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# Manual Installation
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1. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
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1. [Source Code](#clone-the-source-code)
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2. [Rust Compiler](#install-the-rust-compiler-with-rustup)
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3. [Dependencies](#dependencies)
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1. [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu)
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2. [Arch Linux](#arch-linux)
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3. [Fedora](#fedora)
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4. [CentOS/RHEL 7](#centosrhel-7)
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5. [openSUSE](#opensuse)
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6. [Slackware](#slackware)
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7. [Void Linux](#void-linux)
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8. [FreeBSD](#freebsd)
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9. [OpenBSD](#openbsd)
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10. [Solus](#solus)
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11. [NixOS/Nixpkgs](#nixosnixpkgs)
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12. [Gentoo](#gentoo)
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13. [Windows](#windows)
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14. [Clear Linux](#clear-linux)
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15. [Other](#other)
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2. [Building](#building)
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1. [Linux/Windows](#linux--windows)
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1. [Desktop Entry](#desktop-entry)
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2. [MacOS](#macos)
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3. [Cargo](#cargo)
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4. [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu-1)
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3. [Manual Page](#manual-page)
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4. [Shell Completions](#shell-completions)
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1. [Zsh](#zsh)
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2. [Bash](#bash)
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3. [Fish](#fish)
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5. [Terminfo](#terminfo)
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## Prerequisites
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### Clone the source code
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Before compiling Alacritty, you'll have to first clone the source code:
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty.git
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cd alacritty
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```
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### Install the Rust compiler with `rustup`
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1. Install [`rustup.rs`](https://rustup.rs/).
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3. To make sure you have the right Rust compiler installed, run
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```sh
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rustup override set stable
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rustup update stable
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```
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### Dependencies
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These are the minimum dependencies required to build Alacritty, please note
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that with some setups additional dependencies might be desired.
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If you're running Wayland with an Nvidia GPU, you'll likely want the EGL
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drivers installed too (these are called `libegl1-mesa-dev` on Ubuntu).
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#### Debian/Ubuntu
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You can build alacritty using `cargo deb` and use your system's package manager
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to maintain the application using the instructions [below](#debianubuntu-1).
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If you'd still like to build a local version manually, you need a few extra
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libraries to build Alacritty. Here's an apt command that should install all of
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them. If something is still found to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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apt-get install cmake pkg-config libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev python3
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```
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#### Arch Linux
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On Arch Linux, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a
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`pacman` command that should install all of them. If something is still found
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to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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pacman -S cmake freetype2 fontconfig pkg-config make libxcb
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```
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#### Fedora
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On Fedora, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a `dnf`
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command that should install all of them. If something is still found to be
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missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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dnf install cmake freetype-devel fontconfig-devel libxcb-devel
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```
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#### CentOS/RHEL 7
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On CentOS/RHEL 7, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a `yum`
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command that should install all of them. If something is still found to be
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missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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yum install cmake freetype-devel fontconfig-devel
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yum group install "Development Tools"
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```
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#### openSUSE
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On openSUSE, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's
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a `zypper` command that should install all of them. If something is
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still found to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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zypper install cmake freetype-devel fontconfig-devel libxcb-devel
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```
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#### Slackware
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Compiles out of the box for 14.2
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#### Void Linux
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On [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.eu), install following packages before
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compiling Alacritty:
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```sh
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xbps-install cmake freetype-devel expat-devel fontconfig-devel libxcb-devel pkg-config python3
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```
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#### FreeBSD
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On FreeBSD, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a `pkg`
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command that should install all of them. If something is still found to be
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missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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pkg install cmake freetype2 fontconfig pkgconf
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```
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#### OpenBSD
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On OpenBSD 6.5, you need [Xenocara](https://xenocara.org) and Rust to build
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Alacritty, plus Python 3 to build its XCB dependency. If something is still
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found to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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pkg_add rust python
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```
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Select the package for Python 3 (e.g. `python-3.6.8p0`) when prompted.
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The default user limits in OpenBSD are insufficient to build Alacritty. A
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`datasize-cur` of at least 3GB is recommended (see [login.conf](https://man.openbsd.org/login.conf)).
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#### Solus
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On [Solus](https://solus-project.com/), you need a few extra libraries to build
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Alacritty. Here's a `eopkg` command that should install all of them. If
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something is still found to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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eopkg install fontconfig-devel
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```
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#### NixOS/Nixpkgs
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The following command can be used to get a shell with all development
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dependencies on [NixOS](https://nixos.org).
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```sh
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nix-shell -A alacritty '<nixpkgs>'
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```
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#### Gentoo
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On Gentoo, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. The following
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command should install all of them. If something is still found to be missing,
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please open an issue.
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```sh
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emerge --onlydeps x11-terms/alacritty
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```
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#### Windows
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On windows you will need to have the `{architecture}-pc-windows-msvc` toolchain
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installed as well as [Clang 3.9 or greater](http://releases.llvm.org/download.html).
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#### Clear Linux
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On Clear Linux, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a
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`swupd` command that should install all of them. If something is still found
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to be missing, please open an issue.
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```sh
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swupd bundle-add devpkg-expat devpkg-freetype devpkg-libxcb
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```
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#### Other
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If you build Alacritty on another distribution, we would love some help
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filling in this section of the README.
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## Building
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### Linux / Windows
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Once all the prerequisites are installed, compiling Alacritty should be easy:
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```sh
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cargo build --release
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```
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If all goes well, this should place a binary at `target/release/alacritty`.
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On Windows this directory should also contain the `winpty-agent.exe`.
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#### Desktop Entry
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Many linux distributions support desktop entries for adding applications to
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system menus. To install the desktop entry for Alacritty, run
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```sh
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sudo cp target/release/alacritty /usr/local/bin # or anywhere else in $PATH
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sudo cp extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg /usr/share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg
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sudo desktop-file-install extra/linux/alacritty.desktop
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sudo update-desktop-database
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```
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### MacOS
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To build an application for macOS, run
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```sh
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make app
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cp -r target/release/osx/Alacritty.app /Applications/
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```
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### Cargo
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If you don't want to clone the repository, you can install Alacritty directly using cargo:
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```sh
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cargo install --git https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty
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```
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### Debian/Ubuntu
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Using `cargo deb`, you can create and install a deb file.
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```sh
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cargo install cargo-deb
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cargo deb --install --manifest-path alacritty/Cargo.toml
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```
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To choose a default terminal app, use Debian's `update-alternatives`.
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```sh
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update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
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```
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## Manual Page
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Installing the manual page requires the additional dependency `gzip`.
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To install the manual page, run
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sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man1
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gzip -c extra/alacritty.man | sudo tee /usr/local/share/man/man1/alacritty.1.gz > /dev/null
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```
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## Shell completions
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To get automatic completions for alacritty's flags and arguments you can install the provided shell completions.
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### Zsh
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To install the completions for zsh, you can place the `extra/completions/_alacritty` file in any
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directory referenced by `$fpath`.
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If you do not already have such a directory registered through your `~/.zshrc`, you can add one like this:
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```sh
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mkdir -p ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh_functions
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echo 'fpath+=${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh_functions' >> ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zshrc
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```
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Then copy the completion file to this directory:
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```sh
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cp extra/completions/_alacritty ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh_functions/_alacritty
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```
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### Bash
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To install the completions for bash, you can `source` the `extra/completions/alacritty.bash` file
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in your `~/.bashrc` file.
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If you do not plan to delete the source folder of alacritty, you can run
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```sh
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echo "source $(pwd)/extra/completions/alacritty.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
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```
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Otherwise you can copy it to the `~/.bash_completion` folder and source it from there:
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```sh
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mkdir -p ~/.bash_completion
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cp extra/completions/alacritty.bash ~/.bash_completion/alacritty
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echo "source ~/.bash_completion/alacritty" >> ~/.bashrc
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```
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### Fish
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To install the completions for fish, run
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```
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mkdir -p $fish_complete_path[1]
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cp extra/completions/alacritty.fish $fish_complete_path[1]/alacritty.fish
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```
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## Terminfo
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The terminfo database contains entries describing the terminal
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emulator's capabilities. Programs need these in order to function
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properly.
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Alacritty should work with the standard `xterm-256color` definition,
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but to allow programs to make best use of alacritty's capabilities,
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use its own terminfo definition instead.
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Unless the user has set the `TERM` environment variable in the
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alacritty configuration, the `alacritty` terminfo definition will be
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used if it has been installed. If not, then `xterm-256color` is used
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instead.
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To install alacritty's terminfo entry globally:
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```sh
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sudo tic -xe alacritty,alacritty-direct extra/alacritty.info
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```
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