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Launching Kando from a Terminal

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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.

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%localappdata%\Kando\app-<version number>\Kando.exe

Kando comes with a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to interact with Kando from the terminal. For now, these commands are available:

--help Prints the help message for the CLI.

--version or -v Prints the version of Kando.

--menu "Menu Name" or -m "Menu Name" 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.

--settings or -s 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.

--reload-menu-theme Reloads the menu theme. This can be useful if you are developing a theme and want to see the changes without restarting Kando.

--reload-sound-theme Reloads the sound theme. This can be useful if you are developing a theme and want to hear the changes without restarting Kando.