unable to load file: /tmp/swappy-stdin-WCN1M2.png

[cosme-benito]

When running the command grim -g "$(slurp)" - | swappy -f - I get the error:

unable to load file: /tmp/swappy-stdin-WCN1M2.png - reason: Couldn’t recognize the image file format for file “/tmp/swappy-stdin-WCN1M2.png”

I thought it was some permission error or something so I created the file $HOME/.config/swappy.config with the contents:

[Default]
save_dir=$HOME/Pictures/screenshots
save_filename_format=swappy-%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.png
show_panel=true
line_size=5
text_size=20
text_font=sans-serif
paint_mode=brush
early_exit=false
fill_shape=false

Unfortunately this does not solve the problem, the configuration is likely being ignored. This used to work, maybe some dependency is broken/missing?

• I installed swappy from the arch repos, currently on version 1.5.1-1
• Installing the swappy-git from the AUR produces the same error
• wl-clipboard, otf-font-awesome and wayland-protocols are installed

[tkna91]

If you write it this way, it looks fine.

file=$HOME/Pictures/screenshots/swappy-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).png
grim -g "$(slurp)" - | swappy -f - -o $file

[cosme-benito]

Turns out the problem was completely unrelated to swappy. My $XDG_DATA_DIRS was broken and unsetting it solved the problem.