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<h1 id="rofi1">rofi(1)</h1>
<h2 id="name">NAME</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> - A window switcher, application launcher, ssh dialog, dmenu
replacement and more</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> [ -show <em>mode</em> ]|[ -dmenu ]|[ -e <em>msg</em> ] [ CONFIGURATION ]</p>
<h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> is an X11 pop-up window switcher, run dialog, dmenu replacement, and
more. It focuses on being fast to use and have minimal distraction. It supports
keyboard and mouse navigation, type to filter, tokenized search and more.</p>
<h2 id="usage">USAGE</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong>'s main functionality is to assist in your workflow, allowing you to
quickly switch between windows, start applications or log into a remote machine
via <code>ssh</code>. There are different <em>modes</em> for different types of actions. <strong>rofi</strong>
is a standalone application and should not be integrated into scripts. For
integration into scripts it has a special mode that functions as a (drop-in)
replacement for <strong>dmenu(1)</strong>. See emulating dmenu below.</p>
<h3 id="running-rofi">Running rofi</h3>
<p>To launch <strong>rofi</strong> directly in a certain mode, specify a mode with <code>rofi -show
&lt;mode&gt;</code>. To show the <code>drun</code> dialog:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show drun
</code></pre>
<p>A useful setup in minimalistic window managers is to combine <code>drun</code>, <code>run</code>
with <code>window</code> mode:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show combi -modes combi -combi-modes &quot;window,drun,run&quot;
</code></pre>
<p>In this setup it first list all open applications, then all installed
applications. So if you type firefox and hit return, it will switch to the
running firefox, or launch it when it is not running.</p>
<h3 id="emulating-dmenu">Emulating dmenu</h3>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> can emulate <strong>dmenu(1)</strong> (a dynamic menu for X11) when launched with
the <code>-dmenu</code> flag.</p>
<p>For more information see <strong>rofi-dmenu(5)</strong>.</p>
<h3 id="display-error-message">Display Error message</h3>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> error dialog can also be called from the command line.</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -e &quot;my message&quot;
</code></pre>
<p>Markup support can be enabled, see CONFIGURATION options.</p>
<h2 id="configuration">CONFIGURATION</h2>
<p>There are currently three methods of setting configuration options (evaluated
in order below):</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>System configuration file (for example <code>/etc/rofi.rasi</code>). It first checks
<code>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</code>, and then <code>SYSCONFDIR</code> (that is passed at compile time).
It loads the first config file it finds, it does not merge multiple system
configuration files.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Rasi theme file: The new <em>theme</em> format can be used to set configuration
values.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Command-line options: Arguments passed to <strong>rofi</strong>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>To get a template config file, run: <code>rofi -dump-config &gt; config.rasi</code></p>
<p>This will contain (commented) all current configuration options, modified
options are uncommented.</p>
<p>To get a template config file that sets the icon-theme run: <code>rofi -icon-theme
hicolor -dump-config</code>.</p>
<p>It is <strong>strongly</strong> recommended to use this as a starting point for your
configuration.</p>
<p>An empty configuration section in the config file looks like:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
// set config options here
}
</code></pre>
<p>Most of the configuration options mentioned below (beside options like <code>-show</code>,
<code>-dump-config</code> that apply to a single run) can be set here.</p>
<p>For example to set the dpi value to 72:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
dpi: 72;
}
</code></pre>
<p>The configuration system supports the following types:</p>
<ul>
<li>string</li>
<li>integer (signed and unsigned)</li>
<li>char</li>
<li>boolean</li>
<li>lists</li>
</ul>
<p>For the syntax of these options, see the <strong>rofi-theme(5)</strong> manpage.</p>
<p>For use on the command line, Boolean options have a non-default command-line
syntax. Example to enable option X:</p>
<pre><code class="language-text"> -X
</code></pre>
<p>To disable option X:</p>
<pre><code class="language-text"> -no-X
</code></pre>
<p>Below is a list of the most important options:</p>
<h3 id="general">General</h3>
<p><code>-help</code></p>
<p>The help option shows the full list of command-line options and the current set
values. These include dynamic (run-time generated) options.</p>
<p><code>-version</code></p>
<p>Show the <strong>rofi</strong> version and exit.</p>
<p><code>-dump-config</code></p>
<p>Dump the current active configuration, in rasi format, to stdout and exit.
Information about the rasi format can be found in the <strong>rofi-theme(5)</strong> manpage.</p>
<p><code>-dump-theme</code></p>
<p>Dump the current active theme, in rasi format, to stdout and exit.</p>
<p><code>-rasi-validate</code> <em>filename</em></p>
<p>Try to parse the file and return 0 when successful, non-zero when failed.</p>
<p><code>-list-keybindings</code></p>
<p>List all known keybindings without trying to parse them. This can be used to
look for duplicate bindings.</p>
<p><code>-threads</code> <em>num</em></p>
<p>Specify the number of threads <strong>rofi</strong> should use:</p>
<ul>
<li>0: Autodetect the number of supported hardware threads.</li>
<li>1: Disable threading</li>
<li>2..n: Specify the maximum number of threads to use in the thread pool.</li>
</ul>
<p>Default: Autodetect</p>
<p><code>-display</code> <em>display</em></p>
<p>The X server to contact. Default is <code>$DISPLAY</code>.</p>
<p><code>-dmenu</code></p>
<p>Run <strong>rofi</strong> in dmenu mode. This allows for interactive scripts.
In <code>dmenu</code> mode, <strong>rofi</strong> reads from STDIN, and output to STDOUT.
A simple example, displaying three pre-defined options:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> echo -e &quot;Option #1\nOption #2\nOption #3&quot; | rofi -dmenu
</code></pre>
<p>Or get the options from a script:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> ~/my_script.sh | rofi -dmenu
</code></pre>
<p>See the <strong>rofi-dmenu(5)</strong> manpage for more information.</p>
<p><code>-show</code> <em>mode</em></p>
<p>Open <strong>rofi</strong> in a certain mode. Available modes are <code>window</code>, <code>run</code>, <code>drun</code>,
<code>ssh</code>, <code>combi</code>. The special argument <code>keys</code> can be used to open a searchable
list of supported key bindings
(see the <strong>rofi-keys(5)</strong> manpage)</p>
<p>To show the run-dialog:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show run
</code></pre>
<p>If <code>-show</code> is the last option passed to rofi, the first enabled modes is shown.</p>
<p><code>-modes</code> <em>mode1,mode2</em></p>
<p>Specify an ordered, comma-separated list of modes to enable.
Enabled modes can be changed at runtime. Default key is <code>Ctrl+Tab</code>.
If no modes are specified, all configured modes will be enabled.
To only show the <code>run</code> and <code>ssh</code> launcher:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes &quot;run,ssh&quot; -show run
</code></pre>
<p>Custom modes can be added using the internal <code>script</code> mode. Each such mode has
two parameters:</p>
<pre><code class="language-text">&lt;name&gt;:&lt;script&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Have a mode called 'Workspaces' using the <code>i3_switch_workspaces.sh</code>
script:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes &quot;window,run,ssh,Workspaces:i3_switch_workspaces.sh&quot; -show Workspaces
</code></pre>
<p>Notes: The i3 window manager dislikes commas in the command when specifying an
exec command. For that case, <code>#</code> can be used as a separator.</p>
<p><strong>TIP</strong>: The name is allowed to contain spaces:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes &quot;My File Browser:fb.sh&quot; -show &quot;My File Browser&quot;
</code></pre>
<p><code>-case-sensitive</code></p>
<p>Start in case-sensitive mode. This option can be changed at run-time using the
<code>-kb-toggle-case-sensitivity</code> key binding.</p>
<p><code>-cycle</code></p>
<p>Cycle through the result list. Default is 'true'.</p>
<p><code>-filter</code> <em>filter</em></p>
<p>Filter the list by setting text in input bar to <em>filter</em></p>
<p><code>-config</code> <em>filename</em></p>
<p>Load an alternative configuration file.</p>
<p><code>-cache-dir</code> <em>filename</em></p>
<p>Directory that is used to place temporary files, like history.</p>
<p><code>-scroll-method</code> <em>method</em></p>
<p>Select the scrolling method. 0: Per page, 1: continuous.</p>
<p><code>-normalize-match</code></p>
<p>Normalize the string before matching, so <code>o</code> will match <code>ö</code>, and <code>é</code> matches
<code>e</code>. This is not a perfect implementation, but works. For now, it disables
highlighting of the matched part.</p>
<p><code>-no-lazy-grab</code></p>
<p>Disables lazy grab, this forces the keyboard being grabbed before gui is shown.</p>
<p><code>-no-plugins</code></p>
<p>Disable plugin loading.</p>
<p><code>-plugin-path</code> <em>directory</em></p>
<p>Specify the directory where <strong>rofi</strong> should look for plugins.</p>
<p><code>-show-icons</code></p>
<p>Show application icons in <code>drun</code> and <code>window</code> modes.</p>
<p><code>-icon-theme</code></p>
<p>Specify icon theme to be used. If not specified default theme from DE is used,
<em>Adwaita</em> and <em>gnome</em> themes act as fallback themes.</p>
<p><code>-markup</code></p>
<p>Use Pango markup to format output wherever possible.</p>
<p><code>-normal-window</code></p>
<p>Make <strong>rofi</strong> react like a normal application window. Useful for scripts like
Clerk that are basically an application.</p>
<p><code>-transient-window</code></p>
<p>Make <strong>rofi</strong> react like a modal dialog that is transient to the currently
focused window. Useful when you use a keyboard shortcut to run and show
on the window you are working with.</p>
<p><code>-[no-]steal-focus</code></p>
<p>Make rofi steal focus on launch and restore close to window that held it when
launched.</p>
<p><code>-refilter-timeout-limit</code></p>
<p>The time (in ms) boundary filter may take before switch from instant to delayed
filter mode.</p>
<p>Default: 300</p>
<p>A fallback icon can be specified for each mode:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
&lt;mode&gt;{
fallback-icon: &quot;&lt;icon name&gt;&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>Example</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
run,drun {
fallback-icon: &quot;application-x-addon&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<h3 id="matching">Matching</h3>
<p><code>-matching</code> <em>method</em></p>
<p>Specify the matching algorithm used.
Currently, the following methods are supported:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>normal</strong>: match the int string</li>
<li><strong>regex</strong>: match a regex input</li>
<li><strong>glob</strong>: match a glob pattern</li>
<li><strong>fuzzy</strong>: do a fuzzy match</li>
<li><strong>prefix</strong>: match prefix</li>
</ul>
<p>Default: <em>normal</em></p>
<p>Note: glob matching might be slow for larger lists</p>
<p><code>-tokenize</code></p>
<p>Tokenize the input.</p>
<p><code>-drun-categories</code> <em>category1</em>,<em>category2</em></p>
<p>Only show desktop files that are present in the listed categories.</p>
<p><code>-drun-match-fields</code> <em>field1</em>,<em>field2</em>,...</p>
<p>When using <code>drun</code>, match only with the specified Desktop entry fields.
The different fields are:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>name</strong>: the application's name</li>
<li><strong>generic</strong>: the application's generic name</li>
<li><strong>exec</strong>: the application's executable</li>
<li><strong>categories</strong>: the application's categories</li>
<li><strong>comment</strong>: the application comment</li>
<li><strong>all</strong>: all the above</li>
</ul>
<p>Default: <em>name,generic,exec,categories,keywords</em></p>
<p><code>-drun-display-format</code></p>
<p>The format string for the <code>drun</code> dialog:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>name</strong>: the application's name</li>
<li><strong>generic</strong>: the application's generic name</li>
<li><strong>exec</strong>: the application's executable</li>
<li><strong>categories</strong>: the application's categories</li>
<li><strong>comment</strong>: the application comment</li>
<li><strong>url</strong>: The url in case of a link type desktop file</li>
</ul>
<p>Pango markup can be used to formatting the output.</p>
<p>Default: <code>{name} [&lt;span weight='light' size='small'&gt;&lt;i&gt;({generic})&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;]</code></p>
<p>Note: Only fields enabled in <code>-drun-match-fields</code> can be used in the format
string.</p>
<p><code>-[no-]drun-show-actions</code></p>
<p>Show actions present in the Desktop files.</p>
<p>Default: false</p>
<p><code>-window-match-fields</code> <em>field1</em>,<em>field2</em>,...</p>
<p>When using window mode, match only with the specified fields.
The different fields are:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>title</strong>: window's title</li>
<li><strong>class</strong>: window's class</li>
<li><strong>role</strong>: window's role</li>
<li><strong>name</strong>: window's name</li>
<li><strong>desktop</strong>: window's current desktop</li>
<li><strong>all</strong>: all the above</li>
</ul>
<p>Default: <em>all</em></p>
<p><code>-matching-negate-char</code> <em>string</em></p>
<p>Set the character used to negate the query (i.e. if it does <strong>not</strong> match the
next keyword). Set to '\x0' to disable. It takes the first ASCII character from the string.</p>
<p>Default: '-'</p>
<h3 id="filtered-menu-sort">Filtered menu sort</h3>
<p><code>-[no]-sort</code></p>
<p>Enable, disable sort for filtered menu.
This setting can be changed at runtime (see <code>-kb-toggle-sort</code>).</p>
<p><code>-sorting-method</code> 'method' to specify the sort method.</p>
<p>There are 2 methods:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>levenshtein</strong> (Default)</li>
<li><strong>fzf</strong></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="layout-and-theming">Layout and Theming</h3>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong> In newer <strong>rofi</strong> releases, all the theming options have been
moved into the new theme format. They are no longer normal <strong>rofi</strong> options
that can be passed directly on the command line (there are too many). Small
snippets can be passed on the command line: <code>rofi -theme-str 'window {width:
50%;}'</code> to override a single setting. They are merged into the current theme.
They can also be appended at the end of the <strong>rofi</strong> config file to override
parts of the theme.</p>
<p>Most of the following options are <strong>deprecated</strong> and should not be used. Please
use the new theme format to customize <strong>rofi</strong>. More information about the new
format can be found in the <strong>rofi-theme(5)</strong> manpage.</p>
<p><code>-location</code></p>
<p>Specify where the window should be located. The numbers map to the following
locations on screen:</p>
<pre><code class="language-text"> 1 2 3
8 0 4
7 6 5
</code></pre>
<p>Default: <em>0</em></p>
<p><code>-fixed-num-lines</code></p>
<p>Keep a fixed number of visible lines.</p>
<p><code>-sidebar-mode</code></p>
<p>Open in sidebar-mode. In this mode, a list of all enabled modes is shown at the
bottom (See <code>-modes</code> option). To show sidebar, use:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show run -sidebar-mode
</code></pre>
<p><code>-hover-select</code></p>
<p>Automatically select the entry the mouse is hovering over. This option is best
combined with custom mouse bindings. To utilize hover-select and accept an
entry in a single click, use:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show run -hover-select -me-select-entry '' -me-accept-entry MousePrimary
</code></pre>
<p><code>-eh</code> <em>number</em></p>
<p>Set row height (in chars)
Default: <em>1</em></p>
<p><code>-auto-select</code></p>
<p>When one entry is left, automatically select it.</p>
<p><code>-m</code> <em>num</em>, <code>-m</code> <em>name</em>, <code>-monitor</code> <em>num</em>, <code>-monitor</code> <em>name</em></p>
<p>Select monitor to display <strong>rofi</strong> on. It accepts as input: <em>primary</em> (if
primary output is set), the <em>xrandr</em> output name, or integer number (in order
of detection). Negative numbers are handled differently:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>-1</strong>: the currently focused monitor.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>-2</strong>: the currently focused window (that is, <strong>rofi</strong> will be displayed
on top of the focused window).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>-3</strong>: Position of mouse (overrides the location setting to get normal
context menu behavior.)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>-4</strong>: the monitor with the focused window.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>-5</strong>: the monitor that shows the mouse pointer.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Default: <em>-5</em></p>
<p>See <code>rofi -h</code> output for the detected monitors, their position, and size.</p>
<p><code>-theme</code> <em>filename</em></p>
<p>Path to the new theme file format. This overrides the old theme settings.</p>
<p><code>-theme-str</code> <em>string</em></p>
<p>Allow theme parts to be specified on the command line as an override.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -theme-str '#window { fullscreen: true; }'
</code></pre>
<p>This option can be specified multiple times.
This is now the method to tweak the theme via the command line.</p>
<p><code>-dpi</code> <em>number</em></p>
<p>Override the default DPI setting.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>If set to <code>0</code>, it tries to auto-detect based on X11 screen size (similar to
i3 and GTK).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>If set to <code>1</code>, it tries to auto-detect based on the size of the monitor
that <strong>rofi</strong> is displayed on (similar to latest Qt 5).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><code>-selected-row</code> <em>selected row</em></p>
<p>Select a certain row.</p>
<p>Default: <em>0</em></p>
<h3 id="pattern-setting">PATTERN setting</h3>
<p><code>-terminal</code></p>
<p>Specify which terminal to start.</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -terminal xterm
</code></pre>
<p>Pattern: <em>{terminal}</em></p>
<p>Default: <em>x-terminal-emulator</em></p>
<p><code>-ssh-client</code> <em>client</em></p>
<p>Override the used <code>ssh</code> client.</p>
<p>Pattern: <em>{ssh-client}</em></p>
<p>Default: <em>ssh</em></p>
<h3 id="ssh-settings">SSH settings</h3>
<p><code>-ssh-command</code> <em>cmd</em></p>
<p>Set the command to execute when starting an ssh session.
The pattern <em>{host}</em> is replaced by the selected ssh entry.</p>
<p>Pattern: <em>{ssh-client}</em></p>
<p>Default: <em>{terminal} -e {ssh-client} {host}</em></p>
<p><code>-parse-hosts</code></p>
<p>Parse the <code>/etc/hosts</code> file for entries.</p>
<p>Default: <em>disabled</em></p>
<p><code>-[no-]parse-known-hosts</code></p>
<p>Parse the <code>~/.ssh/known_hosts</code> file for entries.</p>
<p>Default: <em>enabled</em></p>
<h3 id="run-settings">Run settings</h3>
<p><code>-run-command</code> <em>cmd</em></p>
<p>Set command (<em>{cmd}</em>) to execute when running an application.
See <em>PATTERN</em>.</p>
<p>Default: <em>{cmd}</em></p>
<p>Example to run applications in a dedicated cgroup with systemd. Requires a
shell to escape and interpolate the unit name correctly.</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash">&quot;bash -c 'systemd-run --user --unit=app-rofi-\$(systemd-escape {cmd})-\$RANDOM {cmd}'&quot;
</code></pre>
<p><code>-run-shell-command</code> <em>cmd</em></p>
<p>Set command to execute when running an application in a shell.
See <em>PATTERN</em>.</p>
<p>Default: <em>{terminal} -e {cmd}</em></p>
<p><code>-run-list-command</code> <em>cmd</em></p>
<p>If set, use an external tool to generate a list of executable commands. Uses
<code>run-command</code>.</p>
<p>Default: <em>{cmd}</em></p>
<h3 id="window-switcher-settings">Window switcher settings</h3>
<p><code>-window-format</code> <em>format</em></p>
<p>Format what is being displayed for windows.</p>
<p><em>format</em>: {field[:len]}</p>
<p><em>field</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>w</strong>: desktop name</li>
<li><strong>t</strong>: title of window</li>
<li><strong>n</strong>: name</li>
<li><strong>r</strong>: role</li>
<li><strong>c</strong>: class</li>
</ul>
<p><em>len</em>: maximum field length (0 for auto-size). If length is negative, the entry
will be unchanged. If length is positive, the entry will be truncated or padded
to fill that length.</p>
<p>default: {w} {c} {t}</p>
<p><code>-window-command</code> <em>cmd</em></p>
<p>Set command to execute on selected window for an alt action (<code>-kb-accept-alt</code>).
See <em>PATTERN</em>.</p>
<p>Default: <em>"wmctrl -i -R {window}"</em></p>
<p><code>-window-thumbnail</code></p>
<p>Show window thumbnail (if available) as icon in the window switcher.</p>
<p>You can stop rofi from exiting when closing a window (allowing multiple to be
closed in a row).</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
window {
close-on-delete: false;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>You can hide the currently active window with the 'hide-active-window' setting:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
window {
hide-active-window: true;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>or pass <code>-window-hide-active-window true</code> on command line.</p>
<p>You can prefer the icon theme above the window set icon with the
'prefer-icon-theme' setting:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
window {
prefer-icon-theme: true;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>or pass <code>-window-prefer-icon-theme true</code> on command line.</p>
<h3 id="combi-settings">Combi settings</h3>
<p><code>-combi-modes</code> <em>mode1</em>,<em>mode2</em></p>
<p>The modes to combine in combi mode.
For syntax to <code>-combi-modes</code>, see <code>-modes</code>.
To get one merge view, of <code>window</code>,<code>run</code>, and <code>ssh</code>:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show combi -combi-modes &quot;window,run,ssh&quot; -modes combi
</code></pre>
<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: The i3 window manager dislikes commas in the command when specifying
an exec command. For that case, <code>#</code> can be used as a separator.</p>
<p><code>-combi-display-format</code></p>
<p>The format string for entries in the <code>combi</code> dialog:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>mode</strong>: the mode display name</li>
<li><strong>text</strong>: the entry text</li>
</ul>
<p>Pango markup can be used to formatting the output.</p>
<p>Default: {mode} {text}</p>
<p>Note: This setting is ignored if <code>combi-hide-mode-prefix</code> is enabled.</p>
<h3 id="history">History</h3>
<p><code>-[no-]disable-history</code></p>
<p>Disable or re-enable history</p>
<p><code>-max-history-size</code> <em>number</em></p>
<p>Maximum number of entries to store in history. Defaults to 25. (WARNING: can
cause slowdowns when set too high)</p>
<h3 id="message-dialog">Message dialog</h3>
<p><code>-e</code> <em>message</em></p>
<p>Pops up a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with <em>message</em>.
Message can be multi-line.</p>
<p>Passing <code>-e -</code> reads (blocking) from standard in and displays this.</p>
<h3 id="file-browser-settings">File browser settings</h3>
<p>File browser behavior can be controlled via the following options:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
filebrowser {
/** Directory the file browser starts in. */
directory: &quot;/some/directory&quot;;
/**
* Sorting method. Can be set to:
* - &quot;name&quot;
* - &quot;mtime&quot; (modification time)
* - &quot;atime&quot; (access time)
* - &quot;ctime&quot; (change time)
*/
sorting-method: &quot;name&quot;;
/** Group directories before files. */
directories-first: true;
/** Show hidden files. */
show-hidden: false;
/** return 1 on cancel. */
cancel-returns-1: true;
/** command */
command: &quot;xdg-open&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>These options can also be passed on the commandline, for example:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash">rofi -filebrowser-cancel-returns-1 true -show filebrowser
</code></pre>
<p>The <code>show-hidden</code> can also be triggered with the <code>kb-delete-entry</code> keybinding.</p>
<h3 id="recursive-browser-settings">Recursive Browser settings</h3>
<p>Recursive file browser behavior can be controlled via the following options:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
recursivebrowser {
/** Directory the file browser starts in. */
directory: &quot;/some/directory&quot;;
/** return 1 on cancel. */
cancel-returns-1: true;
/** filter entries using regex */
filter-regex: &quot;(.*cache.*|.*\.o)&quot;;
/** command */
command: &quot;xdg-open&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<h3 id="entry-history">Entry history</h3>
<p>The number of previous inputs for the entry box can be modified by setting
max-history on the entry box.</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
entry {
max-history: 30;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p>By default the file is stored in the systems cache directory, in a file called
<code>rofi-entry-history.txt</code>.</p>
<h3 id="other">Other</h3>
<p><code>-drun-use-desktop-cache</code></p>
<p>Build and use a cache with the content of desktop files. Usable for systems
with slow hard drives.</p>
<p><code>-drun-reload-desktop-cache</code></p>
<p>If <code>drun-use-desktop-cache</code> is enabled, rebuild a cache with the content of
desktop files.</p>
<p><code>-drun-url-launcher</code> <em>command</em></p>
<p>Command to open a Desktop Entry that is a Link.</p>
<p><code>-pid</code> <em>path</em></p>
<p>Make <strong>rofi</strong> create a pid file and check this on startup. The pid file
prevents multiple <strong>rofi</strong> instances from running simultaneously. This is
useful when running <strong>rofi</strong> from a key-binding daemon.</p>
<p><code>-replace</code></p>
<p>If rofi is already running, based on pid file, try to kill that instance.</p>
<p><code>-display-{mode}</code> <em>string</em></p>
<p>Set the name to use for mode. This is used as prompt and in combi-browser.</p>
<p>It is now preferred to use the configuration file:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
{mode} {
display-name: *string*;
}
}
</code></pre>
<p><code>-[no-]click-to-exit</code></p>
<p>Click the mouse outside the <strong>rofi</strong> window to exit.</p>
<p>Default: <em>enabled</em></p>
<p><code>-xserver-i300-workaround</code></p>
<p>Workaround for bug in Xserver. See issue #611 and #1642 on the rofi issue
tracker.</p>
<p>Default: <em>disabled</em></p>
<h2 id="pattern">PATTERN</h2>
<p>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:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>{host}</code>: the host to connect to</li>
<li><code>{terminal}</code>: the configured terminal (see -terminal)</li>
<li><code>{ssh-client}</code>: the configured ssh client (see -ssh-client)</li>
<li><code>{cmd}</code>: the command to execute</li>
<li><code>{window}</code>: the window ID of the selected window (in <code>window-command</code>)</li>
</ul>
<p>It processes the string as follows: <code>{key}</code>
is replaced by its value, if <code>{key}</code> is not set it is removed. If the <code>{key}</code>
is in between <code>[]</code> all the text between <code>[]</code> is removed if <code>{key}</code> is not set.
Otherwise key is replaced and the <code>[]</code> are removed.</p>
<p>For example: <code>{ssh-client} [-p {port}] {host}</code></p>
<h2 id="theming">THEMING</h2>
<p>Please see <strong>rofi-theme(5)</strong> manpage for more information on theming.</p>
<h2 id="key-bindings">KEY BINDINGS</h2>
<p>Please see the <strong>rofi-keys(5)</strong> manpage for the keybindings and how to set them
up.</p>
<p>The keybinding can also be used for actions, when the action is executed the
mentioned keystroke is inserted:</p>
<h3 id="timeout">Timeout</h3>
<p>You can configure an action to be taken when rofi has not been interacted
with for a certain amount of seconds. You can specify a keybinding to trigger
after X seconds.</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
timeout {
delay: 15;
action: &quot;kb-cancel&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<h3 id="input-change">Input change</h3>
<p>When the input of the textbox changes:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
inputchange {
action: &quot;kb-row-first&quot;;
}
}
</code></pre>
<h2 id="available-modes">Available Modes</h2>
<h3 id="window">window</h3>
<p>Show a list of all the windows and allow switching between them. Pressing the
<code>delete-entry</code> binding (<code>shift-delete</code>) will close the window. Pressing the
<code>accept-custom</code> binding (<code>control-enter</code> or <code>shift-enter</code>) will run a command
on the window. (See option <code>window-command</code> );</p>
<p>If there is no match, it will try to launch the input.</p>
<h3 id="windowcd">windowcd</h3>
<p>Shows a list of the windows on the current desktop and allows switching between
them. Pressing the <code>delete-entry</code> binding (<code>shift-delete</code>) will kill the
window. Pressing the <code>accept-custom</code> binding (<code>control-enter</code> or <code>shift-enter</code>)
will run a command on the window. (See option <code>window-command</code> );</p>
<p>If there is no match, it will try to launch the input.</p>
<h3 id="run">run</h3>
<p>Shows a list of executables in <code>$PATH</code> and can launch them (optional in a
terminal).</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>delete-entry</code> binding (<code>shift-delete</code>) will remove this entry
from the run history.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>accept-custom</code> binding (<code>control-enter</code>) will run the command
as entered in the entry box.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>accept-alt</code> binding (<code>shift-enter</code>) will run the command in a
terminal.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>When pressing the <code>mode-complete</code> binding (<code>Control-l</code>), you can use the File
Browser mode to launch the application with a file as the first argument.</p>
<h3 id="drun">drun</h3>
<p>Same as the <strong>run</strong> launches, but the list is created from the installed
desktop files. It automatically launches them in a terminal if specified in the
Desktop File.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>delete-entry</code> binding (<code>shift-delete</code>) will remove this entry
from the run history.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>accept-custom</code> binding (<code>control-enter</code>) will run the command
as entered in the entry box.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Pressing the <code>accept-alt</code> binding (<code>shift-enter</code>) will run the command in a
terminal.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>When pressing the <code>mode-complete</code> binding (<code>Control-l</code>), you can use the File
Browser mode to launch the application passing a file as argument if specified
in the desktop file.</p>
<p>The DRUN mode tries to follow the <a href="https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec/">XDG Desktop Entry
Specification</a>
and should be compatible with applications using this standard. Some
applications create invalid desktop files, <strong>rofi</strong> will discard these entries.
See the debugging section for more info on DRUN mode, this will print why
desktop files are discarded.</p>
<p>There are a few advanced options to tweak the behaviour:</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">configuration {
drun {
/** Scan the current users desktop for desktop files. */
scan-desktop: true;
/** Parse user desktop files. */
parse-user: true;
/** Parse system desktop files. */
parse-system: false;
/** Disable DBusActivatable */
DBusActivatable: false;
}
}
</code></pre>
<h3 id="ssh">ssh</h3>
<p>Shows a list of SSH targets based on your <code>ssh</code> config file, and allows to
quickly <code>ssh</code> into them.</p>
<h3 id="keys">keys</h3>
<p>Shows a searchable list of key bindings.</p>
<h3 id="script">script</h3>
<p>Allows custom scripted Modes to be added, see the <strong>rofi-script(5)</strong> manpage
for more information.</p>
<h3 id="combi">combi</h3>
<p>Combines multiple modes in one list. Specify which modes are included with the
<code>-combi-modes</code> option.</p>
<p>When using the combi mode, a <em>!bang</em> can be used to filter the results by modes.
All modes that match the bang as a prefix are included.
For example, say you have specified <code>-combi-modes run,window,windowcd</code>. If your
query begins with the bang <code>!w</code>, only results from the <code>window</code> and <code>windowcd</code>
modes are shown, even if the rest of the input text would match results from <code>run</code>.</p>
<p>If no match, the input is handled by the first combined modes.</p>
<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
<h3 id="the-text-in-the-window-switcher-is-not-nicely-aligned">The text in the window switcher is not nicely aligned</h3>
<p>Try using a mono-space font or tabs + the tab-stops setting..</p>
<h3 id="the-window-is-completely-black">The window is completely black</h3>
<p>Check quotes used on the command-line: you might have used <code>“</code> ("smart quotes")
instead of <code>"</code> ("machine quotes").</p>
<h3 id="what-does-the-icon-in-the-top-right-show">What does the icon in the top right show?</h3>
<p>The indicator shows:</p>
<ul>
<li>`` Case insensitive and no sorting.</li>
<li><code>-</code> Case sensitivity enabled, no sorting.</li>
<li><code>+</code> Case insensitive and Sorting enabled</li>
<li><code>±</code> Sorting and Case sensitivity enabled"</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="why-do-i-see-different-icons-for-rundrun-and-window-mode">Why do I see different icons for run,drun and window mode</h3>
<p>Each of these modes uses different methods of resolving the icon:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Window: It first uses the icon that the application exposes via the X11
Server, if none is set it does a lookup of the window Class name in the icon
theme.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>drun: It uses the icon set in the desktop file.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>run: It does a lookup using the executable name.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="examples">EXAMPLES</h2>
<p>Some basic usage examples of <strong>rofi</strong>:</p>
<p>Show the run dialog:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes run -show run
</code></pre>
<p>Show the run dialog, and allow switching to Desktop File run dialog (<code>drun</code>):</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes run,drun -show run
</code></pre>
<p>Combine the run and Desktop File run dialog (<code>drun</code>):</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes combi -show combi -combi-modes run,drun
</code></pre>
<p>Combine the run and Desktop File run dialog (<code>drun</code>), and allow switching to
window switcher:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -modes combi,window -show combi -combi-modes run,drun
</code></pre>
<p>Pop up a text message claiming that this is the end:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -e &quot;This is the end&quot;
</code></pre>
<p>Pop up a text message in red, bold font claiming that this is still the end:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -e &quot;&lt;span color='red'&gt;&lt;b&gt;This is still the end&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot; -markup
</code></pre>
<p>Show all key bindings:</p>
<pre><code class="language-bash"> rofi -show keys
</code></pre>
<h2 id="i3">i3</h2>
<p>In <a href="http://i3wm.org/">i3</a> you want to bind <strong>rofi</strong> to be launched on key
release. Otherwise, it cannot grab the keyboard. See also the i3
<a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html">manual</a>:</p>
<p>Some tools (such as <code>import</code> or <code>xdotool</code>) might be unable to run upon a
KeyPress event, because the keyboard/pointer is still grabbed. For these
situations, the <code>--release</code> flag can be used, as it will execute the command
after the keys have been released.</p>
<h2 id="license">LICENSE</h2>
<pre><code class="language-text"> MIT/X11
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
&quot;Software&quot;), 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 &quot;AS IS&quot;, 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.
</code></pre>
<h2 id="website">WEBSITE</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> website can be found <a href="https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/">here</a></p>
<h2 id="support">SUPPORT</h2>
<p><strong>rofi</strong> support can be obtained:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/discussions">GitHub Discussions</a></li>
<li><a href="irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/#rofi">IRC</a> (#rofi on irc.libera.chat),</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="debugging">DEBUGGING</h2>
<p>For more information see <strong>rofi-debugging(5)</strong> manpage.</p>
<h2 id="issue-tracker">ISSUE TRACKER</h2>
<p>The <strong>rofi</strong> issue tracker can be found <a href="https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues">here</a>
Before creating an issue, consider posting a question on the <a href="https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/discussions">discussion forum</a> first.
When creating an issue, please read <a href="https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md">this</a>
first.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><strong>rofi-sensible-terminal(1)</strong>, <strong>dmenu(1)</strong>, <strong>rofi-debugging(5)</strong>,
<strong>rofi-theme(5)</strong>, <strong>rofi-script(5)</strong>,
<strong>rofi-keys(5)</strong>,<strong>rofi-theme-selector(1)</strong>,<strong>rofi-dmenu(5)</strong></p>
<h2 id="author">AUTHOR</h2>
<ul>
<li>Qball Cow <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#113;&#98;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#64;&#98;&#108;&#97;&#109;&#101;&#46;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#115;">&#113;&#98;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#64;&#98;&#108;&#97;&#109;&#101;&#46;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#115;</a></li>
<li>Rasmus Steinke <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#114;&#97;&#115;&#105;&#64;&#120;&#115;&#115;&#110;&#46;&#97;&#116;">&#114;&#97;&#115;&#105;&#64;&#120;&#115;&#115;&#110;&#46;&#97;&#116;</a></li>
<li>Morgane Glidic <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#115;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#101;&#109;&#102;&#102;&#55;&#43;&#114;&#111;&#102;&#105;&#64;&#115;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#101;&#109;&#102;&#102;&#55;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">&#115;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#101;&#109;&#102;&#102;&#55;&#43;&#114;&#111;&#102;&#105;&#64;&#115;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#101;&#109;&#102;&#102;&#55;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Original code based on work by: <a href="https://github.com/seanpringle/simpleswitcher">Sean Pringle</a> <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#112;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#108;&#101;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;">&#115;&#101;&#97;&#110;&#46;&#112;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#108;&#101;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;</a></p>
<p>For a full list of authors, check the <code>AUTHORS</code> file.</p>
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