Sway Configuration

Config location

~/dotfiles/.config/sway/config

Man pages

• man 5 sway - Main config reference
• man 5 sway-input - Input devices (keyboard, mouse, touchpad)
• man 5 sway-output - Displays and monitors
• man 5 sway-bar - Status bar configuration

Common patterns

Keybindings

bindsym $mod+Return exec foot bindsym --locked XF86AudioMute exec pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle

Window rules (make windows float, assign to workspace, etc)

forwindow [appid="firefox"] floating enable forwindow [class="Steam"] move to workspace 5 assign [appid="discord"] workspace 4

Finding window identifiers

Run: swaymsg -t gettree | grep -E "appid|class"

Input configuration

input "type:keyboard" { xkb_options ctrl:nocaps }

Output configuration

output eDP-1 resolution 1920x1080 position 0,0

Startup programs

exec /usr/bin/program # runs once at startup exec_always nm-applet # runs on startup and reload

Variables

set $mod Mod4 set $term foot

Criteria for window matching

• app_id - Wayland app identifier
• class - X11 window class (XWayland)
• title - Window title (regex)
• floating/tiling - Window state

After editing

Reload config with $mod+Shift+c or run: swaymsg reload