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# ROFI 1 rofi
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## NAME
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**rofi** - A window switcher, application launcher, ssh dialog and dmenu replacement
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## SYNOPSIS
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**rofi** [ -show *mode* ]|[ -dmenu ]|[ -e *msg* ] [ CONFIGURATION ]
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## DESCRIPTION
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**rofi** is an X11 pop-up window switcher, run dialog, dmenu replacement, and more. It focuses on
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being fast to use and have minimal distraction. It supports keyboard and mouse navigation, type to
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filter, tokenized search and more.
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## USAGE
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**rofi**'s main functionality is to assist in your workflow, allowing you to quickly switch
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between windows, start applications or log into a remote machine via ssh. There are different *modi* for different types of
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actions.
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**rofi** can also function as (drop-in) replacement for **dmenu(1)**.
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### Running rofi
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To launch **rofi** directly in a certain mode, specify a mode with `rofi -show <mode>`.
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To show the run dialog:
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rofi -show run
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### Emulating dmenu
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**rofi** can emulate **dmenu(1)** (a dynamic menu for X) when launched with the `-dmenu` flag.
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The website for `dmenu` can be found [here](http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/).
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**rofi** does not aim to be 100% compatible with dmenu. There are simply too many different flavors of dmenu.
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The idea is that the basic usage command-line flags are obeyed, theme-related flags are not.
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Besides, **rofi** offers some extended features (like multi-select, highlighting, message bar, extra key bindings).
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### Display Error message
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**rofi** error dialog can also be called from the command line.
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rofi -e "my message"
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Markup support can be enabled, see CONFIGURATION options.
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## CONFIGURATION
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There are currently three methods of setting configuration options (evaluated in order below):
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* System configuration file (for example `/etc/rofi.conf`).
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* Xresources: A method of storing key values in the Xserver. See
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[here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources) for more information.
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* Rasi theme file: The new *theme* format can be used to set configuration values.
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* Configuration File: This uses the same format as the Xresources file.
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By default it looks in `XDG_USER_CONFIG_DIR`/rofi/config, but can be overridden on commandline.
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By default XDG_USER_CONFIG_DIR defaults to `$HOME/.config`. (See `rofi -h` for current location).
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This is the recommended way of configuring **rofi**.
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* Command-line options: Arguments passed to **rofi**.
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**TIP**: To get a template config file run: `rofi -dump-xresources > rofi-example.config`.
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**NOTE**: In version 1.4.0 we support configuration in a new format, a config for this can be generated by: `rofi
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-dump-config > config.rasi`
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**NOTE**: If you want to use the new configuration format, the config file should be named `config.rasi`.
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The Xresources file expects options starting with `rofi.` followed by its name. An example to set the number of lines:
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rofi.lines: 10
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Command line options override settings from Xresources file. The same option set as argument — prefixed with a '-':
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rofi -lines 10
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To get a list of available options formatted as Xresources entries, run:
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rofi -dump-xresources
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The configuration system supports the following types:
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* string
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* integer (signed and unsigned)
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* char
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* Boolean
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Boolean options have a non-default command-line syntax. Example to enable option X:
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-X
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To disable option X:
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-no-X
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Below is a list of the most important options:
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### General
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`-help`
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The help option shows the full list of commandline options and the current set value.
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These include dynamic (run-time generated) options.
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`-dump-xresources`
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Dump the current active configuration in Xresources format to the command-line.
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This does not validate all passed values (for example, colors).
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`-threads` *num*
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Specify the number of threads **rofi** should use:
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* 0: Autodetect the number of supported hardware threads.
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* 1: Disable threading
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* 2..N: Specify the maximum number of threads to use in the thread pool.
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`-dmenu`
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Run **rofi** in dmenu mode. This allows for interactive scripts.
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In `dmenu` mode, **rofi** reads from STDIN, and output to STDOUT.
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A simple example, displaying three pre-defined options:
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echo -e "Option #1\nOption #2\nOption #3" | rofi -dmenu
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Or get the options from a script:
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~/my_script.sh | rofi -dmenu
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`-show` *mode*
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Open **rofi** in a certain mode. Available modes are `window`, `run`, `drun`, `ssh`, `combi`.
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The special argument `keys` can be used to open a searchable list of supported key bindings
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(see *KEY BINDINGS*)
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To show the run-dialog:
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rofi -show run
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`-modi` *mode1,mode1*
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Specify an ordered, comma-separated list of modes to enable.
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Enabled modes can be changed at runtime. Default key is Ctrl+Tab.
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If no modes are specified, all modes will be enabled.
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To only show the run and ssh launcher:
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rofi -modi "run,ssh" -show run
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Custom modes can be added using the internal 'script' mode. Each mode has two parameters:
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<name>:<script>
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Example: Have a mode 'Workspaces' using the `i3_switch_workspaces.sh` script:
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rofi -modi "window,run,ssh,Workspaces:i3_switch_workspaces.sh" -show Workspaces
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Notes: The I3 Window manager does not like commas in the command when specifying an exec command.
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For that case '#' can be used as an separator.
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`-case-sensitive`
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Start in case sensitive mode.
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This option can be changed at run-time using the `-kb-toggle-case-sensitivity` key binding.
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`-cycle`
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Cycle through the result list. Default is 'true'.
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`-filter` *filter*
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Filter the list by setting text in input bar to *filter*
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`-config` *filename*
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Load an alternative configuration file.
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`-cache-dir` *filename*
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Directory that is used to place temporary files, like history.
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`-scroll-method` *method*
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Select the scrolling method. 0: Per page, 1: continuous.
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`-[no-]show-match`
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Show the indicator that shows what part of the string is matched.
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Default: *true*
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`-no-lazy-grab`
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Disables lazy grab, this forces the keyboard being grabbed before gui is shown.
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`-no-plugins`
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Disable plugin loading.
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`-plugin-path` *directory*
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Specify the directory where **rofi** should look for plugins.
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`-show-icons`
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Show application icons in drun and window modes.
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`-icon-theme`
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Specify icon theme to be used.
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If not specified default theme from DE is used, *Adwaita* and *gnome* themes act as
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fallback themes.
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### Matching
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`-matching` *method*
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Specify the matching algorithm used.
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Current the following methods are supported.
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* **normal**: match the int string
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* **regex**: match a regex input
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* **glob**: match a glob pattern
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* **fuzzy**: do a fuzzy match
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Default: *normal*
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Note: glob matching might be slow for larger lists
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`-tokenize`
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Tokenize the input.
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`-drun-categories` *category*,*category*
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Only show desktop files that are present in the listed categories.
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`-drun-match-fields` *field1*,*field2*,...
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When using drun, match only with the specified Desktop entry fields.
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The different fields are:
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* **name**: the application's name
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* **generic**: the application's generic name
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* **exec**: the application's executable
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* **categories**: the application's categories
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* **comment**: the application comment
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* **all**: all of the above
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Default: *name,generic,exec,categories*
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`-drun-display-format`
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The format string for the drun dialog:
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* **name**: the application's name
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* **generic**: the application's generic name
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* **exec**: the application's executable
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* **categories**: the application's categories
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* **comment**: the application comment
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Pango markup can be used to formatting the output.
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Default: {name} [<span weight='light' size='small'><i>({generic})</i></span>]
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Note: Only fields enabled in `-drun-match-fields` can be used in the format string.
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`-[no-]drun-show-actions`
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Show actions present in the Desktop files.
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Default: false
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`-window-match-fields` *field1*,*field2*,...
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When using window mode, match only with the specified fields.
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The different fields are:
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* **title**: window's title
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* **class**: window's class
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* **role**: window's role
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* **name**: window's name
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* **desktop**: window's current desktop
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* **all**: all of the above
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Default: *all*
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`-matching-negate-char` *char*
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Set the character used to negate the query (i.e. if it does **not** match the next keyword ).
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Set to '\x0' to disable.
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Default: '-'
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### Layout
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Most of the following options are **deprecated** and should not be used. Please use the new theme format to customize
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**rofi**. More information about the new format can be found in the **rofi-theme(5)** manpage.
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`-lines`
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Maximum number of lines to show before scrolling.
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rofi -lines 25
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Default: *15*
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`-columns`
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Number of columns to show before scrolling.
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rofi -columns 2
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Default: *1*
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`-width` [value]
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Set width of menu. `[value]` is specified in percentage.
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rofi -width 60
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If `[value]` is larger then 100, size is set in pixels. Example to span a full-HD monitor:
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rofi -width 1920
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If `[value]` is negative, it tries to estimates a character width. To show 30 characters in a row:
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rofi -width -30
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Character width is a rough estimate, and might not be correct, but should work for most monospaced fonts.
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Default: *50*
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`-location`
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Specify where the window should be located. The numbers map to the following locations on screen:
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1 2 3
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8 0 4
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7 6 5
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Default: *0*
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`-fixed-num-lines`
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Keep a fixed number of visible lines (See the `-lines` option.)
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`-padding`
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Define the inner margin of the window.
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Default: *5*
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`-fullscreen`
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Use the full-screen height and width.
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`-sidebar-mode`
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Open in sidebar-mode. In this mode a list of all enabled modes is shown at the bottom.
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(See `-modi` option)
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To show sidebar, use:
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rofi -show run -sidebar-mode -lines 0
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`-auto-select`
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When one entry is left, automatically select it.
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`-m` *num*
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`-m` *name*
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`-monitor` *num*
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`-monitor` *name*
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Select monitor to display **rofi** on.
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It accepts as input: *primary* (if primary output is set), the *xrandr* output name, or integer number (in order of
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detection). Negative numbers are handled differently:
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* **-1**: the currently focused monitor.
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* **-2**: the currently focused window (that is, **rofi** will be displayed on top of the focused window).
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* **-3**: Position at mouse (overrides the location setting to get normal context menu
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behavior.)
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* **-4**: the monitor with the focused window.
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* **-5**: the monitor that shows the mouse pointer.
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Default: *-5*
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See `rofi -h` output for the detected monitors, their position, and size.
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`-theme` *filename*
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Path to the new theme file format. This overrides the old theme settings.
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`-theme-str` *string*
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Allow theme parts to be specified on the command line as an override.
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For example:
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rofi -theme-str '#window { fullscreen: true; }'
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This option can be specified multiple times.
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`-dpi` *number*
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Override the default DPI setting.
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If set to `0`, it tries to auto-detect based on X11 screen size (similar to i3 and GTK).
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If set to `1`, it tries to auto-detect based on the size of the monitor that rofi is displayed on (similar to latest Qt 5).
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### PATTERN setting
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`-terminal`
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Specify which terminal to start.
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rofi -terminal xterm
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Pattern: *{terminal}*
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Default: *x-terminal-emulator*
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`-ssh-client` *client*
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Override the used ssh client.
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Pattern: *{ssh-client}*
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Default: *ssh*
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### SSH settings
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`-ssh-command` *cmd*
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Set the command to execute when starting a ssh session.
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The pattern *{host}* is replaced by the selected ssh entry.
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Pattern: *{ssh-client}*
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Default: *{terminal} -e {ssh-client} {host}*
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`-parse-hosts`
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Parse the `/etc/hosts` file for entries.
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Default: *disabled*
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`-parse-known-hosts`
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`-no-parse-known-hosts`
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Parse the `~/.ssh/known_hosts` file for entries.
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Default: *enabled*
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### Run settings
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`-run-command` *cmd*
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Set command (*{cmd}*) to execute when running an application.
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See *PATTERN*.
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Default: *{cmd}*
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`-run-shell-command` *cmd*
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Set command to execute when running an application in a shell.
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See *PATTERN*.
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Default: *{terminal} -e {cmd}*
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`-run-list-command` *cmd*
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If set, use an external tool to generate list of executable commands. Uses `run-command`.
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Default: *{cmd}*
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### Window switcher settings
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`-window-format` *format*
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Format what is being displayed for windows.
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*format*: {field[:len]}
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*field*:
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* **w**: desktop name
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* **t**: title of window
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* **n**: name
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* **r**: role
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* **c**: class
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*len*: maximum field length (0 for auto-size). If length and window *width* are negative, field length is *width - len*.
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if length is positive, the entry will be truncated or padded to fill that length.
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default: {w} {c} {t}
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`-window-command` *cmd*
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Set command to execute on selected window for a custom action.
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See *PATTERN*.
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Default: *"wmctrl -i -R {window}"*
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### Combi settings
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`-combi-modi` *mode1,mode2*
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The modi to combine in combi mode.
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For syntax to see `-modi`.
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To get one merge view, of `window`,`run`, and `ssh`:
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rofi -show combi -combi-modi "window,run,ssh" -modi combi
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Notes: The I3 Window manager does not like commas in the command when specifying an exec command.
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For that case '#' can be used as a separator.
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### History and Sorting
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`-disable-history`
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`-no-disable-history` (re-enable history)
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Disable history
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`-sort` to enable
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`-no-sort` to disable
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Enable, disable sorting.
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This setting can be changed at runtime (see `-kb-toggle-sort`).
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`-sorting-method` 'method' to specify the sorting method.
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There are 2 sorting method:
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* levenshtein (Default)
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* fzf sorting.
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### Dmenu specific
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`-sep` *separator*
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Separator for dmenu. Example: To show a list of 'a' to 'e' with '|' as a separator:
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echo "a|b|c|d|e" | rofi -sep '|' -dmenu
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`-p` *prompt*
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Specify the prompt to show in dmenu mode. For example, select 'monkey', a,b,c,d, or e.
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echo "a|b|c|d|e" | rofi -sep '|' -dmenu -p "monkey:"
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Default: *dmenu*
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`-selected-row` *selected row*
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Select a certain row.
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Default: *0*
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`-l` *number of lines to show*
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Maximum number of lines the menu may show before scrolling.
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rofi -lines 25
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Default: *15*
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`-i`
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Makes dmenu searches case-insensitive
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`-a` *X*
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Active row, mark *X* as active. Where *X* is a comma-separated list of python(1)-style indices and ranges, e.g. indices start at 0, -1 refers to the last row with -2 preceding it, ranges are left-open and right-close, and so on. You can specify:
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* A single row: '5'
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* A range of (last 3) rows: '-3:'
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* 4 rows starting from row 7: '7:11' (or in legacy notation: '7-10')
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* A set of rows: '2,0,-9'
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* Or any combination: '5,-3:,7:11,2,0,-9'
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`-u` *X*
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Urgent row, mark *X* as urgent. See `-a` option for details.
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`-only-match`
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Only return a selected item, do not allow custom entry.
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This mode always returns an entry, or returns directly when no entries given.
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`-no-custom`
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Only return a selected item, do not allow custom entry.
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This mode returns directly when no entries given.
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`-format` *format*
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Allows the output of dmenu to be customized (N is the total number of input entries):
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* 's' selected string
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* 'i' index (0 - (N-1))
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* 'd' index (1 - N)
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* 'q' quote string
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* 'p' Selected string stripped from pango markup (Needs to be a valid string)
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* 'f' filter string (user input)
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* 'F' quoted filter string (user input)
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Default: 's'
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`-select` *string*
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Select first line that matches the given string
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`-mesg` *string*
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Add a message line below the filter entry box. Supports pango markup.
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For more information on supported markup see [here](https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html)
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`-normal-window`
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Make **rofi** react like a normal application window. Useful for scripts like Clerk that are basically an application.
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`-dump`
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Dump the filtered list to stdout and quit.
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This can be used to get the list as **rofi** would filter it.
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Use together with `-filter` command.
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`-input` *file*
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Reads from *file* instead of stdin.
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`-password`
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Hide the input text. This should not be considered secure!
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`-markup-rows`
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Tell **rofi** that DMenu input is pango markup encoded, and should be rendered.
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See [here](https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html) for details about pango markup.
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`-multi-select`
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Allow multiple lines to be selected. Adds a small selection indicator to the left of each entry.
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`-sync`
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Force rofi mode to first read all data from stdin before showing the selection window. This is original dmenu behavior.
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Note: the default asynchronous mode will also be automatically disabled if used with conflicting options,
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such as `-dump`, `-only-match` or `-auto-select`.
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`-async-pre-read` *number*
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Reads the first 25 entries blocking, then switches to async mode. This makes it feel more 'snappy'.
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*default*: 25
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`-window-title` *title*
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Set name used for the window title. Will be shown as Rofi - *title*
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### Message dialog
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`-e` *message*
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Pops up a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with *message*.
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Message can be multi-line.
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### Other
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`-pid` *path*
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Make **rofi** create a pid file and check this on startup. The pid file prevents multiple **rofi** instances from running simultaneously. This is useful when running **rofi** from a key-binding daemon.
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`-fake-transparency`
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Enable fake transparency. This only works with transparent background color in the theme.
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`-fake-background`
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Select what to use as background for fake transparency. This can be 'background', 'screenshot' or a path to an image
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file (currently only supports png).
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`-display-{mode}` *string*
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Set the name to use for mode. This is used as prompt and in combi-browser.
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`-click-to-exit`
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`-no-click-to-exit`
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Click the mouse outside of the **rofi** window to exit.
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Default: *enabled*
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### Debug
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`-no-config`
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Disable parsing of configuration. This runs rofi in *stock* mode.
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`-no-plugins`
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Disables the loading of plugins.
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To get a trace with (lots of) debug information, set the following environment variable when executing **rofi**:
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```
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G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all
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```
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The trace can be filtered by only outputting the relevant domains, for example:
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```
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G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=Dialogs.DRun
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```
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For more information on debugging, see the [wiki](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/wiki/Debugging%20Rofi)
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## PATTERN
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To launch commands (for example, when using the ssh launcher), the user can enter the used command-line. The following keys can be used that will be replaced at runtime:
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* `{host}`: the host to connect to
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* `{terminal}`: the configured terminal (see -terminal-emulator)
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* `{ssh-client}`: the configured ssh client (see -ssh-client)
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* `{cmd}`: the command to execute
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* `{window}`: the window ID of the selected window (in `window-command`)
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## DMENU REPLACEMENT
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If `argv[0]` (calling command) is dmenu, **rofi** will start in dmenu mode.
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This way it can be used as a drop-in replacement for dmenu. Just copy or symlink **rofi** to dmenu in `$PATH`.
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ln -s /usr/bin/rofi /usr/bin/dmenu
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## THEMING
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The theme format below describes the old (pre version 1.4) theme format. Please see rofi-theme(5) manpage for an updated
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manual.
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The theme setup allows you to specify colors per state, similar to **i3**
|
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Currently 3 states exist:
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|
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* **normal**: normal row
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* **urgent**: highlighted row (urgent)
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* **active**: highlighted row (active)
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|
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For each state, the following 5 colors must be set:
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|
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* **bg**: background color row
|
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* **fg**: text color
|
|
* **bgalt**: background color alternating row
|
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* **hlfg**: foreground color selected row
|
|
* **hlbg**: background color selected row
|
|
|
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The window background and border color should be specified separately. The key `color-window` contains
|
|
a tuple `background,border,separator`.
|
|
An example for `Xresources` file:
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! State: 'bg', 'fg', 'bgalt', 'hlbg', 'hlfg'
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rofi.color-normal: #fdf6e3, #002b36, #eee8d5, #586e75, #eee8d5
|
|
rofi.color-urgent: #fdf6e3, #dc322f, #eee8d5, #dc322f, #fdf6e3
|
|
rofi.color-active: #fdf6e3, #268bd2, #eee8d5, #268bd2, #fdf6e3
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|
|
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! 'background', 'border', 'separator'
|
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rofi.color-window: #fdf6e3, #002b36, #002b36
|
|
|
|
Same settings can also be specified on command-line:
|
|
|
|
rofi -color-normal "#fdf6e3,#002b36,#eee8d5,#586e75,#eee8d5"
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|
|
## COLORS
|
|
|
|
RGB colors can be specified by either their X11 name or hexadecimal notation.
|
|
For example:
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|
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white
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|
|
|
Or:
|
|
|
|
#FFFFFF
|
|
|
|
ARGB colors are also supported. These can be used to create a transparent window if (1) your Xserver supports TrueColor, and (2) you are running a composite manager.
|
|
For example:
|
|
argb:FF444444
|
|
|
|
Or:
|
|
|
|
#FF444444
|
|
|
|
The first two fields specify the alpha level. This determines the amount of transparency (00 everything, FF nothing). The other fields represent the actual color, in hex.
|
|
|
|
Transparency can be used within **rofi**, for example if the selected background color is 50% transparent, the background color
|
|
of the window will be visible through it.
|
|
|
|
## KEY BINDINGS
|
|
|
|
**rofi** has the following key bindings:
|
|
|
|
* `Ctrl-v, Insert`: Paste from clipboard
|
|
* `Ctrl-Shift-v, Shift-Insert`: Paste primary selection
|
|
* `Ctrl-u`: Clear the line
|
|
* `Ctrl-a`: Beginning of line
|
|
* `Ctrl-e`: End of line
|
|
* `Ctrl-f, Right`: Forward one character
|
|
* `Alt-f, Ctrl-Right`: Forward one word
|
|
* `Ctrl-b, Left`: Back one character
|
|
* `Alt-b, Ctrl-Left`: Back one word
|
|
* `Ctrl-d, Delete`: Delete character
|
|
* `Ctrl-Alt-d`: Delete word
|
|
* `Ctrl-h, Backspace, Shift-Backspace`: Backspace (delete previous character)
|
|
* `Ctrl-Alt-h`: Delete previous word
|
|
* `Ctrl-j,Ctrl-m,Enter`: Accept entry
|
|
* `Ctrl-n,Down`: Select next entry
|
|
* `Ctrl-p,Up`: Select previous entry
|
|
* `Page Up`: Go to previous page
|
|
* `Page Down`: Go to next page
|
|
* `Ctrl-Page Up`: Go to previous column
|
|
* `Ctrl-Page Down`: Go to next column
|
|
* `Ctrl-Enter`: Use entered text as a command (in `ssh/run modi`)
|
|
* `Shift-Enter`: Launch the application in a terminal (in run mode)
|
|
* `Shift-Enter`: Return the selected entry and move to the next item while keeping **rofi** open. (in dmenu)
|
|
* `Shift-Right`: Switch to the next mode. The list can be customized with the `-switchers` argument.
|
|
* `Shift-Left`: Switch to the previous mode. The list can be customized with the `-switchers` argument.
|
|
* `Ctrl-Tab`: Switch to the next mode. The list can be customized with the `-switchers` argument.
|
|
* `Ctrl-Shift-Tab`: Switch to the previous mode. The list can be customized with the `-switchers` argument.
|
|
* `Ctrl-space`: Set selected item as input text.
|
|
* `Shift-Del`: Delete entry from history.
|
|
* `grave`: Toggle case sensitivity.
|
|
* `Alt-grave`: Toggle sorting.
|
|
* `Alt-Shift-S`: Take a screenshot and store it in the Pictures directory.
|
|
|
|
To get a full list of key bindings on the commandline, see `rofi -h`.
|
|
The options starting with `-kb` are keybindings.
|
|
Key bindings can be modified using the configuration systems.
|
|
To get a searchable list of key bindings, run `rofi -show keys`.
|
|
|
|
A key binding starting with `!` will act when all keys have been released.
|
|
|
|
## Available Modi
|
|
|
|
### Window
|
|
|
|
Show a list of all the windows and allow switching between them.
|
|
Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will close the window.
|
|
Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run a command on the window.
|
|
(See option `window-command` );
|
|
|
|
### WindowCD
|
|
|
|
Shows a list of the windows on the current desktop and allows switching between them.
|
|
Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will kill the window.
|
|
Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run a command on the window.
|
|
(See option `window-command` );
|
|
|
|
### Run
|
|
|
|
Shows a list of executables in **$PATH** and can launch them (optional in a terminal).
|
|
Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will remove this entry from the run history.
|
|
Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) will run the command in a terminal.
|
|
|
|
### DRun
|
|
|
|
Same as the **run** launches, but the list is created from the installed desktop files. It automatically launches them
|
|
in a terminal if specified in the Desktop File.
|
|
Pressing the `delete-entry` binding (`shift-delete`) will remove this entry from the run history.
|
|
Pressing the `accept-custom` binding (`control-enter` or `shift-enter`) with custom input (no entry matching) will run the command in a terminal.
|
|
|
|
### SSH
|
|
|
|
Shows a list of SSH targets based on your ssh config file, and allows to quickly `ssh` into them.
|
|
|
|
### Keys
|
|
|
|
Shows a searchable list of key bindings.
|
|
|
|
### Script
|
|
|
|
Allows custom scripted Modi to be added.
|
|
|
|
## FAQ
|
|
|
|
### The text in the window switcher is not nicely lined out.
|
|
|
|
Try using a mono-space font.
|
|
|
|
### The window is completely black.
|
|
|
|
Check quotes used on the commandline: you might have used `“` ("smart quotes") instead of `"` ("machine quotes").
|
|
|
|
### What does the icon in the top right show?
|
|
|
|
The indicator shows:
|
|
|
|
` ` Case insensitive and no sorting.
|
|
`-` Case sensitivity enabled, no sorting.
|
|
`+` Case insensitive and Sorting enabled
|
|
`±` Sorting and Case sensitivity enabled"
|
|
|
|
## EXAMPLES
|
|
|
|
Some basic usage examples of **rofi**:
|
|
|
|
Show the run dialog:
|
|
|
|
rofi -modi run -show run
|
|
|
|
Show the the run dialog, and allow switching to Desktop File run dialog (drun):
|
|
|
|
rofi -modi run,drun -show run
|
|
|
|
Combine the run and Desktop File run dialog (drun):
|
|
|
|
rofi -modi combi -show combi -combi-modi run,drun
|
|
|
|
Combine the run and Desktop File run dialog (drun), and allow switching to window switcher:
|
|
|
|
rofi -modi combi,window -show combi -combi-modi run,drun
|
|
|
|
Run **rofi** full monitor width at the top of the monitor like a dropdown menu:
|
|
|
|
rofi -show run -width 100 -location 1 -lines 5 -bw 2 -yoffset -2
|
|
|
|
Pop up a text message claiming that this is the end:
|
|
|
|
rofi -e "This is the end"
|
|
|
|
Pop up a text message in red, bold font claiming that this is still the end:
|
|
|
|
rofi -e "<span color='red'><b>This is still the end</b></span>" -markup
|
|
|
|
Show all key bindings:
|
|
|
|
rofi -show keys
|
|
|
|
Use `qalc` to get a simple calculator in **rofi**:
|
|
|
|
rofi -show calc -modi "calc:qalc +u8 -nocurrencies"
|
|
|
|
## i3
|
|
|
|
In [i3](http://i3wm.org/) you want to bind **rofi** to be launched on key release. Otherwise, it cannot grab the keyboard.
|
|
See also the i3 [manual](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html):
|
|
|
|
Some tools (such as import or xdotool) might be unable to run upon a KeyPress event, because the keyboard/pointer is
|
|
still grabbed. For these situations, the `--release` flag can be used, as it will execute the command after the keys have
|
|
been released.
|
|
|
|
## LICENSE
|
|
|
|
MIT/X11
|
|
|
|
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
|
|
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
|
|
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
|
|
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
|
|
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
|
|
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
|
|
the following conditions:
|
|
|
|
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
|
|
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
|
|
|
|
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
|
|
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
|
|
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
|
|
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
|
|
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
|
|
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
|
|
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
|
|
|
|
## WEBSITE
|
|
|
|
**rofi** website can be found [here](https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/)
|
|
|
|
## SUPPORT
|
|
|
|
**rofi** support can be obtained [here](irc://irc.freenode.net/#rofi) (#rofi on irc.freenode.net), or via the
|
|
[forum](https://reddit.com/r/qtools//)
|
|
|
|
## DEBUGGING
|
|
|
|
Please see [this](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/wiki/Debugging Rofi) wiki entry.
|
|
|
|
## ISSUE TRACKER
|
|
|
|
**rofi** issue tracker can be found [here](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/issues)
|
|
|
|
When creating an issue, please read [this](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
|
|
first.
|
|
|
|
## SEE ALSO
|
|
|
|
rofi-sensible-terminal(1), dmenu(1), rofi-theme(5), rofi-theme-selector(1)
|
|
|
|
## AUTHOR
|
|
|
|
Qball Cow <qball@gmpclient.org>
|
|
|
|
Rasmus Steinke <rasi@xssn.at>
|
|
|
|
Quentin Glidic <sardemff7+rofi@sardemff7.net>
|
|
|
|
|
|
Original code based on work by: Sean Pringle <sean.pringle@gmail.com>
|
|
|
|
For a full list of authors, check the AUTHORS file.
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