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![run mode](https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/images/rofi/run-dialog.png)
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The run mode allows the user to quickly search and launch a program.
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It offers the following features:
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The run mode allows users to quickly search and launch a program.
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Run mode features:
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- Shift-Return to run the selected program in a terminal.
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- Favorites list, frequently used programs are sorted on top.
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## DRun mode
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The desktop run mode allows the user to quickly search and launch an application from the *freedesktop.org* Desktop
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Entries. E.g. what is used by Desktop Environment to fill their launcher. It offers the following features:
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The desktop run mode allows users to quickly search and launch an application from the *freedesktop.org* Desktop
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Entries. These are used by most common Desktop Environments to populate launchers and menus.
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Drun mode features:
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- Favorites list, frequently used programs are sorted on top.
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- Auto starting terminal applications in a terminal.
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**Rofi** features several improvements over dmenu to improve usability. There is the option to add
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an extra message bar (`-mesg`), pre-entering of text (`-filter`) or selecting entries based on a
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pattern (`-select`). Also highlighting (`-u` and `-a`) options and modi to force user to select one
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provided option (`-only-match`).
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provided option (`-only-match`). In addition to this rofi's dmenu mode can select multiple lines and
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write them to stdout.
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# Usage
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## Switching Between Modi
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Type `Shift-Right` to switch from Window list mode to Run mode and back.
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Type `Shift-/Left/Right` to switch between active modi.
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## Keybindings
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* Local configuration. Normally, depending on XDG, in `~/.local/rofi/config`. This uses the Xresources format.
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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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This is the recommended way of configuring **Rofi**. Remember to load your changes with `xrdb -load ~/.Xresources`
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* Commandline options: Arguments passed to **Rofi**.
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The Xresources options and the commandline options are aliased. So to set option X you would set:
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The Xresources options and the commandline options are aliased. To define option X set:
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rofi.X: value
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In the Xresources file, and to (override) this via the commandline you would pass the same key
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prefixed with a '-':
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In the Xresources file. To set/override this from commandline pass the same key
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prefixed with '-':
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rofi -X value
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