Launching Kando from a Terminal
Sometimes it is useful to run Kando from the command line in order to see the output of the application. If you installed Kando via a package manager or via one of the installers from GitHub, Kando’s executable will be located in one of the following directories:
On Windows, the path to the executable depends on the current version number. Just copy %localappdata%\Kando
into the address bar of the Windows Explorer and check the contained directories.
%localappdata%\Kando\app-<version number>\Kando.exe
On macOS, the executable is located in the following directory:
/Applications/Kando.app/Contents/MacOS/Kando
On Linux, this depends on the installation method. The executable is usually located in one of the following directories:
/usr/bin/kando/usr/local/bin/kando
flatpak run menu.kando.Kando
Command Line Interface
Section titled “ Command Line Interface”Kando comes with a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to interact with Kando from the terminal. For now, these commands are available:
Prints the help message for the CLI.--help
Prints the version of Kando.--version
or -v
Opens the menu with the given name.
This also works if Kando is already running.
In this case, the menu will be opened in the running instance.--menu "Menu Name"
or -m "Menu Name"
Opens the settings window.
This also works if Kando is already running.
In this case, the settings window will be opened in the running instance.--settings
or -s
Reloads the menu theme.
This can be useful if you are developing a theme and want to see the changes without restarting Kando.--reload-menu-theme
Reloads the sound theme.
This can be useful if you are developing a theme and want to hear the changes without restarting Kando.--reload-sound-theme