From cd796c5f868409a3351e727afde1d250eca2375e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vaxry <43317083+vaxerski@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:20:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] mention unload in readme --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d06b76b..84f43cf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,4 +39,11 @@ You can use `hyprctl hyprpaper` (if on Hyprland) to issue a keyword, for example hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper DP-1,~/Pictures/myepicpng.png ``` +## Unloading +If you use a lot of wallpapers, consider unloading those that you no longer need. This will mean you need to load them again if you wish to use them for a second time, but will free the memory used by the preloaded bitmap. (Usually 8 - 20MB, depending on the resolution) + +You can issue a `hyprctl hyprpaper unload [PATH]` to do that. + +
+ For other compositors, the socket works like socket1 of Hyprland, and is located in `/tmp/hypr/.hyprpaper.sock` (this path only when Hyprland is not running!)