1swaynag(1)                  General Commands Manual                 swaynag(1)
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NAME

6       swaynag - Show a warning or error message with buttons
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SYNOPSIS

9       swaynag [options...]
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OPTIONS

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
17           multiple times.
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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.
22           Multiple buttons can be defined by providing the flag multiple
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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,
28           and SYSCONFDIR/swaynag/config. All flags aside from this one and
29           debug are valid options in the configuration file using the format
30           long-option=value. All leading dashes should be omitted and the
31           equals sign is required. See swaynag(5) for more information.
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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>
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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
47           be added. Details are shown in a scrollable multi-line text area.
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49       -L, --detailed-button <text>
50           Set the text for the button that toggles details. This has no
51           effect if there is not a detailed message. The default is Toggle
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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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60       -s, --dismiss-button <text>
61           Sets the text for the dismiss nagbar button. The default is X.
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63       -t, --type <type>
64           Set the message type. Two types are created by default error and
65           warning. Custom types can be defined in the config file. See --con‐
66           fig and swaynag(5) for details. Both of the default types can be
67           overridden in the config file as well.
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69       -v, --version
70           Show the version number and quit.
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APPEARANCE OPTIONS

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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88       --border-bottom-size <size>
89           Set the thickness of the bottom border.
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91       --message-padding <padding>
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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104           Set the size of the gap between the dismiss button and another but‐
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107       --button-margin-right <margin>
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111           Set the padding for the button text.
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SEE

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