From 7fc01c1d489a790d099c9ad6d4b648a8ccdb1696 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: izmyname <135810812+izmyname@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:24:12 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] Environment-variables: add information on how to export
 variables using UWSM (#874)

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 pages/Configuring/Environment-variables.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pages/Configuring/Environment-variables.md b/pages/Configuring/Environment-variables.md
index fbb2010..a39247a 100644
--- a/pages/Configuring/Environment-variables.md
+++ b/pages/Configuring/Environment-variables.md
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ weight: 15
 title: Environment variables
 ---
 
+{{< callout type=info >}}
+
+[uwsm](../../Useful-Utilities/Systemd-start) users should avoid placing environment variables in the `hyprland.conf` file. Instead, use `~/.config/uwsm/env` for theming, xcursor, nvidia and toolkit variables, and `~/.config/uwsm/env-hyprland` for `HYPR*` and `AQ_*` variables. The format is `export KEY=VAL`.
+
+```plain
+export XCURSOR_SIZE=24
+```
+
+See [uwsm readme](https://github.com/Vladimir-csp/uwsm?tab=readme-ov-file#4-environments-and-shell-profile) for additional information.
+
+{{< /callout >}}
+
 You can use the `env` keyword to set environment variables prior to the
 initialization of the Display Server, e.g.: