.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.9.2.1 .\" .TH "hyprctl" "1" "31 Mar 2023" "" "hyprctl User Manual" .hy .SH NAME .PP hyprctl - Utility for controlling parts of Hyprland from a CLI or a script .SH SYNOPSIS .PP \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] [\f[I](opt)flags\f[R]] [\f[B]command\f[R]] [\f[I](opt)args\f[R]] .SH DESCRIPTION .PP \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] is a utility for controlling some parts of the compositor from a CLI or a script. .SH CONTROL COMMANDS .PP \f[B]dispatch\f[R] .RS .PP Call a dispatcher with an argument. .PP An argument must be present. For dispatchers without parameters it can be anything. .PP Returns: \f[I]ok\f[R] on success, and an error message on failure. .TP Examples: \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] \f[I]dispatch exec kitty\f[R] .RS .PP \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] \f[I]dispatch pseudo x\f[R] .RE .RE .PP \f[B]keyword\f[R] .RS .PP Set a config keyword dynamically. .PP Returns: \f[I]ok\f[R] on success, and an error message on failure. .TP Examples: \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] \f[I]keyword bind SUPER,0,pseudo\f[R] .RS .PP \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] \f[I]keyword general:border_size 10\f[R] .RE .RE .PP \f[B]reload\f[R] .RS .PP Force a reload of the config file. .RE .PP \f[B]kill\f[R] .RS .PP Enter kill mode, where you can kill an app by clicking on it. You can exit by pressing ESCAPE. .RE .SH INFO COMMANDS .PP \f[B]version\f[R] .RS .PP Prints the Hyprland version, flags, commit and branch of build. .RE .PP \f[B]monitors\f[R] .RS .PP Lists all the outputs with their properties. .RE .PP \f[B]workspaces\f[R] .RS .PP Lists all workspaces with their properties. .RE .PP \f[B]clients\f[R] .RS .PP Lists all windows with their properties. .RE .PP \f[B]devices\f[R] .RS .PP Lists all connected input devices. .RE .PP \f[B]activewindow\f[R] .RS .PP Returns the active window name. .RE .PP \f[B]layers\f[R] .RS .PP Lists all the layers. .RE .PP \f[B]splash\f[R] .RS .PP Returns the current random splash. .RE .SH OPTIONS .PP \f[B]--batch\f[R] .RS .PP Specify a batch of commands to execute. .TP Example: \f[B]hyprctl\f[R] \f[I]--batch \[dq]keyword general:border_size 2 ; keyword general:gaps_out 20\[dq]\f[R] .RS .PP \f[I];\f[R] separates the commands. .RE .RE .PP \f[B]-j\f[R] .RS .PP Outputs information in JSON. .RE .SH BUGS .TP Submit bug reports and request features online at: <\f[I]https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues\f[R]> .SH SEE ALSO .PP Sources at: <\f[I]https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland\f[R]> .SH COPYRIGHT .PP Copyright (c) 2022, vaxerski .SH AUTHORS Vaxerski <\f[I]https://github.com/vaxerski\f[R]>.