1kanshi(5)                     File Formats Manual                    kanshi(5)
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NAME

6       kanshi - configuration file
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DESCRIPTION

9       A kanshi configuration file is a list of profiles. Each profile has an
10       optional name and contains profile directives delimited by brackets ({
11       and }).
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13       Example:
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15           include /etc/kanshi/config.d/*
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17           profile {
18                output LVDS-1 disable
19                output "Some Company ASDF 4242" mode 1600x900 position 0,0
20           }
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22           profile nomad {
23                output LVDS-1 enable scale 2
24           }
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DIRECTIVES

27       profile [<name>] { <profile directives...> }
28           Defines a new profile using the specified bracket-delimited profile
29           directives. A name can be specified but is optional.
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31       include <path>
32           Include as another file from path. Expands shell syntax (see word‐
33           exp(3) for details).
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PROFILE DIRECTIVES

36       Profile directives are followed by space-separated arguments. Arguments
37       can be quoted (with ") if they contain spaces.
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39       output <criteria> <output-command...>
40           An output directive adds an output to the profile. The criteria can
41           either be an output name, an output description or "*". The latter
42           can be used to match any output.
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44           On sway(1), output names and descriptions can be obtained via
45           swaymsg -t get_outputs.
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47       exec <command>
48           An exec directive executes a command when the profile was success‐
49           fully applied. This can be used to update the compositor state to
50           the profile when not done automatically.
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52           Commands are executed asynchronously and their order may not be
53           preserved. If you need to execute sequential commands, you should
54           collect in one exec statement or in a separate script.
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56           On sway(1) for example, exec can be used to move workspaces to the
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59               profile multihead {
60                    output eDP-1 enable
61                    output DP-1 enable transform 270
62                    exec swaymsg workspace 1, move workspace to eDP-1
63               }
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65           Note that some extra care must be taken with outputs identified by
66           an output description as the real name may change:
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68               profile complex {
69                    output "Some Other Company GTBZ 2525" mode 1920x1200
70                    exec swaymsg workspace 1, move workspace to output '"Some Other Company GTBZ 2525"'
71               }
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OUTPUT DIRECTIVES

74       enable|disable
75           Enables or disables the specified output.
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77       mode <width>x<height>[@<rate>[Hz]]
78           Configures the specified output to use the specified mode. Modes
79           are a combination of width and height (in pixels) and a refresh
80           rate (in Hz) that your display can be configured to use.
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84               output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080
85               output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080@60Hz
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87       position <x>,<y>
88           Places the output at the specified position in the global coordi‐
89           nates space.
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93               output HDMI-A-1 position 1600,0
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95       scale <factor>
96           Scales the output by the specified scale factor.
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98       transform <transform>
99           Sets the output transform. Can be one of "90", "180", "270" for a
100           rotation; or "flipped", "flipped-90", "flipped-180", "flipped-270"
101           for a rotation and a flip; or "normal" for no transform.
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103       adaptive_sync on|off
104           Enables or disables adaptive synchronization (aka. Variable Refresh
105           Rate).
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AUTHORS

108       Maintained by Simon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>, who is assisted by other
109       open-source contributors. For more information about kanshi develop‐
110       ment, see <https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/kanshi>.
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SEE ALSO

113       kanshi(1)
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117                                  2023-06-30                         kanshi(5)
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