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General information

Name

wayfire – A 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots.

Synopsis

wayfire [options…]

Options

-c <config>
  Specifies a config file.

Description

Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots.

It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

You can run wayfire directly from a TTY, or via a Wayland-compatible login manager.

Configuration

wayfire searches for a config file in the following locations, in this order:

  1. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wayfire.ini
  2. ~/.config/wayfire.ini

An example configuration can be found here. You are encouraged to copy this to ~/.config/wayfire.ini and edit it from there.

For information on the config file format, see Configuration.

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