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swaybg — Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors. More information: <https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg/blob/mas

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Problem

How to use the swaybg command: Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors. More information: <https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg/blob/master/swaybg.1.scd>.

Solution

swaybg — Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors. More information: <https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg/blob/master/swaybg.1.scd>.

Set the wallpaper to an image:

swaybg {{[-i|--image]}} {{path/to/image}}

Set the wallpaper mode:

swaybg {{[-i|--image]}} {{path/to/image}} {{[-m|--mode]}} {{stretch|fit|fill|center|tile|solid_color}}

Set the wallpaper to a static color:

swaybg {{[-c|--color]}} "{{#rrggbb}}"

Code Snippets

Set the wallpaper to an image

swaybg {{[-i|--image]}} {{path/to/image}}

Set the wallpaper mode

swaybg {{[-i|--image]}} {{path/to/image}} {{[-m|--mode]}} {{stretch|fit|fill|center|tile|solid_color}}

Set the wallpaper to a static color

swaybg {{[-c|--color]}} "{{#rrggbb}}"

Context

tldr-pages: common/swaybg

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