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    rofi usage:
    rofi [-options ...]

    Command line only options:
    -no-config Do not load configuration, use default values.
    -v,-version Print the version number and exit.
    -dmenu Start in dmenu mode.
    -display [string] X server to contact.
    ${DISPLAY}
    -h,-help This help message.
    -dump-xresources Dump the current configuration in Xresources format and exit.
    -e [string] Show a dialog displaying the passed message and exit.
    -markup Enable pango markup where possible.
    -normal-window In dmenu mode, behave as a normal window. (experimental)
    -show [mode] Show the mode 'mode' and exit. The mode has to be enabled.
    -no-lazy-grab Disable lazy grab that, when fail to grab keyboard, does not block but retry later.
    -no-plugins Disable loading of external plugins.
    -plugin-path Directory used to search for rofi plugins.
    -dump-config Dump the current configuration in rasi format and exit.
    -dump-theme Dump the current theme in rasi format and exit.
    DMENU command line options:
    -mesg [string] Print a small user message under the prompt (uses pango markup)
    -p [string] Prompt to display left of entry field
    -selected-row [integer] Select row
    -format [string] Output format string
    s
    -u [list] List of row indexes to mark urgent
    -a [list] List of row indexes to mark active
    -l [integer] Number of rows to display
    -i Set filter to be case insensitive
    -only-match Force selection or custom entry
    -no-custom Don't accept custom entry
    -select [string] Select the first row that matches
    -password Do not show what the user inputs. Show '*' instead.
    -markup-rows Allow and render pango markup as input data.
    -sep [char] Element separator.
    '\n'
    -input [filename] Read input from file instead from standard input.
    -sync Force dmenu to first read all input data, then show dialog.
    -async-pre-read [number] Read several entries blocking before switching to async mode
    25
    -w windowid Position over window with X11 windowid.
    Global options:
    -modi [string] Enabled modi
    window,run,ssh (Default)
    -width [number] Window width
    50 (Default)
    -lines [number] Number of lines
    15 (Default)
    -columns [number] Number of columns
    1 (Default)
    -font [string] Font to use
    mono 12 (Default)
    -bw [number] Border width
    1 (Default)
    -location [number] Location on screen
    0 (Default)
    -padding [number] Padding
    5 (Default)
    -yoffset [number] Y-offset relative to location
    0 (Default)
    -xoffset [number] X-offset relative to location
    0 (Default)
    -[no-]fixed-num-lines Always show number of lines
    True (Default)
    -[no-]show-icons Whether to load and show icons
    False (Default)
    -terminal [string] Terminal to use
    rofi-sensible-terminal (Default)
    -ssh-client [string] Ssh client to use
    ssh (Default)
    -ssh-command [string] Ssh command to execute
    {terminal} -e {ssh-client} {host} (Default)
    -run-command [string] Run command to execute
    {cmd} (Default)
    -run-list-command [string] Command to get extra run targets
    (Default)
    -run-shell-command [string] Run command to execute that runs in shell
    {terminal} -e {cmd} (Default)
    -window-command [string] Command executed on accep-entry-custom for window modus
    xkill -id {window} (Default)
    -window-match-fields [string] Window fields to match in window mode
    all (Default)
    -icon-theme [string] Theme to use to look for icons
    (unset) (Default)
    -drun-match-fields [string] Desktop entry fields to match in drun
    name,generic,exec,categories (Default)
    -[no-]drun-show-actions Desktop entry show actions.
    False (Default)
    -drun-display-format [string] DRUN format string. (Supports: generic,name,comment,exec,categories)
    {name} [<span weight='light' size='small'><i>({generic})</i></span>] (Default)
    -[no-]disable-history Disable history in run/ssh
    False (Default)
    -[no-]sort Use sorting
    False (Default)
    -sorting-method [string] Choose the strategy used for sorting: normal (levenshtein) or fzf.
    (unset) (Default)
    -[no-]case-sensitive Set case-sensitivity
    False (Default)
    -[no-]cycle Cycle through the results list
    True (Default)
    -[no-]sidebar-mode Enable sidebar-mode
    False (Default)
    -eh [number] Row height (in chars)
    1 (Default)
    -[no-]auto-select Enable auto select mode
    False (Default)
    -[no-]parse-hosts Parse hosts file for ssh mode
    False (Default)
    -[no-]parse-known-hosts Parse known_hosts file for ssh mode
    True (Default)
    -combi-modi [string] Set the modi to combine in combi mode
    window,run (Default)
    -matching [string] Set the matching algorithm. (normal, regex, glob, fuzzy)
    normal (Default)
    -[no-]tokenize Tokenize input string
    True (Default)
    -m [string] Monitor id to show on
    -5 (Default)
    -line-margin [number] Margin between rows *DEPRECATED*
    2 (Default)
    -line-padding [number] Padding within rows *DEPRECATED*
    1 (Default)
    -filter [string] Pre-set filter
    (unset) (Default)
    -separator-style [string] Separator style (none, dash, solid) *DEPRECATED*
    dash (Default)
    -[no-]hide-scrollbar Hide scroll-bar *DEPRECATED*
    False (Default)
    -[no-]fullscreen Fullscreen
    False (Default)
    -[no-]fake-transparency Fake transparency *DEPRECATED*
    False (Default)
    -dpi [number] DPI
    -1 (Default)
    -threads [number] Threads to use for string matching
    0 (Default)
    -scrollbar-width [number] Scrollbar width *DEPRECATED*
    8 (Default)
    -scroll-method [number] Scrolling method. (0: Page, 1: Centered)
    0 (Default)
    -fake-background [string] Background to use for fake transparency. (background or screenshot)
    screenshot (Default)
    -window-format [string] Window Format. w (desktop name), t (title), n (name), r (role), c (class) *DEPRECATED*
    {w} {i}{c} {t} (Default)
    -[no-]click-to-exit Click outside the window to exit
    True (Default)
    -[no-]show-match Indicate how it match by underlining it.
    True (Default)
    -theme [string] New style theme file
    (unset) (Default)
    -color-normal [string] Color scheme for normal row
    (unset) (Default)
    -color-urgent [string] Color scheme for urgent row
    (unset) (Default)
    -color-active [string] Color scheme for active row
    (unset) (Default)
    -color-window [string] Color scheme window
    (unset) (Default)
    -max-history-size [number] Max history size (WARNING: can cause slowdowns when set to high).
    25 (Default)
    -[no-]combi-hide-mode-prefix Hide the prefix mode prefix on the combi view.
    False (Default)
    -matching-negate-char [character] Set the character used to negate the matching. ('\0' to disable)
    - (Default)
    -pid [string] Pidfile location
    /run/user/1002/rofi.pid (Default)
    -display-window [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-windowcd [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-run [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-ssh [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-drun [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-combi [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-keys [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -display-calc [string] The display name of this browser
    (unset) (Default)
    -kb-primary-paste [string] Paste primary selection
    Control+V,Shift+Insert (Default)
    -kb-secondary-paste [string] Paste clipboard
    Control+v,Insert (Default)
    -kb-clear-line [string] Clear input line
    Control+w (Default)
    -kb-move-front [string] Beginning of line
    Control+a (Default)
    -kb-move-end [string] End of line
    Control+e (Default)
    -kb-move-word-back [string] Move back one word
    Alt+b,Control+Left (Default)
    -kb-move-word-forward [string] Move forward one word
    Alt+f,Control+Right (Default)
    -kb-move-char-back [string] Move back one char
    Left,Control+b (Default)
    -kb-move-char-forward [string] Move forward one char
    Right,Control+f (Default)
    -kb-remove-word-back [string] Delete previous word
    Control+Alt+h,Control+BackSpace (Default)
    -kb-remove-word-forward [string] Delete next word
    Control+Alt+d (Default)
    -kb-remove-char-forward [string] Delete next char
    Delete,Control+d (Default)
    -kb-remove-char-back [string] Delete previous char
    BackSpace,Shift+BackSpace,Control+h (Default)
    -kb-remove-to-eol [string] Delete till the end of line
    Control+k (Default)
    -kb-remove-to-sol [string] Delete till the start of line
    Control+u (Default)
    -kb-accept-entry [string] Accept entry
    Control+j,Control+m,Return,KP_Enter (Default)
    -kb-accept-custom [string] Use entered text as command (in ssh/run modi)
    Control+Return (Default)
    -kb-accept-alt [string] Use alternate accept command.
    Shift+Return (Default)
    -kb-delete-entry [string] Delete entry from history
    Shift+Delete (Default)
    -kb-mode-next [string] Switch to the next mode.
    Shift+Right,Control+Tab (Default)
    -kb-mode-previous [string] Switch to the previous mode.
    Shift+Left,Control+ISO_Left_Tab (Default)
    -kb-row-left [string] Go to the previous column
    Control+Page_Up (Default)
    -kb-row-right [string] Go to the next column
    Control+Page_Down (Default)
    -kb-row-up [string] Select previous entry
    Up,Control+p,ISO_Left_Tab (Default)
    -kb-row-down [string] Select next entry
    Down,Control+n (Default)
    -kb-row-tab [string] Go to next row, if one left, accept it, if no left next mode.
    Tab (Default)
    -kb-page-prev [string] Go to the previous page
    Page_Up (Default)
    -kb-page-next [string] Go to the next page
    Page_Down (Default)
    -kb-row-first [string] Go to the first entry
    Home,KP_Home (Default)
    -kb-row-last [string] Go to the last entry
    End,KP_End (Default)
    -kb-row-select [string] Set selected item as input text
    Control+space (Default)
    -kb-screenshot [string] Take a screenshot of the rofi window
    Alt+S (Default)
    -kb-toggle-case-sensitivity [string] Toggle case sensitivity
    grave,dead_grave (Default)
    -kb-toggle-sort [string] Toggle sort
    Alt+grave (Default)
    -kb-cancel [string] Quit rofi
    Escape,Control+g,Control+bracketleft (Default)
    -kb-custom-1 [string] Custom keybinding 1
    Alt+1 (Default)
    -kb-custom-2 [string] Custom keybinding 2
    Alt+2 (Default)
    -kb-custom-3 [string] Custom keybinding 3
    Alt+3 (Default)
    -kb-custom-4 [string] Custom keybinding 4
    Alt+4 (Default)
    -kb-custom-5 [string] Custom Keybinding 5
    Alt+5 (Default)
    -kb-custom-6 [string] Custom keybinding 6
    Alt+6 (Default)
    -kb-custom-7 [string] Custom Keybinding 7
    Alt+7 (Default)
    -kb-custom-8 [string] Custom keybinding 8
    Alt+8 (Default)
    -kb-custom-9 [string] Custom keybinding 9
    Alt+9 (Default)
    -kb-custom-10 [string] Custom keybinding 10
    Alt+0 (Default)
    -kb-custom-11 [string] Custom keybinding 11
    Alt+exclam (Default)
    -kb-custom-12 [string] Custom keybinding 12
    Alt+at (Default)
    -kb-custom-13 [string] Csutom keybinding 13
    Alt+numbersign (Default)
    -kb-custom-14 [string] Custom keybinding 14
    Alt+dollar (Default)
    -kb-custom-15 [string] Custom keybinding 15
    Alt+percent (Default)
    -kb-custom-16 [string] Custom keybinding 16
    Alt+dead_circumflex (Default)
    -kb-custom-17 [string] Custom keybinding 17
    Alt+ampersand (Default)
    -kb-custom-18 [string] Custom keybinding 18
    Alt+asterisk (Default)
    -kb-custom-19 [string] Custom Keybinding 19
    Alt+parenleft (Default)
    -kb-select-1 [string] Select row 1
    Super+1 (Default)
    -kb-select-2 [string] Select row 2
    Super+2 (Default)
    -kb-select-3 [string] Select row 3
    Super+3 (Default)
    -kb-select-4 [string] Select row 4
    Super+4 (Default)
    -kb-select-5 [string] Select row 5
    Super+5 (Default)
    -kb-select-6 [string] Select row 6
    Super+6 (Default)
    -kb-select-7 [string] Select row 7
    Super+7 (Default)
    -kb-select-8 [string] Select row 8
    Super+8 (Default)
    -kb-select-9 [string] Select row 9
    Super+9 (Default)
    -kb-select-10 [string] Select row 10
    Super+0 (Default)
    -ml-row-left [string] Go to the previous column
    ScrollLeft (Default)
    -ml-row-right [string] Go to the next column
    ScrollRight (Default)
    -ml-row-up [string] Select previous entry
    ScrollUp (Default)
    -ml-row-down [string] Select next entry
    ScrollDown (Default)
    -me-select-entry [string] Select hovered row
    MousePrimary (Default)
    -me-accept-entry [string] Accept hovered row
    MouseDPrimary (Default)
    -me-accept-custom [string] Accept hovered row with custom action
    Control+MouseDPrimary (Default)

    Monitor layout:
    ID: 0
    name: DP-4
    position: 0,0
    size: 1920,1080
    size: 510mm,286mm dpi: 96,96


    Detected modi:
    * +window
    * windowcd
    * +run
    * +ssh
    * drun
    * combi
    * keys
    * calc

    Compile time options:
    * window enabled
    * drun enabled
    * timings disabled
    * gcov disabled
    * asan disabled

    For more information see: man rofi
    Version: 1.5.2
    Bugreports: https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/
    Support: https://reddit.com/r/qtools/
    #rofi @ freenode.net
    Configuration file: /home/user/.config/rofi/config