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swaymsg(1)
# NAME
swaymsg - Send messages to a running instance of sway over the IPC socket.
# SYNOPSIS
_swaymsg_ [options...] [message]
# OPTIONS
*-h, --help*
Show help message and quit.
*-q, --quiet*
Sends the IPC message but does not print the response from sway.
*-r, --raw*
Use raw output even if using a tty.
*-s, --socket* <path>
Use the specified socket path. Otherwise, swaymsg will ask sway where the
socket is (which is the value of $SWAYSOCK, then of $I3SOCK).
*-t, --type* <type>
Specify the type of IPC message. See below.
*-v, --version*
Print the version (of swaymsg) and quit.
# IPC MESSAGE TYPES
*<command>*
The message is a sway command (the same commands you can bind to keybindings
in your sway config file). It will be executed immediately.
See **sway**(5) for a list of commands.
*get\_workspaces*
Gets a JSON-encoded list of workspaces and their status.
*get\_inputs*
Gets a JSON-encoded list of current inputs.
*get\_outputs*
Gets a JSON-encoded list of current outputs.
*get\_tree*
Gets a JSON-encoded layout tree of all open windows, containers, outputs,
workspaces, and so on.
*get\_marks*
Get a JSON-encoded list of marks.
*get\_bar\_config*
Get a JSON-encoded configuration for swaybar.
*get\_version*
Get JSON-encoded version information for the running instance of sway.
*get\_binding\_modes*
Gets a JSON-encoded list of currently configured binding modes.
*get\_config*
Gets a JSON-encoded copy of the current configuration.
*get\_clipboard*
Get JSON-encoded information about the clipboard.
Returns the current clipboard mime-types if called without
arguments, otherwise returns the clipboard data in the requested
formats. Encodes the data using base64 for non-text mime types.
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