1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 78d20903..490f14c9 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -1402,13 +1402,20 @@ std::string getReply(std::string request) {
     auto format = HyprCtl::FORMAT_NORMAL;
 
     // process flags for non-batch requests
-    if (!request.contains("[[BATCH]]") && request.contains("/")) {
+    if (!request.starts_with("[[BATCH]]") && request.contains("/")) {
         long unsigned int sepIndex = 0;
         for (const auto& c : request) {
             if (c == '/') { // stop at separator
                 break;
             }
 
+            // after whitespace assume the first word as a keyword,
+            // so its value can have slashes (e.g., a path)
+            if (c == ' ') {
+                sepIndex = request.size();
+                break;
+            }
+
             sepIndex++;
 
             if (c == 'j')