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+# sway
+
+"**S**irCmpwn's **Way**land window manager"
+
+sway is an i3-compatible window manager for
+[Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/).
+
+![](https://sr.ht/7DsT.png)
+
+## Rationale
+
+I use i3 on xorg. Wayland is coming, and [i3way](http://i3way.org/) still has
+zero lines of source code after two years.
+
+## Status
+
+Not really usable yet.
+
+## Compile / Install
+
+Dependencies:
+
+* cmake
+* [wlc](https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc)
+* xkb
+
+Notably missing: weston is not required.
+
+    cmake .
+    make
+    # sudo make install
+
+Binary shows up in `./bin` (or `/usr/bin` if you `make install`).
+
+## Configuration
+
+    mkdir ~/.sway
+    cp ~/.i3/config ~/.sway/config
+
+[See also](http://i3wm.org/docs/)
+
+## Running
+
+    sway
+
+If you run this while xorg is running, it'll run inside of an x window (useful
+for testing). Otherwise, it'll run wayland properly.