected and _show_marks_ is set to _yes_, the marks will be shown on the _left_ side instead of the _right_ side. *unbindswitch* : Removes a binding for when changes to . *unbindgesture* [--exact] [--input-device=] \ [:][:directions] Removes a binding for the specified _gesture_, _fingers_ and _directions_ combination. *unbindsym* [--whole-window] [--border] [--exclude-titlebar] [--release] [--locked] \ [--to-code] [--input-device=] Removes the binding for _key combo_ that was previously bound with the given flags. If _input-device_ is given, only the binding for that input device will be unbound. *unbindcode* [--whole-window] [--border] [--exclude-titlebar] [--release] \ [--locked] [--input-device=] is also available for unbinding with key/button codes instead of key/button names. *unmark* [] *unmark* will remove _identifier_ from the list of current marks on a window. If _identifier_ is omitted, all marks are removed. *urgent* enable|disable|allow|deny Using _enable_ or _disable_ manually sets or unsets the window's urgent state. Using _allow_ or _deny_ controls the window's ability to set itself as urgent. By default, windows are allowed to set their own urgency. *workspace* [--no-auto-back-and-forth] [number] <[num:]name> Switches to the specified workspace. The _num:_ portion of the name is optional and will be used for ordering. If _num:_ is not given and _name_ is a number, then it will be also be used for ordering. If the _no-auto-back-and-forth_ option is given, then this command will not perform a back-and-forth operation when the workspace is already focused and _workspace_auto_back_and_forth_ is enabled. If the _number_ keyword is specified and a workspace with the number already exists, then the workspace with the number will be used. If a workspace with the number does not exist, a new workspace will be created with the name _name_. *workspace* prev|next Switches to the next workspace on the current output or on the next output if currently on the last workspace. *workspace* prev_on_output|next_on_output Switches to the next workspace on the current output. *workspace* back_and_forth Switches to the previously focused workspace. *workspace* gaps inner|outer|horizontal|vertical|top|right|bottom|left Specifies that workspace _name_ should have the given gaps settings when it is created. This command does not affect existing workspaces. To alter the gaps of an existing workspace, use the _gaps_ command. *workspace* output Specifies that workspace _name_ should be shown on the specified _outputs_. Multiple outputs can be listed and the first available will be used. If the workspace gets placed on an output further down the list and an output that is higher on the list becomes available, the workspace will be moved to the higher priority output. This command does not affect existing workspaces. To move an existing workspace, use the _move_ command in combination with the _workspace_ criteria (non-empty workspaces only) or _workspace_ command (to switch to the workspace before moving). *workspace_auto_back_and_forth* yes|no When _yes_, repeating a workspace switch command will switch back to the prior workspace. For example, if you are currently on workspace 1, switch to workspace 2, then invoke the *workspace 2* command again, you will be returned to workspace 1. Default is _no_. # CRITERIA A criteria is a string in the form of, for example: ``` [class="[Rr]egex.*" title="some title"] ``` The string contains one or more (space separated) attribute/value pairs. They are used by some commands to choose which views to execute actions on. All attributes must match for the criteria to match. Criteria is retained across commands separated by a *,*, but will be reset (and allow for new criteria, if desired) for commands separated by a *;*. Criteria may be used with either the *for_window* or *assign* commands to specify operations to perform on new views. A criteria may also be used to perform specific commands (ones that normally act upon one window) on all views that match that criteria. For example: Focus on a window with the mark "IRC": ``` [con_mark="IRC"] focus ``` Kill all windows with the title "Emacs": ``` [class="Emacs"] kill ``` You may like to use swaymsg -t get_tree for finding the values of these properties in practice for your applications. The following attributes may be matched with: *all* Matches all windows. *app_id* Compare value against the app id. Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the app id must be the same as that of the currently focused window. _app_id_ are specific to Wayland applications. *class* Compare value against the window class. Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the window class must be the same as that of the currently focused window. _class_ are specific to X11 applications and require XWayland. *con_id* Compare against the internal container ID, which you can find via IPC. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the id must be the same as that of the currently focused window. *con_mark* Compare against the window marks. Can be a regular expression. *floating* Matches floating windows. *id* Compare value against the X11 window ID. Must be numeric. id is specific to X11 applications and requires XWayland. *instance* Compare value against the window instance. Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the window instance must be the same as that of the currently focused window. instance is specific to X11 applications and requires XWayland. *pid* Compare value against the window's process ID. Must be numeric. *shell* Compare value against the window shell, such as "xdg_shell" or "xwayland". Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the shell must be the same as that of the currently focused window. *tiling* Matches tiling windows. *title* Compare against the window title. Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the window title must be the same as that of the currently focused window. *urgent* Compares the urgent state of the window. Can be _first_, _last_, _latest_, _newest_, _oldest_ or _recent_. *window_role* Compare against the window role (WM_WINDOW_ROLE). Can be a regular expression. If value is \_\_focused\_\_, then the window role must be the same as that of the currently focused window. window_role is specific to X11 applications and requires XWayland. *window_type* Compare against the window type (\_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE). Possible values are normal, dialog, utility, toolbar, splash, menu, dropdown_menu, popup_menu, tooltip and notification. window_type is specific to X11 applications and requires XWayland. *workspace* Compare against the workspace name for this view. Can be a regular expression. If the value is \_\_focused\_\_, then all the views on the currently focused workspace matches. # SEE ALSO *sway*(1) *sway-input*(5) *sway-output*(5) *sway-bar*(5) *sway-ipc*(7)