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6 swaynag - Show a warning or error message with buttons
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9 swaynag [options...]
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12 -b, --button <text> <action>
13 Create a button with the text text that executes action when
14 pressed. If the environment variable TERMINAL is set, action will
15 be run inside the terminal. Otherwise, it will fallback to running
16 directly. Multiple buttons can be defined by providing the flag
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19 -B, --button-no-terminal <text> <action>
20 Create a button with the text text that executes action when
21 pressed. action will be run directly instead of in a terminal.
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25 -c, --config <path>
26 The config file to use. By default, the following paths are
27 checked: $HOME/.swaynag/config, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/swaynag/config,
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29 debug are valid options in the configuration file using the format
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33 -d, --debug
34 Enable debugging.
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36 -e, --edge top|bottom
37 Set the edge to use.
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39 -f, --font <font>
40 Set the font to use.
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42 -h, --help
43 Show help message and quit.
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45 -l, --detailed-message
46 Read a detailed message from stdin. A button to toggle details will
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49 -L, --detailed-button <text>
50 Set the text for the button that toggles details. This has no
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54 -m, --message <msg>
55 Set the message text.
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57 -o, --output <output>
58 Set the output to use. This should be the name of a xdg_output.
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61 Sets the text for the dismiss nagbar button. The default is X.
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64 Set the message type. Two types are created by default error and
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70 Show the version number and quit.
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73 --background <RRGGBB[AA]>
74 Set the color of the background.
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77 Set the color of the border.
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80 Set the color of the bottom border.
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83 Set the color for the background for buttons.
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86 Set the text color.
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88 --border-bottom-size <size>
89 Set the thickness of the bottom border.
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92 Set the padding for the message.
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95 Set the thickness for the details border.
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98 Set the thickness for the button border.
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101 Set the size of the gap between buttons.
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108 Set the margin from the right of the dismiss button to edge.
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111 Set the padding for the button text.
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